Charles H. Walker

The Honorable
Charles H. Walker
The Honorable Charles H. Walker
County Judge of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
	In office; January 1, 1858 – Summer 1862
Preceded by	Isaac Parrish
Succeeded by	Henry S. Pierpont
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Manitowoc 1st district
	In office; January 1, 1856 – January 1, 1858
Preceded by	James Bennett
Succeeded by	Henry C. Hamilton
Personal details
Born	September 5, 1828; Tully, New York, U.S.
Died	December 14, 1877 (aged 49); Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin
Cause of death	Stroke
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Ione Fidelia Carpenter (m. 1865; died 1866); Elizabeth M. "Libbie" Homer (m. 1870⁠–⁠1877);
Children	2 (with Elizabeth)
Alma mater	Western Reserve College
Profession	lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Major
Unit	21st Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Kentucky Campaign (Cpt., Co. K, 21st Wis.) Battle of Perryville; ; Stones River Campaign Battle of Stones River; ; Tullahoma campaign Battle of Hoover's Gap; ; Chickamauga campaign Battle of Davis's Cross Roads; Battle of Chickamauga (Took command, 21st Wis.); ; Atlanta campaign (Maj., 21st Wis.) Battle of Rocky Face Ridge; Battle of Resaca; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain; Battle of Marietta; Battle of Peachtree Creek; Battle of Jonesborough; ; Savannah campaign (Maj., 21st Wis.); Carolinas campaign (Maj., in command, 21st Wis.) Battle of Bentonville; ;

Charles H. Walker (September 5, 1828 – December 14, 1877) was an American lawyer, jurist, and legislator. A Democrat, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for two terms, 1856 and 1857, and was County Judge of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, from 1858 until 1862, when he resigned to volunteer for service as a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.

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