John Nathaniel Walker

In 1860 he was a 23 year old living with his parents, 7 siblings, and 16 slaves on their large farm in Franklin County, VA. He enlisted at Rocky Mount, VA on 6 March 1862 and mustered as a Private in Company D of the 24th Virginia Infantry.

He was sent to a hospital in Frederick, MD, sick, about 7 September 1862, left behind, and captured there.

He was in US Army General Hospital #1 in Frederick, MD to 22 September and afterward was a prisoner at Fort Delaware to 2 October, then sent to Aikens' Landing, VA for exchange. He was formally exchanged to return to duty on 10 November 1862.

He was wounded in the foot, with toes amputated, in action at Gettysburg, PA on 3 July 1863 and captured there. He was sent to the DeCamp General Hospital on David's Island in New York Harbor on 22 July then to City Point, VA for exchange on 27 September. He was home on wounded furlough from 8 October 1863 to 12 September 1864 when he was retired to the Invalid Corps, with no later military record.

In 1870 he was back farming on his father's place in Franklin County, VA but by 1880 was a school teacher there. In 1900 he was a farmer in Henry County, VA.

He died before August 1922 when his widow remarried, Robert Henry Johnson (1854-1930).

His service from his Compiled Military Service Records,1 via fold3. He's also on the Confederates In Frederick List.2 Personal details from family genealogists and the US Census of 1860-1900.

He married Ann Rozelle Dillard (1850-1925) in July 1866 and they had 9 children.

c. 1837; Franklin County, VA