Edward C. Walthall
| Edward Cary Walthall | |
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United States Senator from Mississippi |
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In office March 9, 1885 – January 24, 1894 |
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| Preceded by | Lucius Q. C. Lamar |
| Succeeded by | Anselm J. McLaurin |
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In office March 4, 1895 – April 21, 1898 |
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| Preceded by | Anselm J. McLaurin |
| Succeeded by | William V. Sullivan |
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April 4, 1831 Richmond, Virginia |
| Died | April 21, 1898 (aged 67) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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 Confederate
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
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 Brigadier General(temporary) Major General |
| Unit | 15th Mississippi Infantry |
| Commands | Walthall's Division—III Corps Walthall's Brigade 29th Mississippi Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831 – April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi.
Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, Virginia on April 4, 1831. Walthall moved to Mississippi with his family in 1841. He attended St. Thomas Hall in Holly Springs, studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1852. Then, he practiced law in Coffeeville. He was elected district attorney for the tenth judicial district of Mississippi in 1856 and reelected in 1859.
During the Civil War, Walthall entered the Confederate Army as a lieutenant in the 15th Mississippi Infantry on April 27, 1861, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on July 21, 1861. He fought with his regiment at the Battle of Mill Springs on January 19, 1862. Walthall was elected colonel of the 29th Mississippi Infantry on April 11, 1862 and fought at the Siege of Corinth and in the Confederate Heartland Offensive. Commanding one of the Army of Tennessee's brigades during November 1862 he was appointed brigadier general on December 13, 1862.
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