William Wallace
Born: November 16, 1824
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina
Father: Andrew Muir Wallace 1787 – 1862
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina)
Mother: Sarah Clifton Patrick 1798 – 1880
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina)
1st Wife: Victoria Caroline McLemore 1831 – 1873
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina)
Married: December 6, 1848 in Columbia, South Carolina
2nd Wife: Fannie Colter Means 1835 – 1905
(Buried: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina)
Married: December 21, 1876 in Columbia, South Carolina
Children:
Infant Son Wallace
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina)
Bruce Wallace 1858 – 1910
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Texas)
Edward Barton Wallace 1860 – 1930
(Buried: Elmwood Memorial Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina)
Education:
Graduated from University of South Carolina
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Columbia, South Carolina
1854 – 1860: South Carolina State Representative
Served in South Carolina State Militia as General
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Captain, Company C, 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regt.
1862: Wounded in cheek 2nd Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1863 – 1864: Major of 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1864: Wounded Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Lt. Colonel, 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1864: Wounded during the fighting in September
1865: Colonel, 2nd South Carolina Consolidated Infantry Regiment
Occupation after War:
Attorney and Planter in Columbia, South Carolina
1865 – 1867: South Carolina State Representative
1882 – 1886: South Carolina State Senator
United States Postmaster to Columbia, South Carolina
Died: November 12, 1902
Place of Death: Columbia, South Carolina
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, South Carolina
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