Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois . t a higher dutycalled him—his duty to his country—he put asidepersonal considerations, and on the 12th ofAugust. 1862. joined the boys in blue of Com-pany K. Ninety-second Illinois Infantry, as aprivate. The regiment was sent to Camp Fullerand from that point left for the scene of hostili-ties. October 10. 1862. The regiment wasmounted in July. 18^)3. and supplied with repeat-ing rifles, and with his command ProfessorWalker particijiated in the advance on Chat-tanooga, was with Hooker at Lookout Mountain,saw the battle o
Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois . t a higher dutycalled him—his duty to his country—he put asidepersonal considerations, and on the 12th ofAugust. 1862. joined the boys in blue of Com-pany K. Ninety-second Illinois Infantry, as aprivate. The regiment was sent to Camp Fullerand from that point left for the scene of hostili-ties. October 10. 1862. The regiment wasmounted in July. 18^)3. and supplied with repeat-ing rifles, and with his command ProfessorWalker particijiated in the advance on Chat-tanooga, was with Hooker at Lookout Mountain,saw the battle of Mission Ridge, was with Sher-man in Kilpatricks Cavalry, from Chattanoogato .\tlantic and on the march to Savannah. Hewas slightly wounded when approaching Raleighbut otherwise escaped uninjured. He was pro-moted successively to sergeant, first sergeant andlieutenant and was in connnand of his companyduring the last year of the war. Conscious ofhaving faithfully performed his duty to his coun-try, he then returned to his home to resume thel)ursuits of civil p. R. WALKER. PAST AND PRESENT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 313 Before leaving the army Professor Walker hadbeen engaged to teach the Dement school, leavingthere only after eight years to accept a still betterposition in Rochelle, Illinois. Twelve years werepassed in the latter city and a further onwardstep was made when he accepted the preferredsuperintendency of the city schools of public school system of this city is largelya monument to his life work. He was continu-all) sought for work in institutes. He hasinaugrated new and ideas and by hisown zeal and enthusiasm have inspired theteachers to their best work. Rockford has everyreason to be proud of her schools—and herschools owe their excellence and advanced posi-tion to his efforts. He keeps in touch withmodern thought relative to his profession throughregular attendance at the National and StateTeachers Associations and for several year
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