Lucius M. Walker
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Lucius Marshall "Marsh" Walker (October 18, 1829 – September 7, 1863) was an American soldier who served as a
Early life and education
Lucius Marshall Walker was born in
duty in Texas. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1852, shortly before resigning to return to Tennessee, where he established a successful mercantile business.Walker lived in St. Francis County, Arkansas, at the time of his enlistment.
American Civil War
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Walker was commissioned colonel of the 40th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry on November 11, 1861. His first assignment was to command the post at Memphis, Tennessee. In 1862, Walker and the 40th Tennessee were ordered to New Madrid, Missouri, to prepare for the Battle of Island Number Ten.
Walker was commissioned
Duel with Marmaduke and death
After the
At dawn on Sunday, September 6, Walker and Marmaduke squared off with Colt 1851 Navy Revolvers on the north bank of the Arkansas River near Little Rock. Both fired and missed. Marmaduke then recocked and fired again, mortally wounding Walker in the right side, just above the beltline. Walker forgave Marmaduke when the latter offered his assistance. As Walker lay dying, his wife rode from St. Francis to Little Rock, giving birth to their son, Lucius Marshall Walker Jr.
Walker died at 5 p.m. the next day. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee).
Frank Crawford Armstrong married Maria Polk Walker, daughter of Lucius's brother Joseph Knox Walker. Joseph Walker died on August 21, 1863.
See also
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Washington, D.C., 1880–1901, Series I, Vol XXII, Part 1, pages 520–522 and others.
