| Birth: | Apr. 4, 1831 | | Death: | Apr. 21, 1898 | 
Civil War Confederate Major General, US Senator. At the start of the Civil War, he was District Attorney of the court at Holly Springs, Virginia, when commissioned a Colonel in the 29th Virginia Regiment in April 1862. Promoted Brigadier General in 1863, he fought at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and at Missionary Ridge. He was promoted to Major General in command of the Army of Mississippi and fought his last battle at Tupelo, in April 1865. After the war, he resumed legal practice and was appointed as a Democrat to the US Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lucius Q.C. Lamar in 1885, reelected in 1889 and served until his death. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Parents:
Barrett White Walthall (1799 - 1881)
Sarah Southall Walthall (1807 - 1865)
Spouse:
Mary Leckie Walthall (1833 - 1898)
Children:
Infant Son Walthall (____ - 1861)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Edward Walthall | | | Burial:
Hill Crest Cemetery
Holly Springs (Marshall County)
Marshall County
Mississippi, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jul 16, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 11104 |
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Southern Cross of Honor. Rest in Peace General,...."to the cause for which it stands." Sons of Confederate Veterans ~ Camp-2152, Harnett County, North Carolina. Major General Walthall is one of my many cousin's who fought in the War of Northern Aggress...(Read more)
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