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   LeRoy Pope Walker (February 7, 1817 – August 23, 1884) was the first Confederate States Secretary of War.

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   Jul 7, 2023 · LeRoy Pope Walker (1817-1884) was a prominent Alabama politician and lawyer, who supported states' rights and secession. He served as secretary of war of the Confederate States of America, defended Frank James, and ended Reconstruction in Alabama.

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   Dec 22, 2022 · LeRoy Pope Walker was a Confederate Brigadier General and Confederate Cabinet Secretary in the American Civil War. As the first Secretary of War of the Confederate States, appointed by President Jefferson Davis, he gave the signal, by telegraph from Montgomery, for the bombardment of Fort Sumter which started the five year civil war.

   • Birth Date: February 7, 1817

   • Death Date: August 23, 1884

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   LeRoy Pope Walker. Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, Confederate Cabinet Secretary. As the first Secretary of War in the CSA, appointed by President Jefferson Davis, he gave the signal, by telegraph from Montgomery, for the bombardment of Fort Sumter which started the five year civil war. Leroy Pope Walker was born the eldest...

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   Apr 14, 2024 · LeRoy Pope Walker (February 7, 1817 – August 23, 1884) was the first Confederate States Secretary of War and issued the orders for the firing on Fort Sumter, which began the American Civil War. Resigning within the year, he served briefly as brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, but saw no combat.

   • Birthdate: July 28, 1817

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   LeRoy Pope Walker. Huntsville native LeRoy Pope Walker (1817-1884) was a circuit court judge and state congressman before serving as the Confederacy's first Secretary of War. He gave the orders that began the Civil War with the Confederate attack at Fort Sumter in April 1861.

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   What did LeRoy Pope Walker do in the Civil War?

   • LeRoy Pope Walker (February 7, 1817 – August 23, 1884) was the first Confederate States Secretary of War and issued the orders for the firing on Fort Sumter, which began the American Civil War. Resigning within the year, he served briefly as brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, but saw no combat.

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   • LeRoy Pope Walker LeRoy Pope Walker (1817-1884) was a member of one of the most politically powerful families in early Alabama. He was a staunch supporter of states’ rights and secession and served in a number of legislative, judicial, and political positions, including secretary of war of the Confederate States of America.

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   Who was LeRoy Pope?

   • LeRoy Pope (January 30, 1765 – June 17, 1844) was an American planter, lawyer, and early settler of Madison County, Alabama. He purchased much of the land on which downtown Huntsville, Alabama, now stands, and for his role in the establishment and early growth of that city, has been called the "Father of Huntsville."

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   • Leroy Pope Walker was born the eldest son into a pioneer and prominent family, his parents were John Williams Walker and Matilda Pope in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Two of his brothers were distinguished in Alabama politics.

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   Apr 10, 2011 · As Confederate secretary of war in April 1861, LeRoy Pope Walker of Huntsville ordered the attack on Fort Sumter, S.C., that started the Civil War.