Edward Cary Walthall
Born: April 4, 1831
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
Father: Barrett White Walthall 1799 – 1881
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi)
Mother: Sarah Southall 1807 – 1865
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi)
Wife: Mary Leckie 1833 – 1898
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi)
Children:
Infant Son Walthall Unknown – 1861
(Buried: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Coffeeville, Mississippi
District Attorney for Tenth Judicial District of Mississippi
Civil War Career:
1861: Lt. of 15th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1861: Lt. Colonel of 15th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Colonel of 29th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Wounded and Captured during Battle of Missionary Ridge
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864 – 1865: Temporary Major General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Covered the retreat of army during Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
1865: Participated in the Carolina's Campaign
1865: Surrendered on April 26, 1865
1865: Paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina on May 1, 1865
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1871: Attorney in Coffeeville, Mississippi
1871 – 1885: Attorney in Grenanada, Mississippi
1885 – 1894: United States Senator from Mississippi
1895 – 1898: United States Senator from Mississippi
Died: April 21, 1898
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi
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