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Obit of Wm. S. Wallace, 62nd PA Volunteers veteran

Carol Movahed — 9 May 2005 4:10:27 GMT

From the Aug. 25, 1905 McDonald PA Record:

William S. WALLACE, 65 years old, a veteran of the Civil war and a well-known farmer and business man of near Boyce station, died early Tuesday morning at the WALLACE homestead after a brief illness. Mr. WALLACE was born
and lived all his life on the farm on which he died. When the Civil war broke out, Mr. WALLACE enlisted in Company H, Sixty-second Pennsylvania volunteers, under Col. Samuel BLACK, and served throughout the war. He was severely wounded in the second day's fighting at Gettysburg, and throughout his life carried a souvenir of the occasion in the shape of a Confederate bullet. He recovered from his wound and rejoined his regiment at once. Mr. WALLACE was almost a life-long member of the Presbyterian church at Bridgeville. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Estella LEEPER WALLACE; one son, J. Luther WALLACE, and three daughters, Mrs. Bert YOUNG, of Beaver; Mrs. Edward FOSTER, of Bridgeville, and Mabel WALLACE, at home. The funeral service was held from the WALLACE residence at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

a small book found

rudicks11 — 4 Jan 2004 3:28:29 GMT

I have found a small book "A War Friendship" about two civil war friends, Charles Watts and William W. Branson who served in the First New Jersey Cavalry. It is a detailed story of a friendship durring way. If intrested in this 25 page book feel free to contact me.

Welcome

Cheryl Hough — 20 Aug 2003 7:11:11 GMT

This board is created to locate information on the Pennsylvania 62nd Volunteer regiment. It was created in Pittsburgh by Samuel W. Black and included companies from surrounding counties. They were mustered in on July 4th, 1861 and mustered out in 1864. This regiment served in the Army of the Potomac and was top notch in drilling and very active in most battles that the Army of the Potomac participated in.

We have a website dedicated to the PA 62nd at http://www.pa62nd.com. This site, in addition to regimental history includes bios on the men in the regiment. We add all documented information on these men that we can find. Each and every one of them needs to be remembered!

Please help us accomplish this, any information or direction would be much appreciated.

Cheryl Hough and Jen West