William Stephen Walker | |
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 Image of Walker from an 1899 group photo | |
| Born | April 13, 1822 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 7, 1899 (aged 77) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service |  United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1847–1848 and 1855–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |  Captain (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
William Stephen Walker (April 13, 1822 – June 7, 1899) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War (Civil War). He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but was raised by Robert J. Walker, his uncle, who was a Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Senator. Walker served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War from 1847 to 1848. He was discharged in 1848. Walker rejoined the army as captain in the 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment on March 3, 1855, and served until he resigned on May 1, 1861. Walker was wounded in the left arm and lost his left foot during the Battle of Ware Bottom Church during the Overland Campaign. After the war, he lived at Atlanta, Georgia.