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334 the ejection of the enemy from Harper's Ferry. He became brigadier-general of volunteers, 3 Sept., , led a division and the centre of the Union lines at the capture of Fort Donelson. and displayed such ability that his commission of major-general of volunteers followed on 21 March, 1862. The day before the battle of Shiloh, his division was placed on the north side of Snake creek, on a road leading from Savannah or Crump's landing, to Purdy. He was ordered by Gen. Grant, on the morning of 6 April (the first day of the battle), to cross the creek and come up to Gen. William T. Sherman's right, which covered the bridge over that stream, that gen- eral depending on him for support ; but he lost his way, and did not arrive until the night. He rendered efficient service in the second day's fight, and in the subsequent advance on Corinth. In November, , he was president of the court of inquiry on the military conduct of Gen. Don Carlos Buell in the operations in Tennessee and Kentucky. In 1863 he prepared the defences of Cincinnati, which he saved from capture by Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, and was subsequently assigned to the command of the middle department and the 8th army corps, with headquarters in Baltimore, Md. With 5,800 men he intercepted the march of Gen. Jubal A. Early with 28,000 men on Washington, D. C, and on 9 July, 1864. fought the battle of the Monocacy. Although he was defeated, he gained sufficient time to enable Gen. Grant to send re-enforcements to the capital from City Point. By order of Gen. Henry W. Halleck, he was removed from his com- mand, and superseded by Gen. Edward O. C. Ord ; but when Gen. Grant learned the particulars of the action, he immediately reinstated Wallace, and in his official report in 1865 says : " On 6 July the enemy (Early) occupied Hagerstown, moving a strong column toward Frederick city. Gen. Wal- lace, with Rieketts's division and his own com- mand, the latter new and mostly undisciplined troops, pushed out from Baltimore with great promptness and met the enemy in force on the Mo- nocacy,near the crossing of the railroad bridge. His force was not sufficient to insure success, but he fought the enemy nevertheless, and, although it re- sulted in a defeat to our arms, yet he detained the enemy and thereby served to enable Wright to reach Washington before him." Returning to his com- mand, Gen. Wallace was second member of the court that tried the assassins of President Lincoln, and president of that which tried and convicted Capt. Henry Wirz, commandant of Andersonville prison. Gen. Wallace was mustered out of volunteer ser- vice in 1865, returned to the practice of law in Crawfordsville, was governor of Utah in 1878-'81, and in 1881 became U. S. minister to Turkey, serv- ing till 1885, when he again resumed practice in Crawfordsville. He has lectured extensively in this country, and is the author of two successful novels, entitled " The Fair God," a story of the conquest of Mexico (Boston, 1873). "Ben-Hur, a Tale of the Christ," of which 290,000 copies have been sold (New York, 1880) ; a " Life of Benjamin Harrison " (1888) ; and " The Boyhood of Christ " (1888).— His wife, Susan Arnold Elston, author, b. in Crawfordsville, Ind., 25 Dec, 1830. was edu- cated there, and married Gen. Wallace in 1852. Her maiden name was Elston. She has written many articles for newspapers and magazines, her short poem, " The Patter of Little Feet," attaining wide popularity. Her other publications are " The Storied Sea " (Boston, 1884) ; " Ginevra, or the Old Oak Chest " (New York, 1887) ; the " Land of the Pueblos," with other papers (1888) ; and " The Re- pose in Egypt " (1888).

WALLACE, Sir James, British naval officer, d. in London, England, 6 March, 1803. He be- came a lieutenant in the royal navy, 11 March, 1755, was promoted commander in 1762, and was made post-captain in 1771. He was stationed at Newport, R. I., in 1774-'5, in command of the " Rose," a twenty-gun frigate, and greatly annoyed the people of Rhode Island by the detention of their shipping and attempts to carry off their property. On this account there was a spirited correspondence between Wallace and Gov. Nicho- las Cooke. To Com. Abraham Whipple, whose leadership in the attack on the " Gaspee " was now avowed, Wallace wrote : " You, Abraham Whipple, on the 10th of June, 1772, burned his Majesty's vessel, the 'Gaspee,' and I will hang you at the yard-arm " ; to which Whipple replied : " To Sir James Wallace, Sir : Always catch a man before you hang him." Not long afterward he bombard- ed Bristol, R. I. In 1777 he had the " Experi- ment," of fifty guns, and he afterward served in the " Nonesuch," of sixty-four guns. In October, 1777, he ascended Hudson river on a marauding expedition, burned the town of Kingston, where the legislature was then in session, and plundered other places, wantonly destroying private property. At Livingston Manor they heard of Burgoyne's surrender, and returned to New York. He saw much service on the coast during the war, and was detested for his severity. On 24 Sept., 1779, he was captured in the " Experiment " by Count D'Es- taing. He commanded the " Warrior " in Rod- ney's victory over De Grasse. Sir James became a rear-admiral, 12 April, 1794, vice-admiral, 1 Jan., 1795, and admiral of the blue, 1 Jan., 1801. In 1793-'5 he was governor of Newfoundland.

WALLACE, James Hope, British officer, b. in Rankeilour, Fifeshire, Scotland. 7 June, 1807; d. in Featherstone Castle, Northumberland, England. 7 Jan., 1854. He was the second son of Gen. John Hope, fourth Earl of Hopetoun, entered the Cold- stream guards in 1821, and served in that regi- ment till 1844, when he retired with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He went to Canada with his regiment in 1838, and in November of the same year was selected by the governor-general, Lord Seaton, to raise volunteers for service in the prov- ince. In less than a week after receiving the com- mission he had succeeded in organizing the "Queen's volunteers," a regiment of 1,000 men, ready to perform garrison duties in Quebec, which enabled the Grenadier guards to be moved up the country. Soon after leaving Canada, Col. Hope succeeded to the estates of his uncle, Lord Wal- lace, whose name he took, but not the title.

WALLACE, John Bradford, lawyer, b. in Somerset county, N. J., 17 Aug., 1778 ; d. in Philadelphia, Pa., 7 Jan., 1837. He was graduated at Princeton in 1794, adopted the profession of law, and in 1797 was admitted to the bar of Philadelphia, where he practised with eminent success. He wrote ably in defence of the Federal party. His publications include "Remarks on the Law of Bailment " (Philadelphia, 1840) and editions of "Reports of Cases of the Third Circuit Court" (1801), and "Abbot on Shipping" (1802). See a "Memoir" by his wife (printed privately, 1848). — His son, John William, author, b. in Philadelphia, Pa., 17 Feb., 1815 ; d. there, 12 Jan., 1884, was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1833, studied law in Philadelphia and in the Temple, London, became the standing master in chancery in the supreme court of Pennsylvania in 1844, was reporter of the 3d circuit of the U. S. circuit court in 1842-'53, and in 1863-'76