James E. WALKER

• General Notes
  • b. IN
    
    possible match for burial record:
    (unmarked grave, identified by Natalie Baker from death records and obits)
    Walker, James, d. May 9, 1904, Age 64y.
    
    source:  Cemeteries of Daviess County, Indiana compiled 1988-1990, vol. III, pg. 187, accessed 7/06 at Carnegie Public Library, 300 W. Main St., Washington, IN
    
    possible match for death record, does not match burial record above:
    Walker, James, male, white, age 54, d. Aug. 16, 1890, Washington, citation:  book CH-6, pg. 13.
    
    source:  Index to Death Records, Daviess County 1882-1920, Indiana WPA, pg. 218.  Accessed at Carnegie Public Library, Washington, IN.  H = County Health Office, Washington, IN.
    
    May not have existed:  corrected to "Jane," female in 1860 census? (22 years old), and Jane appears in subsequent censuses.
    
    possible match:
    Civil War Service Records
    Name: James Walker
    Company: D 
    Unit: 24 Indiana Infantry. 
    Rank - Induction: Private 
    Rank - Discharge: Private 
    Allegiance: Union
    (pension card notes brother named Stephen)
    
    Regimental History
    Twenty-fourth Infantry INDIANA
    (3 years)
    
    Twenty-fourth Infantry. Cols., Alvin P. Hovey, William T. Spicely Lieut.-Cols., John Gerber, William T. Spicely, Richard F. Barter, John F. Grill, Francis A. Sears, William S. Pollard; Majs., Cyrus C. Hines William T. Spicely, Richard F. Barter, John F. Grill, Francis M. Redburn, David Kelly.
    
    This regiment was organized at Vincennes and was mustered in July 31, 1861. It left the state Aug. 19, joined Fremont's army at St. Louis, and moved to the interior of Missouri.
    
    In Feb. 1862, it was ordered to Fort Donelson and reached Paducah the day after its surrender. It then moved to Fort Henry and later joined Grant's army at Pittsburg landing. It was conspicuously engaged at the battle of Shiloh where Lieut.-Col. Gerber fell.
    
    Col. Hovey was appointed brigadier general on April 28, and Maj. Spicely was commissioned colonel. The regiment participated in the siege of Corinth, moving from there to Memphis and then was transferred to Helena, Ark., where it remained until the spring of 1863, engaging in numerous minor expeditions through Arkansas and was in many skirmishes.
    
    It moved with Hovey's division of the 13th corps to the siege of Vicksburg and was in nearly all the skirmishes and battles of that campaign, including Port Gibson and Champion's Hill, charging and defeating the enemy at the latter place. It was in the trenches before Vicksburg from May 19 to July 4, and was then stationed at and near New Orleans until Jan. 1, 1864.
    
    It reenlisted as a veteran organization in January and returned home on furlough. It passed the year at various
    points in Louisiana, and while at Morganza in December the 67th regiment was consolidated with it.
    
    It was transferred to Barrancas, Fla., in Jan. 1865, participated in the investment of Mobile, took part in the
    battles about Fort Blakely and in the assaults made upon the enemy's works was the first to place its colors thereon. It was then sent to Selma, Ala., and afterwards to Galveston, Tex.
    
    On July 16, the regiment was reorganized as a battalion of five companies, the other five being made up largely of men who had enlisted prior to Oct. 1862, in the 24th and 67th, and were mustered out July 19. The battalion remained at Galveston until mustered out on Nov. 15, 1865.
    
    The original strength was 1,053; recruits, 377; reenlistments, 343; total, 1,773. Loss by death, 251; desertion, 61; unaccounted for, 161.
    
    Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
    
    Battles Fought
    
    Fought on 07 April 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
    Fought on 01 May 1863 at Magnolia Hills, MS.
    Fought on 01 May 1863 at Port Gibson, MS.
    Fought on 16 May 1863 at Champion Hills, MS.
    Fought on 16 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
    Fought on 17 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
    Fought on 28 February 1864 at Orleans, IN.
    Fought on 18 March 1864 at Indiana.
    Fought on 01 April 1864 at Fort Blakely, AL.
    Fought on 02 April 1865 at Fort Blakely, AL.
    Fought on 05 April 1865 at Fort Blakely, AL.
    Fought on 09 April 1865 at Mobile, AL.
    
    Note also:
    Name: Benjamin F Walker ,  
    Residence: Daviess County, Indiana 
    Enlistment Date: 10 October 1861 
    Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE 
    Side Served: Union 
    State Served: Indiana 
    Unit Numbers: 593 
    Service Record: Enlisted as a Musician on 10 October 1861
    Enlisted in Company G, 42nd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 10 October 1861.