Walker Keith Armistead
Walker Keith Armistead | |
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 Col. Walker Keith Armistead | |
| Born | 25 March 1783 New Market, Virginia, Colony of Virginia, British America |
| Died | 13 October 1845 (aged 72) New Market, Virginia, U.S. |
| Buried | Armistead Family Cemetery Upperville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1803-1845 |
| Rank |  Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
| Commands held | 3rd Artillery Regiment United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Battles/wars | Northwest Indian War War of 1812 Second Seminole War |
| Children | Lewis Armistead |
| Relations | George Armistead (brother) |
Walker Keith Armistead (March 25, 1783 – October 13, 1845)
Armistead was born in
After 42 years of service as a commissioned officer, Armistead died in New Market, Virginia, at the age of 72, and is buried in the Armistead family cemetery in Upperville.
Family
His brother George Armistead commanded Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The attack became immortalized by onlooker Francis Scott Key who penned "The Star-Spangled Banner" while watching the British bombardment of Armistead's fort.
His son
References
This article contains public domain text from "Colonel Walker Keith Armistead". Portraits and Profiles of Chief Engineers. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2005.
- ^ Garber, Victoria Armistead (1910). The Armistead Family: 1635-1910. Whittet & Shepperson. p. 66. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Find a Grave
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