Born near Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio, Walden moved to Iowa in 1852.

He was taken prisoner in an engagement at Newnan, Georgia, in July 1864,[1] known as the Battle of Brown's Mill during "McCook's Raid.

[2] Returning from the War, he taught school, and published the Centerville (Iowa) Citizen from 1865 to 1874.

[6] After his defeat, Walden engaged in agricultural pursuits and coal mining in Centerville.

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