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William Hervey Lamme Wallace (July 8, 1821 – April 10, 1862), more commonly known as W. H. L. Wallace, was a lawyer and a Union general in the American Civil War, considered by Ulysses S. Grant to be one of the Union's greatest generals.
5 de abr. de 2019 · General W.H. L. Wallace died on April 10th, 1862. He was buried in the family cemetery in Ottawa, Illinois. Sources: Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders by Ezra J. Warner. The Life & Letters of General W.H.L. Wallace by Isabel Wallace. Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War by Larry J. Daniel. Shiloh: Bloody April ...
At the Battle of Shiloh, Wallace was a new division commander, yet he managed to withstand six hours of assaults by the Confederates, directly next to the famous Hornet's Nest, or Sunken Road.
10 de dic. de 2020 · Life and letters of General W.H.L. Wallace. by. Wallace, Isabel, 1857-. Publication date. 2000. Topics. Wallace, William Hervy Lamme, 1821-1862, United States. Army -- Biography, United States. Army.
h. L. Wallace would lose his life as a result of wounds from the battle, while Lew Wallace, failing to reinforce William T. Sherman’s troops in a timely fashion, would be partially blamed for Union losses on the battle’s first day.
Left for dead during a hasty Union retreat, Wallace was on the field all night, and it was only discovered the next day that he was still alive – although his wound would prove to be mortal. Ann accompanied her wounded husband to a house in nearby Savannah, Tennessee.
Division commander W. H. L. Wallace went down nearby with a fatal wound. By 5:00 pm, the outnumbered Union army was on the brink of disaster, with thousands of frightened soldiers crowded around Pittsburg Landing.
