John George Walker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Confederate States Army general
Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1821
Place of Birth: Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 20-Jul-1893
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About John George Walker
- Major-General John George Walker (July 22, 1821 – July 20, 1893) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
- He served as a brigadier general under Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, before commanding the Texas Division unit in the Trans-Mississippi Department, known as Walker's Greyhounds for their speed and agility.
- He was ordered to disrupt U.S.
- Grant's supply-line opposite Vicksburg, Mississippi, but Grant had managed to cross to the East Bank, and Walker was reduced to minor operations, one of them against some of the first African-American troops to serve in battle.
- He was able to make a bigger contribution to the Red River Campaign in support of General Richard Taylor.
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