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	Samuel Alexander Walden was born 22 January 1847 and died 15 June 1929. He served in the CSA 20th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Company E, then B--with his older brother, several uncles, and cousins. Standing at a little over 6'6', he joined ca. October 1862, and was not then 16 years old. He saw his first action at the Battle of Stones River/Murfreesboro (TN), just a couple of months later. He also participated in the Campaigns at Hoover's Gap, Wartrace, Tullahoma (TN); Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge; and Reseca, Kennesaw Mountain (the Northern GA Campaign). He was wounded in action at Reseca, GA and later was captured and taken POW to Camp Chase, Ohio. He was captured before the Battle of Franklin and of Nashville, which may well have saved his life. (Col. William M. Shy was KIA at the Battle of Nashville--the location is now known as Shy's Hill. Sam included 'Shy' as the middle name of his youngest daughter, in remembrance of the young, fallen commanding officer hero.) Paroled and released, he came back to Rutherford County, TN and lived out the remaining years of his life. He was known as the 'baby of the outfit'...but was noted to have served with distinction '...no man could say that he was anything but a first class soldier. No better fighter belonged to the company, and no truer man ever lived. The company was always proud of their 'baby soldier'.' (written by Ralph Neal). Sam is mentioned in the previous statement as well as a few other times in the HISTORY of the TWENTIETH TENNESSEE REGIMENT VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, C.S.A. by Dr.W.J.McMurray (Nashville, TN). He regularly attended Civil War Reunions, attending his final one the Fall of 1928 before he died in the Spring of 1929. He was scheduled to attend his UCV unit's reunion in the Fall of 1929. Several photos exist of him in his vet uniform, in the reunion group photos. He attended the noteable CSA Reunion and Re-enactment at the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition held at what is now known as the location of the Nashville Parthenon at Centennial Park. President McKinley was a special guest at one of the events. Sam's pension number and Confederate Veteran's Questionaire are on file at the TN Library and State Archives. A carved cedar life-size replica sword and scabbard, is in the Civil War Collection at the Tennessee State Museum. Sam and his wife, Arzella Roseline (Foley) Walden had 6 children and many subsequent generations of descendants. (Proudly, I am one of his great, great grandchildren.)
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