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command, Walker became the head of the Third Corps artillery. He commanded the corps' reserve artillery in the
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When the Civil War began, Walker took command of the
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R. Lindsay Walker

Albemarle County, Virginia
Fluvanna County, Virginia
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
Confederate States Army

Brigadier General (CSA)
III Corps, ANV
American Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Overland Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
Appomattox Campaign
Confederate
artillery
American Civil War
Albemarle County, Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
civil engineer
Purcell Artillery
First Battle of Bull Run
A.P. Hill

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