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Walton Watkins

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Walton Watkins (died 1884) was an officer during the American Civil War and an official in the Arkansas Senate.

George C. Watkins, Arkansas Attorney General and Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, was his father and Mary Crease Watkins his mother. His brother Anderson Watkins was killed in the Battle of Atlanta during the Civil War[1] and his brother Claibourne Watkins was an officer in the war, a doctor, and a medical school co-founder.[2]

He served in Hawthorne's Infantry Regiment.[3] He was captured and held prisoner.[4] He served as Assistant Secretary of the Arkansas Senate.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Hempstead, Fay (December 29, 1890). "A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890". N. D. Thompson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  3. ^ Harrell, John M. (October 31, 2022). Confederate Military History, Vol. 13: Arkansas. Jazzybee Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8496-6292-9 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Herndon, Dallas Tabor (December 29, 1922). "Centennial History of Arkansas". S. J. Clarke publishing Company – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Senate, Arkansas General Assembly (December 29, 1870). "Journal of the Senate of Arkansas" – via Google Books.
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