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Guard S.A. Walden was shot and killed when a group of striking miners attacked the Tracy City Convict Stockade. The miners were rioting because they believed that the inmate labor was a threat to their jobs.
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133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Guard Walden served with the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Tennessee Department of Correction has lost 14 officers; 11 of them killed feloniously.
S. is one of 498 officers killed feloniously in TN, 64.8% of the 769 remembered there.
S. is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
S. is one of 17,622 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1893, 1 officer at Tennessee Department of Correction was killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 10 years on record. The heaviest was 1937, with 2.
In 1893, 3 officers in TN were killed feloniously, the 54th heaviest of 147 years on record. The heaviest was 1931, with 12.
In 1893, 76 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 92nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1893, 81 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 87th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
When
April holds 9.1% of these deaths at Tennessee Department of Correction; August holds the most, 27.3%. Thursdays: 9.1%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in TN; December holds the most, 10.2%. Thursdays: 12.7%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Thursdays: 14.1%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 78.6% of all 14 deaths at Tennessee Department of Correction, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 18.2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 64.8% of all 769 deaths in TN, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 12.7% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 6.3% of these deaths.
His people
Tennessee Department of Correction has 14 officers remembered here, S. among them.
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S. A. Walden Apr 20, 1893
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Willoughby Howard Nelson Jul 27, 1894
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Joseph Lillard Simms
Mar 12, 1937
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Glenn E. Johnston
Oct 22, 1937
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William Lonnie Cox
Nov 9, 1951
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Ernest Simpson Massengill Dec 6, 1957
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Robert Burns
Feb 11, 1978
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Ronald W. Moore Aug 29, 1981
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Donald G. Gammons
Jul 2, 1984
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James Franklin McPeters
Jul 2, 1984
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Frederick Gayle Hyatt
Nov 8, 2003
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Wayne Thomas Morgan
Aug 9, 2005
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Debra Kay Porter-Johnson
Aug 7, 2019
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Dustin Pedigo
Feb 25, 2026
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-E
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