William Hervey Lamme Wallace
Born: July 8, 1821
Birthplace: Urbana, Ohio
Father: John Wallace 1786 – 1850
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Mount, Morris, Illinois)
Mother: Mary Lamme 1787 – 1825
Wife: Martha Ann Dickey 1833 – 1889
(Buried: Wallace – Dickey Cemetery, Ottawa, Illinois)
Children:
Isabel Caswell Wallace 1857 – 1933
(Buried: Wallace – Dickey Cemetery, Ottawa, Illinois)
Education:
Attended Rock River Seminary
Occupation before War:
Friend of Abraham Lincoln who considered practicing law with him
Attorney in Ottawa, Illinois
1846 – 1847: Served in Mexican – American War rising to 2nd Lt.
District Attorney in Ottawa, Illinois
Civil War Career:
1861: Volunteered as Private with 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment
1862: Brigade Commander in the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Served in the Expedition to Savannah, Tennessee
1862: Acted as Division Commander at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Mortally wounded while taking his men to rear at Shiloh
Died: April 10, 1862
Place of Death: Savannah, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Died from his wounds received at Shiloh
Age at time of Death: 40 years old
Burial Place: Wallace-Dickey Cemetery, Ottawa, Illinois
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