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Walker, Nelson S., 1835-1895

 Person

Biographical Note

Born in Herikmer County, New York, Nelson S. Walker (1835-1895) settled in Claiborne County, Mississippi in early adulthood. Walker first lived in Grand Gulf and worked for a mercantile firm. In 1860, he moved to Port Gibson and worked in the dry goods house of J. L. Kennard.

When the American Civil War began, Walker enlisted in the local Claiborne Volunteers for the Confederate States. During reorganization in Virginia, Walker was elected first lieutenant of F Company, Claiborne Volunteers, which formed a part of the 2nd Mississippi Batallion and eventually merged into the 48th Mississippi Volunteers. In 1864, he was promoted to captain and survived the war.

In 1866 he married Frances Kennard, and they had two children. He later served as circuit court and sheriff of Claiborne County.

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Nelson S. Walker Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-002
Abstract This is a letter written by Lieutenant Nelson S. Walker of F Company, 2nd Battalion Mississippi Infantry from Camp Magruder in Yorktown, Virginia, to his cousin, D. G. Walker in Mississippi. He describes the units movements from Richmond to defensive positions on the Virginia Peninsula in preparation for upcoming engagements that will be known as the Peninsula Campaign in the spring and summer of 1862. In 1861, Walker enlisted in the local Claiborne Volunteers for the Confederate States....
Dates: 1861
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Nelson S. Walker Letter

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