The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-21
DEATH OF GENERAL WALKER.
His Record n "a soldier and His Ac-
fiVfty in Politics.

Has RECORD n a soldier and His &c
tivity in Politics
WETHENILLE. Va. oct L-Geu-
James A. Walker. who died az his resi-
I denCe here yesterday. after q months i'll
ness, was born in August county. Va. in
/ September. IS2 He graduated al the
/ Virginia Military Institute and afterward
/ studied law at the University Of Virginia
| under the late Prof John b. Minor lie
married Miss Sarah ~ F0aEe. Of Augusta
county. and in 1854 ne removed 20 New
1 bern, In Pulaski county. where DE entered
upon the practice Of his profession. A
notable incident of his early life was that
while a cadet at the Virginia Military In
stitute he challenged Major Thomas j.
Jackson. afterward the famous stone
WALL Jackson, to fight a duel Jackson
was then a professor in the school
General Walker was a man Of the high
est personal courage. The first American
ancestor Of his family John Walker.
went from WigtOn. Scotland. TO Ulster
Ireland. and thence. after a few years.
cmigrated TO Pennsylvania. about the
year 1880. and little later. with a number
Of others. Went TO RoCkbridEe county. Va
The valley OF Virginia was yet wilder
ness. and these Scotch-Irish settl rs not
only endured all the usual hardsEips Of
pioneers. but became a buiwark between
the Indians and the more eastern settle
ments-
Alexander Walker. the great-grand
Their Of James was the father Of twenty
one children. most of whom grew 10 man
hood and wonlanhOod- They settled in
Kentucky, Alabama Missouri, Illinois,
and other States and Territories.
James A Walker attended "A nelSnDor-
hood school until the year lS4S. when he
entered the Virginia Military Institute at
lexington. remaining four years. lor
! two years after this he worked as a civil
rTslnecr on tite COvingt0n NOW Ghesd-
Dgake and Ohio Railroad in ls5f he
studied law at the University OF Viz
Ciula. began the practice Of MS PROBES
Of Pulaski county. Va. and in Isvy was
elected attorney for the CoDmguW eIith
for Pulaski county
At The beginning Of the civil war ne
was captain Of a fine volunteer company
the Pulaski Guards taIJ-rGard Company
q. Fourth Virginia Infantry and iu
April. ls6I Captain walker was promoted
20 the rank of lieutenant colonel ana
WAS assigned To the Thirteenth Virginia
Infantry. Of which A p Hin was colonel
I'm March. 1852 he was again promoted,
becoming colonel Of the Thirteenth Nir-
GINA Infantry vice Hill. promoted O.
briEadIrr general In May. 1-63. a tLi-d
promotion raised him 10 the rank Of brig
adler e neral, and ne was assigned 10 the
command of the 'StrGeWau.' Brigade
At the Bloody Angle in May. 1864. he
was severely wounded In July following.
his arm yet in a sling. h. was put iu com
mtll OF the reserve troops guarding the
line of the Richmond and Southsiue Rail
roads. which roads were the feeders Of
General Lees army
In January. 1866. he reported 70 General
Lee for active service, and was assigned
10 the command of EaTly'S division.
which he surrendered at APPROXIMATION
Gen'g1l Walker was with General Jack
son IN the famous Valley campaign and
participated in all the battles Of the Army
81 Northern Virginia He was present az
Bull Run. Font Royal. Winchester. Cross
Keys. Port Republic. Gaines Lul. Nal
Vern Hill. Cedar Run. s. CUnd Bull Run.
or Manassas DXhiII. Fredericksburg. Sec
OuC Winchester. Gettysburg. Payue's
Farm. Mine Run. Wilderness. Sp0ttsyIva-
MIA Court House. Fort Stedmau Peters
burg. Sailors Creek and Appomatt0X-
Al tn close or the war n returned TO
Pulaski and resumed the practice Of his
profession In 1893 he was nominated for
lieutenant Governor on the ticket with
Col r F. NiJhers for Governor and j.
l. Marye for Attorney General This
ticket was afterWard Withdrawn and that
containing the names OF Gilbert O. Walk
CT and others substituted I'm its place
Following this. General Walker was
elected To the Virginia House Of Dele
gates from Pulaski county. serving two
terms IN that body AS a Democrat he
was an asplrant Tor Congress In the Ninth
district but was never successful Ia re-
C,ivlug the nomination.
In IS7. he was nominated for LieUteu-
ant Governor by the Democrats on the
ticket with the late Fred w n Holiday
Hc vas elected and served until ISL
In 1855 10 was candidate for attorney
general before the Democratic State Con-
vcution. which nominated Gen FirzhuEh
Lee for Governor. but was defeated by
Hon Rufus A Ayres-
soon after this campaign General Wal
kgr retired from active politics until 1891.
when h. was nominated In Nytheville
by the Republican Of the Ninth Con