Walker, Henry



DIED: 1906

MEMBER OF: GAR

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San Francisco Call

Volume 100, Number 57

27 July, 1906

Veterans Sound Taps for a Comrade.

Hero of Civil War: Laid to Rest by Men of Grand Army.

PALO ALTO, July 26. — Taps were sounded over the remains of Henry Walker, one of the oldest residents of San Mateo County, today by his comrades of McKinley Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. The funeral services were held at 1 o'clock at the home of C. C. Walker, a brother of the deceased. The remains were interred in Union Cemetery at Redwood City. The ceremony was attended by the many friends of the old soldier.

Walker died last Monday night of valvular heart trouble at the Guild Hospital. He was 69 years old. At the age of 24 he enlisted in the Illinois Volunteers and was severely wounded at the battle of Shiloh. This wound prevented him from seeing further active service and he was retired on pension. For two years he was County Clerk of San Mateo County. Three brothers and two sisters survive him.

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