The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-28
WILLIAM III. WALLACE
Soldier, Jurist and Statesnan-A
Loss to the State-Sketch of His
Life

Life.
Greenville Mcuntainecr.
The news will be received with sad.
ness throughout the State that Judge
William II. Wallace has passed away.
EIe had been sick for two weeks with
grippe at his home in Union and was
thought to be improving, but sudden
relapse took place on Thursday, 2lst
inst, which speedily terminated in his
death. Judge Wallace was one of the
best beloved men in South Can olina.
He had troops of friends in every part
Of the State, and it is not saying too
much that he never lost friend by
his own conduct. Upright, honorable,
genial and compamonablc, from his
youth he was endeariny his fcllowmen
to him and received their cordial affcc-
tion. When the war clouds lowered
over this section in 1861 and men were
called upon to select leaders for the con-
tllct, it was not surprising that v m. II.
Wallace was soon chosen to command
others, for he had been schooled to the
control of himself aid was fit leader
Of men thereby. He entered the Con
federate service as a private, but in a
months time he was adjutant of the
regiment, afterwards lieutenant colonel
and then colonel. Later on he was
made brigatlier genclal, and held that
rank unit! the war closed
Gen. Wallace returned to the prac-
tice Of law when the conflict of arms
had ceased, and was a quiet, honorcd
citizen Of Union until it was detcrnlin-
cd in that county to break asundcr the
bands of Radical domination, SO far as
they were concerned. He was sent to
the Legislature in 1872, and his service
at that time was preparatory for the
stormy times in 1876, when he was to
bear a conspicuous part in the rcdemp.
ton of the State. Although III hope
less minority for four years, Gen. Wal
lace commanded the respect of the
ignorant and vicious mob then ruling
the House, which was a means TO some
extent in the peaceful solution Of the
trying ordeal in 1876, after the dual
government was put in operation. The
Democratic members elected him
Speaker Of the House, and to his calm
judgment, complete sclf-poise and solid
determination may be attributed in
large measure the avoidance of blood
shed in the capitol when he presided
over the " Wallace House, which was
confronted by an angry and excited
band OF vicious negroes, led by 4 few
unscrupulous white men who were
daily reading the handwriting on the
wall. Gen. Wallace lad won much
fame on the battle field, but in the
crucial days of the " Wallace House."
he linked his name indissolubly with
the regeneration and redemption of his
native State, and for all time to come
he will live in the hearts of those who
are true and faithful to the history of
those memorable days.
BriAadicr- General William Henry
Wallace was horn in I4aurcns County,
March ID, 1927, son of Daniel Wal
lace, for several terms member of the
Legislature, a major-general of militia,
aud from 1S49 to 1858 representative
in Congress. His grandfather was
Jonathan Wallace, II native of Virginia
who removed to South Carolina before
the war of the revolution, in which he
was patriot soldier. General Wallace
was graduated at the South Carolina
college IN December, lS40, and in the
following spring was married to Sarah,
daughter of Robert Dunlap of New
berry. She was the niece Of James
Dunlap, appointed governor Of Florida
by Andrew Jackson, and granddaugh-
ter of William Dunlap, a revolutionary
Hunter, a native OF Ireland who was
United States Senator from South Car
clina IN 1901. General Wallace was
occupied as planter in Union County
until 1857, when he became the pro-
prletor of the Union Times newspaper,
and in 1859 began the practice of law
at Union. In 1860 as a member of
the Legislature he supported the call
for q convention, and at the expiration
of his term he enlisted as Il private in
Company A, Eighteenth South Carolina
volunteers. A few days later he was
appointed adjutant of the regiment by
Col. James NJ. Galberry, who was
killed at Second Manassas. Before
going into the field the regiment was
reorganize.!, and Wallace was elected
lieutcnant.c"lonel in May, 1861. Tho
regiment was ordered INTO Virginia in
time to engage the enemy near NAL
vern Hill in Augu t, after which it
fought at the battle of Second Manass-
as, losing about half its number in
battle, including the gallant Colonel
Gadhclry. Wallace was at once p1o-
noted colonel, and he led his regiment,
in the brigade of Gen. N. &. Evans,
through the battles of South Mountain
and Sharpsburg with the army of
Nnrfh Nirp,nio l. .