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Among the gallant Union officers who distinguished themselves for wisdom and bravery was Captain Walke, commander of the _Carondelet_. I knew him personally as a benevolent Christian gentleman. No one who knew him doubted his profession of faith in the Divine Redeemer.
While his gunboat was lying at Cairo, just before the battle of Fort Donelson, he came into the church one Sabbath morning and quietly took a seat. The minister who was expected disappointed the audience.