James A. Walker
Confederate Army general
Died when: 69 years 55 days (829 months)Star Sign: Virgo
James Alexander Walker (August 27, 1832 – October 21, 1901) was a Virginia lawyer, politician, and Confederate general during the American Civil War, later serving as a United States Congressman for two terms.
He earned the nickname "Stonewall Jim" for his days as commander of the famed Stonewall Brigade.Walker is the first graduate of the Virginia Military Institute (Class of 1852) to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
He was expelled from the Institute weeks before graduation in 1852 amidst a bitter dispute with then-mathematics professor Thomas Jackson, but was granted his degree in 1872 in recognition of his military service in the American Civil War.
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