A biography of firebrand Confederate General William H.T. Walker (1816-1864) that considers not only his upbringing and other early influences but also his personality, family life, goals and ambitions, and military career, which spanned the Seminole, Mexican, and Civil wars and included service as commandant of cadets at West Point. Most notable in his military engagements is that of the role of Walker's division in the Atlanta campaign of 1864, in which Walker was killed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.