Our Military

Many of our early settlers had served in the Civil War for Iowa and other states, and Walnut had a Grand Army of the Republic post for many years which consisted of Civil War veterans. 

 

Walnut's first man to die in war was Nathaniel Sims, who died during the Spanish-American War in 1898.  

 

Walnut's first native to die in war was Theo Carey, who died in action in France in 1919. 

 

The following photos show some shots of our GAR members, and also photos of 8 of the 17 Walnutites who died during wartime.

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The PDF on the right lists all of our veterans (this is a work in progress!).

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