Francis Marion Walker

Francis Marion Walker
Born	(1827-11-12)November 12, 1827 Paris, Kentucky
Died	July 22, 1864(1864-07-22) (aged 36) Atlanta, Georgia
Buried	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1847–1848 (USA) 1861–1864 (CSA)
Rank	2nd Lieutenant, USV Colonel, CSA Brigadier General (unconfirmed)
Unit	5th Tennessee Infantry (USA)
Commands	19th Tennessee Infantry F.M. Walker's Brigade
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War American Civil War Battle of Mill Springs Battle of Shiloh Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Atlanta †

Francis Marion Walker (November 12, 1827 – July 22, 1864) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War (Civil War). He was killed while commanding a brigade at the Battle of Atlanta of July 22, 1864, one day before his commission as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army was delivered.