William Henry Wallace
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General William Henry Wallace, C.S.A., Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and Circuit Judge.
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| Speaker of The South Carolina House of Representatives | |
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In office 1876–1877 |
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| South Carolina House of Representatives | |
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In office 1860/1872–1877 |
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| Born |
March 24, 1827 Laurens County, South Carolina |
| Died | March 21, 1901 (aged 73) Union, South Carolina |
| Resting place | Union, South Carolina |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Smith Dunlap |
| Relations |
Daniel Wallace (father) John Calhoun Sheppard (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands | 18th South Carolina Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Henry Wallace (March 24, 1827 – March 21, 1901) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War (Civil War). Before the Civil War, he was a planter, newspaper publisher, lawyer and South Carolina legislator in 1860 who supported the state calling a secession convention. He served in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, including service as a brigade commander in the Army of Northern Virginia. After the Civil War, he was a lawyer, planter, South Carolina legislator and circuit judge.
Son of Congressman Daniel Wallace, William Henry Wallace was born March 24, 1827 in Laurens County, South Carolina, then the Laurens District. He graduated from South Carolina College, which became the University of South Carolina, in 1849. Before the Civil War, he was a planter, publisher of the Union Times newspaper (Union, South Carolina), lawyer and South Carolina legislator. As a member of the South Carolina legislature in 1860, Wallace supported the state calling a convention for the purpose of deciding the issue of secession. Wallace married Sarah Smith Dunlap, the great granddaughter of United States Senator John Hunter (South Carolina politician). Wallace's son-in-law was John Calhoun Sheppard the 82nd Governor of South Carolina.
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