Photograph of Walton Finch and his wife; Finch joined Company F, 11th Missouri Infantry as a private on August 6, 1861 in Xenia, Illinois. He rose steadily through the ranks, attaining the rank of first lieutenant before he resigned on September 7, 1865.

The 11th Missouri participated in the fighting at Fredericktown, New Madrid, Iuka, Corinth, the siege of Vicksburg, and Tupelo, and pursed Confederate General Sterling Price through Missouri. After the Battle of Nashville, the 11th saw service at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, Alabama.

Carte-de-Visite by J. A. Seibert, St. Louis, Mo.

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 11486