Death of Gen. Walker
![July 22, 1864. Maj. Gen. W.H.T. Walker, commanding a div. of Hardee´s A.C., [CSA] while directing his troops toward the battlefield, reached a close proximity to this spot at noon where, pausing...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/I6hVgliERncQZti_KcEsSASMHbSwgB9WqvKbkzzvWwU5vdRNLeMqg6mrRdENrgNcC_eiAcpKsd3rPqSVdn7HGpJp3aSg)
July 22, 1864. Maj. Gen. W.H.T. Walker, commanding a div. of Hardee´s A.C., [CSA] while directing his troops toward the battlefield, reached a close proximity to this spot at noon where, pausing to reconnoitre the area, he was shot from horse by a Federal picket.
Gen. Walker was succeeded by Gen. Hugh Mercer, who deployed the div. in Sugar Cr. valley just W. of this marker. Bate´s div. advanced on this side of the creek. The northward movement of these troops, far from being a rear attack on the Federals, as contemplated, struck 2 divs. of the Federal 16th A.C. which happened to be in their front (at Clay St. & Memorial Dr.).
044-51 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Ken Moser.