Dismissal
Dismissed for circulating racist literature to his troops
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Edwin Walker Biography and Timeline
Follow Edwin Walker through 10 dated historical records for United States of America.
Edwin Walker, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
10Distinct records
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1961–1993Years on this page
1961
John Birch Society
Accused of indoctrinating his troops with right-wing literature from the John Birch Society
1962
Election
Stands for Governor of Texas, although he gained the support of Barry Goldwater Walker finishes last
1963
Assassination of Edwin Walker
Investigated by the FBI for inciting a race riot
FBI
Investigated by the FBI for inciting a race riot
Assassination of Edwin Walker
Investigated by the FBI for inciting a race riot
FBI
Investigated by the FBI for inciting a race riot
Assassination of Edwin Walker
Victim of an assassination attempt in his Dallas home, later claimed that Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin
Assassination of Edwin Walker
An attempt is made on the life of Major General Edwin Walker by Oswald
1993
Assassination of Edwin Walker
Death of Edwin Walker
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.