WALKER, John George

Confederate

Born: July 22 1822, Cole Cty MO

Died: July 20 1893, Washington DC

Pre-War Profession: Commissioned into US Army 1846, Mexican War, resigned July 1861.

War Service: 1861 Maj. of cavalry, Lt. Col. of 8th Texas Cavalry, January 1862 Brig. Gen., served in Dept. of North Carolina, commanded Walker's Divn/Longstreet's command in Sharpsburg campaign, Sharpsburg, November 1862 Maj. Gen., transferred to Trans Mississippi, command of a division of Texas infantry, Red River campaign, commanded Dist of West Louisiana, commanded Dist. of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.

Post War: Fled to Mexico, returned to US, US consul general at Bogotá, special commissioner to the Pan-American Convention.