Walker enlisted as a private in Co. A of the 3rd VA Cavalry on May 14, 1861. He was wounded in the right thigh and buttocks on July 16, 1863 at Leetown, VA and hospitalized in Richmond, VA. The thigh wound became gangrenous, and he was given an extended furlough in Sepember 1863 to recuperate, and spent much time in hospitals. He was retired from military service on December 17, 1864. Walker was paroled on May 13, 1865.
He was a farmer until his death on August 16, 1876 in Mecklenburg County, VA, where he is buried in the Winn Family Cemetery.
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