Life span: 02/07/1817 to 08/23/1884TabsLife SummaryFull name: Leroy Pope WalkerPlace of Birth: Huntsville, ALBurial Place: Huntsville, ALBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: John Williams Walker (father), Matilda Pope (mother), Eliza Dickson Pickett (wife)Education: University of VirginiaOtherOther Education: University of AlabamaOccupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgePolitical Parties: DemocraticOther Affiliations: Fire-Eaters (Secessionists)Government: Confederate government (1861-65)State legislatureState judgeMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/10/1861 04/10/1861 From Montgomery, the Confederate secretary of war orders immediate action against Fort Sumter 05/10/1861 05/10/1861 Robert E. Lee appointed commander of all Confederate troops in Virginia 11/21/1861 11/21/1861 Judah P. Benjamin is named as Confederate Secretary of War and Thomas Bragg as Attorney General Major TopicsConfederate States of America Documents Subject Docs Date Title 04/14/1861 New York Herald, “Apprehensions of an Attack on Washington,” April 14, 1861 Images Leroy Pope Walker Leroy Pope Walker, detail Bibliography
