from The Republican (Danville, Indiana)--issue of March 24, 1892
Republican candidates for county office:
was born in Eel River township July 4th, 1853. When the war began, he was old enough to drum and was known as the drummer-boy of Hendricks county. His father, David Walker, was a member of the 7th regiment Indiana volunteers. In 1864 he was captured and after being confined in Andersonville was taken to Florence where he died. Mr. Walker was thus left fatherless. He is a farmer and has always been except for a few years when he worked at the carpenter's trade. He is an enterprising young Republican.