This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending this event, dedicated to General WHL Wallace.
Photo credit to Wiki
"At the Battle of Shiloh, Wallace, as a division commander, managed to withstand six hours of assaults, located in the famous Hornet’s Nest. When his division was finally surrounded, he ordered a withdrawal and many escaped, but he was mortally wounded and only later found barely alive on the battlefield by his troops.
He was carried from the field and his wife joined him afterwards. She tended to him, until he died three days later in her arms. His last words were “We meet in heaven.” He is buried in in Ottawa, Illinois at his home. His war horse, Prince, is buried next to the General."
OttawaHistory.org
It was on the smaller side, but what it lacked it size, it made up for in enthusiasm. I met some very nice people who I hope to see again at future events. I shall link to my full album here:
6th Annual WHL Wallace Memorial
I'll share a few highlight photos in this thread.
Photo credit to Wiki
"At the Battle of Shiloh, Wallace, as a division commander, managed to withstand six hours of assaults, located in the famous Hornet’s Nest. When his division was finally surrounded, he ordered a withdrawal and many escaped, but he was mortally wounded and only later found barely alive on the battlefield by his troops.
He was carried from the field and his wife joined him afterwards. She tended to him, until he died three days later in her arms. His last words were “We meet in heaven.” He is buried in in Ottawa, Illinois at his home. His war horse, Prince, is buried next to the General."
OttawaHistory.org
It was on the smaller side, but what it lacked it size, it made up for in enthusiasm. I met some very nice people who I hope to see again at future events. I shall link to my full album here:
6th Annual WHL Wallace Memorial
I'll share a few highlight photos in this thread.