William Henry Talbot Walker
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia
Father: Freeman Walker 1780 – 1827
(Buried: Walker Family Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Mother: Mary Garlington Creswell 1787 – 1862(Buried: Walker Family Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Wife: Mary Townsend 1843 – 1868(Buried: Walker Family Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Children:Mary Creswell Walker Schley 1847 – 1910
(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)
Hannah Townsend Walker Anderson 1848 – 1904
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
William Henry Talbot Walker Jr. 1856 – 1948
(Buried: Walker Family Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)
Dr. Freeman Valentine Walker 1860 – 1933
(Buried: Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton, South Carolina)
Adam Johnston Walker 1862 -
Education:1837: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (46th in class)
Occupation before War:1837: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1837 – 1838: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1837: Wounded in neck, Shoulder, chest, left arm, and left leg
1838: 1st Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1838: Resigned from United States Army on October 31st
1838 – 1845: 1st Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1845 – 1855: Captain United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
1847: Wounded during Battle of Churchbusco, Mexico
1847: Wounded during Battle of Molino del Rey, Mexico
1849 – 1852: Recruiter for United States Army
1854 – 1855: Commandant of Cadets at West Point Military Academy
1855 – 1860: Major United States Army 10th Infantry Regiment
1860: Resigned from United States Army on December 20th
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel in the Georgia State Militia
1861: Major General in the Georgia State Militia
1861: Colonel in the Confederate Army, Infantry
1861 -1863: Brigadier General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1861: Participated in Pensacola, Florida
1861 – 1863: Brigadier General of Georgia State Militia
1863: Commander of Savannah, Georgia
1863 – 1864: Major General of Confederate Army, Infantry
1863: Participated in the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Commanded a Reserve Division at Battle of Chickamuga
1864: Participated in the Georgia Campaign
1864: Killed during the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia, shot thru his horse
Died: July 22, 1864
Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia
Cause of Death: Killed during the Battle of Atlanta
Age at time of Death: 47 years old
Burial Place: Walker Cemetery Augusta, Georgia
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