Pvt. Charles Henry Walker, Co. C
b. July 29, 1845, Fluvanna Co.
m. ?
d. March 21, 1917, Charlottesville
Private Walker enlisted on January 31, 1864 in Fauquier County, at the age of 18, enrolled by William Chapman.
He appears on the January-February 1864 muster roll and on the 4th quarter clothing receipt roll for 1864. He was wounded in action in the Berryville "Great Wagon Raid" on August 13, 1864 but returned to the command once he had recovered from his wounds.
After Mosby disbanded the command, he did not take his parole until May 16th, at Winchester, suggesting that he might of been part of the group led by Mosby and including Rangers Ben Palmer and John Munson who attempted to head south west with the objective of joining General Johnston, turning back when they heard of Johnson's surrender.
At his parole he was described as age 19, 5'10", fair complexion, light hair, gray eyes.
After the war, he attended two of the 43rd Cavalry's reunions -- the one in Marshall (the former Salem where the command had been disbanded on April 21,1865) and the one in 1914 in Charlottesville, which he may have helped organized as he was then City Treasurer there, having been elected in 1909. He also belonged to the John Bowie Strange Camp of the UCV in Charlottesville.
For a while, he lived in Rectortown in Fauquier County and this is listed as his residence at the time of the 1895 reunion., later moving to Charlottesville where he died in 1917.
He is buried in the Maplewood Cemetery in Charlottesville.
Relations to Other Rangers:
There were several other Walkers in the Command, but it is not known whether any were related to Charles Henry Walker, either closely or distantly.
Mentions in various references:
(incomplete, more to be added)James J. Williamson, in his 1896 book, Mosby's Rangers, (page 209), mentions his wounding in the Great Wagon Raid.
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