George Wallace (Georgia politician)
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Georgia Senate | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank | body servant |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
George Wallace was an African-American state senator from Georgia during the Reconstruction Era.[1] He represented Hancock County, Baldwin County, and Washington County. He was a Republican.[1] On September 12, 1868, the Georgia State Senate voted to exclude members with mixed heritage. The Georgia House had already kicked out their African American members.[1][2][3][4]
During the American Civil War, Wallace was reported to have been a body servant for Captain Howard Tinsley, to have been at Appomatox when Robert E. Lee surrendered, and to have ridden General Philip Cook's war-horse "Old Whitey" back to family members of its owner.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Duncan, Russell (1986). Freedom's Shore. University of Georgia Press. p. 54. Retrieved 2018-02-08 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Conway, Alan (1966). The Reconstruction of Georgia. University of Minnesota Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780816657360. Retrieved 2018-02-08 – via Google Books.
- ^ Senate, Georgia. General Assembly (January 10, 1870). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia, at the Annual Session of the General Assembly". p. 137. Retrieved 2018-02-08 – via Google Books.
- ^ McDonald, Laughlin (2003). A Voting Rights Odyssey: Black Enfranchisement in Georgia. Cambridge University Press. p. 23. Retrieved 2018-02-08 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Thomas, Henry Walter (1903). History of the Doles-Cook Brigade. p. 612. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
George Wallace served through the entire war as a body-servant of Captain Howard Tinsley.
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