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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1853

Vol. II
p565
1619

(Born Va.)

Henry H. Walker

(Ap'd Va.)

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Henry Harrison Walker: Born Oct. 15, 1832, Savannah, GA.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Jul. 1, 1849, to July 1, 1853, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut. of Infantry, July 1, 1853.

Served: in garrison at Newport Barracks, Ky., 1853‑54; on frontier duty at Ft. Thorn, N. M., 1854, — Ft. Fillmore, N. M., 1854‑55, — Scouting, 1855, — March to Ft. Stanton, N. M., 1855, — and Ft. Fillmore,

(Second Lieut., 6th Infantry, Mar. 3, 1855)

N. M., 1855; in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1855‑57; as Aide-

(First Lieut., 6th Infantry, May 1, 1857)

de‑Camp to Governor Walker, of Kansas, May 1 to Aug. 3, 1857; in quelling Kansas Disturbances, 1857; as Aide-de‑Camp to Bvt. Brig.‑General Clarke, Aug. 3, 1857, to Nov. 22, 1860, at San Francisco, Cal.; on frontier duty at Ft. Churchill, Nev., 1860‑61.

Resigned, May 3, 1861.

Joined in the Rebellion of 1861‑66 against the United States.⁠a

Civil History. — Unknown, nothing authentic having been received.

Vol. IV
p92
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

(Henry Harrison Walker)

Civil History. — Dealer in Investment Securities. — Morristown, N. J.

Vol. V
p80
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Civil History. — Dealer in Investment Securities. — Residence, Morristown, N. J.

Vol. VI
p68
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Henry Harrison Walker, Born Oct. 15, 1832.)

Military History. —

First Lieut., 6th Infantry, May 1, 1857.

Resigned, May 3, 1861.

Died, March 22, 1912, at Morristown, N. J.: Aged 79.

Buried, Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, NJ.

Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1912.


Thayer's Note:

a As with other Confederate officers, Cullum's Register omits his war record: it is summarized on the Find-a‑Grave page linked above.


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