Wiliam Wallace tintype   Save
Antique Photography Collection
Description: This is a tintype depicting William Wallace in his Union officer's uniform - long coat, cap, gloves and tall boots - standing on the edge of a rock formation. The location is possibly Point Lookout, Tennessee. William Wallace was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States. He served in the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, rising to the rank of captain. He married his wife, Abbie S. Wood, in 1869 and later became a naturalized citizen. Later in life Wallace was active in the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for Union Army veterans. Tintype is protected by a brass mat and preserver and covered with glass. It is housed in a wooden case. The front of the case is missing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AP1980_01
Subjects: Wallace, William,--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 105th (1862-1865); Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs
Places: Point Lookout (Tennessee)