He was born about 1843 in Carbon County, Pennsylvania (2, 7). He was 21 when he enlisted in 1864 (4, 7 [50 in ?1895], 9 [50 in ?1895]) He was born in Mauch Chuck, Pennsylvania (4, 9).
He was a breakman (4).
He was 5 feet 7-1/2 inches tall, and had blue eyes, light hair, and a light complexion (2). According to the 91st's description, he was 5 feet 8-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (4).
He enlisted on 16 September 1861 in company G of the 81st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, at Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania (2, 3, 5, 9). He was wounded at Fair Oaks and discharged, on an unknown date (2). He had served for seventeen months (9).
He enlisted and was mustered into service in the 91st Pennsylvania on 30 January 1864 (1, 4, 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Burk (4). He served as a private in company A (1, 3).
He was wounded on 10 [?] May 1864 at Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia (1, 8).
On 11 September 1864 (1) or 19 September 1864 (4), he was transfered to the Veterans' Reserve Corps (1, 5 [1 Sept!], 6). He served in company B of the 14th Veterans' Reserve Corps (3, 5).
He served for fifteen months (7, 9 [17]).
He applied successfully for a pension--perhaps on 6 March 1883 or on 26 March 1868? (3, 5).
On 21 September 1895, he was admitted to the National Soldiers Home (7, 9). He was admitted from Pennsylvania (7, 9). He had a gunshot wound of the thigh (7). He was receiving a pension of $12 per month (7).
He was discharged from the Central Branch of the National Soldiers Home on 18 May 1896 (7).
In 1899, he was present at the Northwestern Branch of the National Soldiers Home (9). He was receiving a pension of $12 per month (9). He had a gunshot wound of the thigh (9).
He died on 21 April 1919, at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (5).
Ted Dombroski is researching John Wallace (and other men who served in the 81st PA). Contact him at tedd81stpa@nni.com.
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (John A B Wallace)
2 e-mail, Ted Dombroski, November 2002
3 pension index, by name (supplied by Dennis Clowney) (John AB Wallace)
4 company A descriptive roll, entry 137 (John AB Wallace)
5 pension index, by regiment (John A B Wallace)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 21 October 1864 (Privt Wallace)
7 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896. Serial Set volume 3516, session volume 40, 54th Congress, 2nd Session, House Document 46. Page 840. (JAB Wallace)
8 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (John AB Wallace)
9 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899. Serial Set 3958, 56th Congress, session 1, House Document 106 (John A B Wallace)
[I did not find him in the <www.ancestry.com> index to the 1890 veterans' census (searched October 2005); however, some John Wallace's in Pennsylvania did not list a unit]
