Corinthians leave Civil War legacy

March 29, 2009 | Posted by javal

Alexander Walker was 49 when he and his three sons joined the Union Army on Oct. 20, 1861.

They were among the 129 men from here — 20 of whom died from wounds or disease — who enlisted during the Civil War.

The next year, Walker fell at Antietam — considered to be the Civil War’s bloodiest battle — near Sharpsburg, Md., while carrying the Stars and Stripes.

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