The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-23

less than a week. and was stationed on
the Potomac river near Aqua creek TO
protect the neighboring country. Captain
Walker remained I'm command of this
company until March 81. 1862. during
which time his company took part in the
following engagements: Aqua Creek. May
% and 81. 1861. Manassas. July 81 1861;
Potomac Creek. July %. 1861. Aqua Creek,
August r. 1861: Marlborough Point
August 20. 1851 Free Stone Point Septem-
Der 2. 1861. Evans Point October q. 1861.
On the 3lst OF March. 1862. he was pro-
NOTED to a majority under which title he
served In many battles near and around
Richmond.
In the following campaign he was pro-
NOTED to colonel Of artillery for gallantry,
and served in the following battles: Chan
cellorsville. May ]. ?. and g. 1863; Gettys-
burg. July I, 2 and 3. 1863: Gaines Cross
Roads. July "a. 1868; Shepardstown. Sep
tember IL. 1863: Bristol Station. October
"A, 1863: Rixeyvile. November 9. 1863; Mine
Run. December. 1863.
In the campaign OF 1864 he served in
all the principal battles. beginning with
the Wilderness and Spottsylvania in May
and closing at Reams' Station and Jar
retts Depot in December.
AS BROADER GENERAL
In January, 1865. ne was made Brigadier
General and appointed 10 the command
OF the Third Artillery Corp, attached to
the A. +. Hill division Of the Army Of
sisted OF the following b,ttaliOns: Pc
grams. ID. J. McIntosh's. Richardson's
Haskells and POague's. In this grade he
served 10 the surrender at AppOmattoX &.
II. His last battle was fought on April
s. 1866. when the artillery corp unaided
repulsed and attacked Sheridan's cavalry.
Ii will thus be seen that General Wal
ker served literally from the beginning
10 the end OF the war engaging I'm no
Jess than sixty-three battles and COM
bats from Nav. 1861. 10 April. 1850. Few
among the gallant men who served their
country in those four years Of blood and
carnage can show such a record OF ser
vice as this Of General Walker g. IL Is
indeed heroic and when 10 the tales Of
battle we add the hardships of the march.
the bivouac and the camp II Is record
too of heroic endurance. and yet Cen
eral Walker not only came out unscathed
from the storm Of battle but with health
and strength still left for the equally
severe battles Of peace that followed.
After his parole in Richmond. May. 1860.
he retired to small farm In Chester
field county to which his family mad re-
tired during the war.
In 1872 after some years OF fruitless
farming. he returned 10 his profession or
engineer and accepted the position Of SUI
perntendent Of the Marion and Selma
railroad and moved his family to Ala
RETURNED TO RICHMOND.
Four years later he returned 10 Rich
QlOnOs idhlUE a Ift0lAlpil VIII ANf nun
mond and Danville railroad. He later had
charge of the street railways Of Rich
mOnd. When the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad was chartered he was largely in
strumental i'm the building Of that road.
He was superintendent Of the building OF
the womans department Of the peniten-
tiary at Richmond. In 1854 he was elect
ed superintendent OF the construction OF
the State capitol at Texas. and he moved
his family to Austin, where they lived un-
til 1883. That year he returned 20 Nir-
ginia and bought the farm known as
Point of Fork at the junction OF the
James and Rivanna rivers. ard the last
years of his life was spent In his favorlte
pursuit OF farming.
As he advanced in years the hardships
and labors Of his busy and eventful life
told upon him. and on June Z. 1890. In the
sixty-fourth year Of his age. he died at
his residence at Point Of Fork. surround
ed by his family. He is buried In Holly
wood Cemetery. M Richmond
His wife survives him with the follow
ing children Mesdames BENJAMIN Gray,
Of Columbia: Calvin Satterfeld. of Green's
boro. Nd. Elias O. Payne. Of Lynchbnrg:
Julian Morris. Of Louisa. and Messrs.
Thomas H.. Frank r.. and Charles {.
Walker.