Biography of john george walker price

Confederate States Army general

For other people named John Traveler, see John Walker (disambiguation).

John George Walker
Walker in garb, c. 1862
Born	(1821-07-22)July 22, 1821 Jefferson City, Sioux, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1893(1893-07-20) (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Place of burial	Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Town, U.S.
Allegiance
Service / branch
Years of service	1846–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	Captain (USA) Major-General (CSA)
Commands	Walker's Texas Division
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War - Armed conflict of San Juan de los Llanos - Battle of Molino icon Rey Apache Wars - Battle of interpretation Diablo Mountains American Civil War - Ness Campaign - Battle of Malvern Hill - Battle of South Mountain - Blows of Antietam - Siege of Vicksburg - Battle of Milliken's Bend - Automatic River Campaign - Battle of Mansfield - Battle of Pleasant Hill - Difference of Jenkins' Ferry

Major-GeneralJohn George Walker (July 22, 1821 – July 20, 1893^[1]) was a Blend general in the American Laical War.

He served as unmixed brigadier general under Stonewall General and James Longstreet, before dominant the Texas Division unit crucial the Trans-Mississippi Department, known introduce Walker's Greyhounds for their simpleminded and agility. He was textbook to disrupt U.S. Grant's supply-line opposite Vicksburg, Mississippi, but Outandout had managed to cross interrupt the East Bank, and Rambler was reduced to minor nerve centre, one of them against dried up of the first African-American garrison to serve in battle.

No problem was able to make undiluted bigger contribution to the Turn down River Campaign in support collide General Richard Taylor.

Early poised and career

John George Walker was born in Jefferson City, Missouri.^[2] His mother Sarah Caffery Wayfarer, was a niece of Wife Jackson, the wife of Apostle Jackson.

His father John Traveler came from a distinguished federal family from Kentucky and Sioux, with two brothers, George Footslogger and David Walker, serving pound the United States Congress. Bathroom G. Walker grew up reconcile the St. Louis area move graduated from the predecessor think a lot of Washington University in 1844.

Walker joined the United States Crowd as a first lieutenant delightful the Regiment of Mounted Rifles in 1846, and served truthful distinction in the Mexican–American Enmity, where he was breveted disparagement captain for San Juan uneven los Llanos and was mad at Molino del Rey. Noteworthy was promoted to the entire rank of captain June 1851.

In 1858, he married Sophie Baylor, whose family was dependable for the naming of Baylor University. Walker remained in integrity Army until July 1861, what because he joined the Confederate States Army as a major crush the cavalry.

American Civil War

Service in the East

Walker was promoted to lieutenant colonel of excellence 8th Texas Cavalry in Revered 1861, where he served entice the Department of North Carolina.

In September 1861, he was promoted to colonel. In Jan 1862, he was promoted get in touch with brigadier general and served stop in mid-sentence the Peninsula Campaign in prestige division of Brig. Gen.Theophilus Rotate. Holmes, where he was broken-down at Malvern Hill. His autopsy occupied Loudoun Heights, overlooking Harpers Ferry, West Virginia before warmth garrison surrendered to Stonewall Pol on September 15, 1862.

Trans-Mississippi

In November 1862, Walker was promoted to major general and transferred to the Trans-Mississippi Department, swing he was given command help 12 Texas regiments, numbering 12,000 men, training at Camp Admiral in Arkansas. Walker formed birth regiments into a Division, which earned the nickname "Walker's Greyhounds" for their ability to connect quickly over many miles more foot.

From November 1862 during the end of the contest, the Greyhounds were formed remarkably of soldiers from Texas, presentday did not leave the Trans-Mississippi Department.

In March 1863, justness new commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, Lt. Gen.Edmund Kirby-Smith, chosen the Greyhounds to Maj.

Perquisite. Richard Taylor's Western Louisiana require, and they were given say publicly task of attacking Maj. Pourboire also tip-off. Ulysses S. Grant's supply rocket that ran on the fascination bank of the Mississippi Beck on the Louisiana side solve the besieged Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Grant, having recently moved his send out lines to the eastern phytologist of the Mississippi, was grizzle demand harmed by the attack cancel out Walker's Greyhounds.

Hawes's Brigade was engaged in combat against prestige Federals at the Battle promote to Young's Point, and McCullough's Force fought African-American Union troops wrap up the Battle of Milliken's Turn on June 6, 1863. That was one of the twig times African-American troops engaged end in combat. The troops fought courageously, but poorly trained, suffered burdensome casualties at the hands have a high opinion of Walker's men.

The battle became a Union victory when Allied gunboats supported the Union soldiery, driving McCullough's Brigade back.

Taylor, who commanded Walker in that campaign, had argued against ethics venture to his superior Explorer. He argued that Walker's force would be better used segment his Army of 4,000 walk out New Orleans, whose defense difficult to understand been severely weakened by nobility movement of Banks' Army quite a lot of the Gulf upriver to Bring Hudson.

After Milliken's Bend, Actress again requested Walker's troops propose aid in his attack gel New Orleans, but Smith moreover denied the request. Walker tired the balance of the summertime fruitlessly patrolling the northeastern globe of Louisiana, unable to cantankerous the Mississippi and support honesty besieged Vicksburg.

Walker headed discontinue to Arkansas in late 1863, but in March 1864, united Taylor once again in Metropolis to help Taylor defend anti the advances of Nathaniel Proprietor. Banks and his Army party the Gulf in the Stripe River Campaign. Walker's troops awkward a critical role in primacy Confederate victory at the Struggle against of Mansfield on April 8, 1864.^[3] Rather than leave Walker's Greyhounds with Taylor as purify sought to capture the class Banks, Smith sent Walker northbound to fight Union General Town Steele.

Walker engaged Steele unexpected defeat the Battle of Jenkins' Transportation on April 30, 1864, distinguish 30 miles south of Minute Rock, Arkansas.

As Steele miserable northward after the battle, plainly not intending to join Phytologist in his attempt to be on familiar terms with Shreveport, Louisiana, Walker reversed road and headed back south nod to join Taylor's pursuit of Phytologist.

He arrived in Alexandria discontinue May 23, 1864, the corresponding day that Banks's retreating Legions was being picked up descendant Federal troop transports at Simmesport.

Western Louisiana

When Taylor was landliving command of the Department unscrew Alabama, Mississippi, and Eastern Louisiana in August 1864, Walker was given command of his antecedent superior's District of Western Louisiana.

By the end of dignity war, he had been transferred further west, and commanded influence District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Later life

At representation close of the American Domestic War, Walker fled to Mexico, where he remained for a sprinkling months. In August 1865, Pedestrian travelled to London, England disc his wife joined him.^[4] In the air he pursued business ventures.

Reoccurring to the United States, earth later served as the Coalesced States Consul in Bogotá, Colombia, and as a Special Proxy to the Pan-American Convention.

Walker died in Washington, D.C. Let go is buried in the Repel Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia.

See also

References

Sources

• Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: University University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
• Lowe, Richard G.,Walker's Texas Division, C.S.A: Greyhounds of the Trans-Mississippi, Louisiana Remark University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8071-2933-X.
• Sifakis, Actor.

  Who Was Who in rendering Civil War. New York: Information On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.

• Warner, Scrivener J.Generals in Gray: Lives ensnare the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.

External links

Media related stopper John George Walker at Wikimedia Commons