William Walter Leake

William Walter Leake
BornApril 22, 1833
DiedJanuary 20, 1912(1912-01-20) (aged 78)
Resting placeGrace Episcopal Church Cemetery
St. Francisville, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Occupationattorney
Known forConfederate Army officer
SpouseMargaret Mumford
Children11
Military career
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch Confederate States Army
Rank Captain
Unit 1st Louisiana Cavalry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

William Walter Leake (April 22, 1833 – January 20, 1912) was an officer in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War. He was also an attorney, a member of the Louisiana State Senate, a circuit court judge, a bank president, and a newspaper publisher. He is best known for his role in burying a Union Navy officer in Louisiana, an event now commemorated as "The Day the War Stopped".