John George Walker

John George Walker
Walker in uniform, c. 1862
Born	(1821-07-22)July 22, 1821 Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1893(1893-07-20) (aged 71) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Place of burial	Stonewall Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance	United States  Confederate States
Service / branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	Captain (USA) Major-General (CSA)
Commands	Walker's Texas Division
Battles / wars	Mexican–American War - Battle of San Juan de los Llanos - Battle of Molino del Rey Apache Wars - Battle of the Diablo Mountains American Civil War - Peninsula Campaign - Battle of Malvern Hill - Battle of South Mountain - Battle of Antietam - Siege of Vicksburg - Battle of Milliken's Bend - Red River Campaign - Battle of Mansfield - Battle of Pleasant Hill - Battle of Jenkins' Ferry

Major-General John George Walker (July 22, 1821 – July 20, 1893^[1]) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served as a brigadier general under Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, before commanding the Texas Division unit in the Trans-Mississippi Department, known as Walker's Greyhounds for their speed and agility. He was ordered to disrupt U.S. Grant's supply-line opposite Vicksburg, Mississippi, but Grant had managed to cross to the East Bank, and Walker was reduced to minor operations, one of them against some of the first African-American troops to serve in battle. He was able to make a bigger contribution to the Red River Campaign in support of General Richard Taylor.