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BRIGADIER-GENERALS—Continued.
	Name.	State.	To Whom to Report.	Appoint.	Rank.	Confirm.	Accept.
441	Walker, H. H.	Virginia	Gen. R. E. Lee	July  1, 1863.	July  1, 1863.	Feb. 17, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 40th, 47th and 55th Virginia regiments and the 22d Virginia battalion; also in command of Archer's brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.
442	Walker, James A.	Virginia	Gen. R. E. Lee	May  16, 1863.	May  15, 1863.	Feb. 17, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Commanded brigade Army of Northern Virginia composed of the 13th, 31st, 58th, 44th, 25th and 52d Virginia and the 12th Georgia regiments; commanded "Stonewall Brigade" from May, 1863, and Pegram's division in 1865.
443	Walker, John G.	Missouri	Maj. Gen. Holmes	Jan.   9, 1862.	Jan.   9, 1862.	Jan.   9, 1862.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General November 8, 1862; brigade consisted of the 30th and 40th Virginia, the 1st, 2d and 3d North Carolina and the 3d Arkansas regiments and the Light Batteries of Captains Walker and Cooke.
444	Walker, L. M.	Tennessee	Gen. Beauregard	Apl. 11, 1862.	Mch. 11, 1862.	Apl. 11, 1862.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Killed in action commanding cavalry brigade, General Price's army.
445	Walker, L. P.	Alabama	Gen. A. S. Johnston	Sept. 17, 1861.	Sept. 17, 1861.	Dec. 13, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Resigned March 31, 1862; at one time Secretary of War.
446	Walker, R. Lindsay	Virginia	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Remarks: Commanding artillery of General A. P. Hill's corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
447	Walker, W. H. T.	Georgia	Brig. Gen. B. Bragg	May  25, 1861.	May  25, 1861.	Aug. 29, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Resigned October 29, 1861; appointed Major-General May 27; killed in action near Atlanta, Georgia.
448	Walker, W. S.	Florida	Gen. Beauregard	Oct. 30, 1862.	Oct. 30, 1862.	Apl.   2, 1863.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Commanding 3d Military District of South Carolina; subsequently in command of a brigade composed of the 17th, 18th, 22d, 23d and 26th South Carolina regiments and Colonel Elliott's Holcombe Legion.
449	Wallace, W. H.	S. Carolina	. . . . .	Sept. 30, 1864.	Sept. 30, 1864.	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 17th, 18th, 22d, 23d and 26th regiments South Carolina Volunteers and the Holcombe Legion.
450	Walthall, E. C.	Mississippi	Gen. B. Bragg	Apl. 23, 1863.	Apl. 13, 1863.	Apl. 23, 1863.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General June 10 1864; brigade composed of the 24th, 27th, 29th, 30th and 34th Mississippi regiments, Withers' division, Polk's corps, Army of Tennessee.
451	Waterhouse, R.	Texas	. . . . .	. . . . .	Mch. 17, 1865.	Mch. 17, 1865.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 3d, 16th, 17th and 19th Texas infantry regiments and the 16th regiment Texas cavalry, dismounted.
452	Watie, Stand	Indian Territ'y	Gen. E. K. Smith	May 10, 1864.	May   6, 1864.	May 10, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 1st and 2d Cherokee regiments, the 1st and 2d Creek regiments, a Cherokee battalion, a Seminole battalion, an Osage battalion and a battalion composed of "Volunteers from the States."
453	Waul, T. N.	Texas	. . . . .	Sept. 19, 1863.	Sept. 18, 1863.	June 10, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks:
454	Wayne, Henry C.	Georgia	Gen. J. E. Johnston	Dec. 16, 1861.	Dec. 16, 1861.	Dec. 24, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Declined; accepted appointment of Adjutant-General of the State of Georgia.
455	Weisiger, D. A.	Virginia	Gen. R. E. Lee	June  7, 1864.	May  31, 1864.	June  7, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Commanded Mahone's old brigade, composed of the 6th, 16th, 12th, 61st and 41st Virginia regiments of infantry, Army of Northern Virginia.
456	Wharton, G. C.	Virginia	Gen. Sam. Jones	Sept. 25, 1863.	July  8, 1863.	Feb. 17, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 50th, 51st and 63d Virginia regiments infantry and the 30th Virginia battalion.
457	Wharton, John A.	Texas	Gen. B. Bragg	Nov. 18, 1862.	Nov. 18, 1862.	April 22, 1863.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General November 10, 1863; commanded cavalry brigade, Army of Tennessee, composed of the 8th Texas, the 2d and 3d Georgia, the 4th Tennessee and the 1st and 3d Confederate regiments, a Tennessee battalion, Gibson's Light Battery, &c.
458	Wheeler, Joseph	Georgia	Gen. B. Bragg	Oct. 30, 1862.	Oct. 30, 1862.	Apl. 22, 1863.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General January 20, 1863; Chief of Cavalry in General Bragg's army, and commanding brigades of Hagan, Forrest, Wharton and Morgan.
459	Whitfield, F. E.	Mississippi	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Remarks: Acting Brigadier-General.
460	Whitfield, J. W.	Texas	Gen. J. E. Johnston	May    9, 1863.	May    9, 1863.	Jan. 25, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of Whitfield's Legion and the 3d, 6th and 9th Texas cavalry.
461	Whiting, W. H. C.	Mississippi	. . . . .	Aug. 28, 1861.	July 21, 1861.	Aug. 29, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General February 28, 1863; brigade in 1861 composed of the 2d and 11th Mississippi, the 4th Alabama and the 6th North Carolina regiments, Army of the Potomac; at one time in command of the 3d brigade, Army of the Shenandoah.
462	Wickham, W. C.	Virginia	Gen. R. E. Lee	Sept. 2, 1863.	Sept. 1, 1863.	Jan. 25, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th regiments Virginia cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia.