Reuben Lindsay Walker
General Reuben L. Walker
Nickname	Rube
Born	May 29, 1827 Logan Village,Albemarle County, Virginia
Died	June 7, 1890 (age 63) Fluvanna County, Virginia
Place of burial	Hollywood Cemetery,Richmond
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1861–65 (CSA)
Rank	Brigadier General (CSA)
Commands	Chief of Artillery,III Corps, ANV
Battles / wars	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
Other work	engineer, railroader

Reuben Lindsay Walker (May 29, 1827 – June 7, 1890) was aConfederate general who served in theartillery during theAmerican Civil War.

Walker was born in Logan Village,Albemarle County, Virginia. He graduated from theVirginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1845. He then became acivil engineer, and later, a farmer in Virginia.

When the Civil War began, Walker took command of thePurcell Artillery unit. After seeing action at theFirst Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas), Walker became the chief of artillery to GeneralA.P. Hill. Lindsay Walker, as he was known, amassed a lengthy combat record, serving in every one of theArmy of Northern Virginia's major battles except theSeven Days Battles (he was ill at the time). He commanded artillery of Hill's Light Division during theBattle of Harpers Ferry and theBattle of Antietam in theMaryland Campaign. When Powell Hill was promoted tocorps command, Walker became the head of the Third Corps artillery. He commanded the corps' reserve artillery in theBattle of Gettysburg, directly commanding the battalions of Majs.David G. McIntosh andWilliam J. Pegram. He had direct command of all the corps' artillery battalions thereafter, including in theOverland Campaign and theSiege of Petersburg. In all, Walker served in 63 battles and engagements and was never once wounded, despite being a large target at 6'4" tall and despite often serving in very hot fighting. Walker was promoted tobrigadier general on February 18, 1865.

After the war, Walker moved toSelma, Alabama, where he headed theMarine & Selma Railroad. He returned to Virginia in 1876 and became an engineer for theRichmond and Alleghany Railroad. As a civil engineer, Walker oversaw the construction of an addition to theVirginia State Penitentiary and theTexas State Capitol building.

Walker died inFluvanna County, Virginia, and was buried inRichmond's famousHollywood Cemetery.^[1]

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