Harvey Washington Walter
Harvey Washington Walter | |
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| Born | May 21, 1819 Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 1878 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, railroad executive |
| Title | Colonel |
| Spouse | Fredonia Brown |
| Children | 4 sons, 3 daughters |
Colonel Harvey Washington Walter (1819–1878) was an American lawyer and railroad business executive. He served as the President of the Mississippi Central Railroad. During the Civil War, he invited Union General Ulysses Grant and his wife, Julia Grant, to stay in his mansion, Walter Place. He succumbed to the yellow fever after turning it into a hospital for patients in 1878.