Correspondence, 1840s

Folder Info

Title:
Correspondence, 1840s
Date:
1840s
Creator:
Walker, William Henry Talbot, 1816-1864
Contributor:
Schley, Mary Creswell Walker, 1847-1910
Description:
Biographical Sketch of Creators: Confederate and U.S. Army officer, from Augusta (Richmond Co.), Ga. Walker served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War and was commandant of cadets at West Point. He joined the Confederate Army in 1860 and commanded troops at Vicksburg and Chickamauga. He died in the Battle of Atlanta in 1864. Walker and his wife Mary ("Molly") Townsend had six children, including Mary Creswell Schley, whose letters are also in this collection. According to the 1860 U.S. Census, Walker also enslaved 14 people.
Subject:
Format:
correspondence
Language:
English
Digital Collection:
William Henry Talbot Walker correspondence, 1846-1883.
Catalog Record:
https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE000877854
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
Identifier:
  • 000877854
  • cbmst188001
  • ark:/87924/r4sq9272s
  • a9803434-7580-4bd2-ae69-5a6c346f4b1f
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