George Walton Knight

George Walton Knight (May 7, 1823 – April 19, 1869) was a lieutenant in the Mexican–American War and a captain in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was also a scholar, an educator and a lawyer.

Early life Knight was born in 1823 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was Walton Knight. George Walton, one of his paternal descendants, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

In 1862, he was elected captain of Company G of the 56th Regiment of Georgia Volunteers. who became a noted teacher in the Atlanta public schools system. They had two known children: historian Lucian in 1868

His widow was buried beside him upon her death in 1904.