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and as commander of the Patrick Henry was engaged in the Merrimac-Monitor con- flict, and other engagements in Hampton Roads. He was given command of the v.ooden fleet, and was engaged in the attack on Drewry's Bluff. Promoted to captain. May 13, 1863, he commanded the flagship Chicora at Charleston, until the downfall of that city, when he organized a naval bri- gade, which he commanded in the battle of Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865, and which, with other troops, was forced to surrender. In 1866, as rear-admiral in the Peruvian navy, he had charge of the naval operations of that country and Chile in their war with Spain. Later, as president of the Peruvian Hydrographic Commission, he surveyed the upper Amazon and its tributaries. He died in Richmond. June 12, 1883.

Walker, Henry H., a native Virginia, graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1853. Until 1855 he was on duty in New Mexico ; became first lieuten- ant. Sixth United States Infantry, in 1857, and became aide-de-camp to Governor Walker, of Kansas, and afterward served on the staff of Gen. Clarke, at San Fran- cisco. When Virginia seceded, he came home, and was commissioned captain, C. S. A. Later he became lieutenant-colonel of the Fortieth Virginia Regiment. He was twice wounded at Gaines' Mill. In July, 1863, after being in charge of a convalescent camp, he was promoted to brigadier-general, and commanded a brigade at Bristoe Sta- tion and Mine Run. In December he was ordered to the Shenendoah Valley to rein- force Gen. Early ; in March, 1864, was re- called east, and served in the Wilderness and at Spottsylvania Court House, until

severely wounded, May 10, 1864. In No- vember following his brigade was consoli- dated with Archer's, and he was placed on

general court martial duty.

Walker, James Alexander, born in Au- gusta county, Virginia, August 27, 1832 ; was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1852; studied law in the Uni- versity of Virginia during the sessions of 1854 and 1855 ; was admitted to the bar and began practice in Pulaski county, Virginia, in 1856; attorney for the commonwealth in i860; entered the Confederate army in April, 1 86 1, as captain of the Pulaski guards, afterwards Company C, Fourth Virginia In- fantry, Stonewall Brigade ; lieutenant-colo- nel and assigned to the Thirteenth Virginia Infantry in July, 1861 ; colonel of the Thir- teenth Virginia Infantry in March, 1862, and brigadier-general and assigned to com- mand of the "Stonewall brigade" in May, 1863 ; commanded Early's old division at the surrender of Appomattox; severely wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864; member of the house of dele- gates of Virginia, 1871-1872; elected lieu- tenant-governor of Virginia in 1877 ; elected as a Republican to the fifty-fourth and fifty- fifth congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899) ; died in Wytheville, Virginia, Octo- ber 21, 1901.

Walker, Reuben Lindsay, was born at Logan, Albemarle county, Virginia, May 29, 1827, son of Captain Lewis Walker. He graduated from the Virginia Military Insti- tute, and became a civil engineer. He was sergeant-at-arms of the Virginia convention of 1861, and when secession was accom- plished, asked of Governor Letcher permis- sion to organize an expedition for the cap-