Francis Marion Walker
Francis Marion Walker | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 12, 1827 Paris, Kentucky |
| Died | July 22, 1864 (aged 36) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Branch | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1847–1848 (USA) 1861–1864 (CSA) |
| Rank | 2nd Lieutenant, USV Colonel, CSA Brigadier General (unconfirmed) |
| Unit | 5th Tennessee Infantry (USA) |
| Commands | 19th Tennessee Infantry F.M. Walker's Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Francis Marion Walker (November 12, 1827 – July 22, 1864) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War (Civil War). He was killed while commanding a brigade at the Battle of Atlanta of July 22, 1864, one day before his commission as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army was delivered.