Gen. Martin Reuben Merritt Wallace Buried at Rosehill Cemetery-- Part 2

Continued from June 10, 2019.

From Find a Grave for Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.

Quite a few famous folks are buried at this cemetery, along with a lot of Civil War brevet brigadier generals, who I will list in an upcoming post.

Charles Frederick Gunther--  created Cracker Jacks
John D. Hertz--  Founder Yellow Cab and Hertz Rent-A-Car
Otis Hinckley--  Co-founder of Hinckley & Schmitt

Jerome Holtzman--  famous sportswriter
Oscar Ferdinand Mayer--  Founded Oscar Mayer
Ignaz Schwinn--  bicycles

Julius Rosenwald--  Part owner of Sears &Roebuck Co., philanthropist, Rosenwald Schools.
Richard Warren Sears--  Founded Sears, Roebuck and Company
John Graves Shedd--  Second president and chairman of the board of Marshall Field& Co.  Philanthropist Built Chicago's Shedd Aquarium.

George Joseph Schmitt--  Co-founder of Hinckley & Schmitt
Reinhart Schwimmer--  Gangster killed at Chicago;s St. Valentine's Day Massacre, February 14, 1929.
Aaron Montgomery Ward--  Founded Montgomery Ward and Co.
Henry Haven Windsor--  Founder of "Popular Mechanics" magazine

I'll be listing folks from the Civil War who are buried at Rosehill in my next post.

This Is Quite a Lineup of Notables for this Cemetery--  Old Secesh

Funeral of William H.L. Wallace-- Part 1

From Facebook Page:  Gen W.H.L. Wallace.

The remains of General W.H.L. Wallace, who so bravely sacrificed his life his life at the late battle of Pittsburg Landing, arrived in this city Sunday evening about nine o'clock on a special train from Cairo furnished by direction from General Strong.

The body was in charge of Colonel T. Lyle Dickey of the Fourth Illinois Cavalry (father-in-law),  accompanied by  Major M.R.M. Wallace of the Fourth Cavalry, brother of the deceased.  Lieutenant Cyrus E. Dickey (brother-in-law and son of T. Lyle Dickey), Lieutenant I.P. Rumsey, Aides-de-Camp to General Wallace, Captain C.Y.  Hotchkiss, Acting Adjutant-General.

The wife of General Wallace, who arrived at Pittsburg Landing  the same day that her husband received his death wound, also accompanied his remains.

At the depot, they were met by a detachment of about fifty men composed of Companies D and H of the Irish brigade.  The detachment was in charge of Captain Simpson, Company D.

--Old Secesh

Martin R.M. Wallace Buried at Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery-- Part 1

Back in May I had quite a few posts about William H.L. Wallace,  Union general from Illinois who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.

His brother, Brigadier General Martin R.M. Wallace, is buried along with his wife Emma Wallace at Chicago's largest cemetery, Rosehill.  The entry gate is impressive and was built in 1864.  Many notables are buried there.

Including:

Several early Chicago mayors including Levi Day Boone  (Know-Nothing Party)  Related to Daniel Boone.

Jack Brickhouse (1916-1998)  Sports announcer
Leo Burnett (1891-1971)  Founded the advertising agency
Albert Blake Dick (1856-1934)  Founded A.B. Dick Co.
Milton S. Florsheim  (1868-1936)  Founder of the shoe company
Bobby Franks (1909-1924)  Famous murder victim
Elisha Gray  (1835-1901)  Founded Western Electric Co.

--Old Secesh

Three of the Wallace Boys Served in the 4th Illinois Cavalry

William H.L. Wallace's three brothers who served in the Union Army were all in the 4th Illinois Cavalry.

Martin R.M. Wallace was initially the regiment's major and then rose to command it and was brevetted to brigadier general after the war ended.

Captain John F. Wallace was a 2nd lieutenant in the 4th Illinois Cavalry and eventually captain of several companies.

First Sergeant Matthew H.W. Wallace was in Company E of the 4th Illinois Cavalry and was one of the two Wallace brothers to die in the war, both in 1862.

William H.L. Wallace was elected colonel of the 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment.

--Old Secesh

Martin R.M. Wallace-- Part 2: At Battles of Fort Henry, Donelson and Shiloh

With the coming of the Civil war, Martin Wallace helped organize the 4th Illinois Cavalry with Theophilus Dickey (where he studied law with his brother William Wallace).  He was commissioned as major of the unit on October 12, 1861.  Theophilus Dickey was the regiment's colonel (William Wallace was married to Dickey's daughter.)

Martin Wallace led troops at the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and Shiloh.  His brother William was killed at Shiloh.

He assumed command of the 4th Illinois Cavalry following the death of Col.William McCullough in December 1862.  Promotions to lieutenant colonel and colonel came in January and June.  He was mustered out  on November 3, 1864.

On May 4, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated him Wallace to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March  13, 1865.The United States Senate confirmed it on May 16, 1866.

After the war, Wallace was named U.S.  Assessor in the Chicago District.  In 1869, he was elected to the Cook County Court and served for eight years.  He also served as attorney on the Cook County Board.  His wife, Emma, became a noted philanthropist.

Martin R.M. Wallace died on March 6, 1902, in Chicago and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery.

--Old Secesh

Martin R. M. Wallace-- Part 1: Brother of William H.L. Wallace

From Wikipedia.

MARTIN REUBEN MERRITT WALLACE  (September 29, 1829 to March  6, 1902)

Brother of Brigadier General William H.L. Wallace.

Union Army officer from  October 12, 1861 to November  3, 1864.  Colonel of the 4th Illinois Cavalry when mustered out.  In recognition of  his service, in May 1866 he was nominated and confirmed to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from  March 13, 1865.

Born in Urbana, Ohio,   In 1834, his family moved to LaSalle County, Illinois.  In 1839 the family moved to Ogle County, Illinois.  He attended Rock River seminary and became a lawyer after studying with his older brother at the firm of Dickey & Wallace in Ottawa, Illinois, and when he passed the bar, moved to Chicago to form a practice with Thomas Dent.

--Old Secesh

The Family of William H.L. Wallace in the War

From Find-A-Grave.

William H.L. Wallace had three half brothers who fought on the Union side during the war.

Brevet Brig. General  Martin Reuben Merritt Wallace

Captain John F. Wallace,  Co. D, 4th Illinois Cavalry and Co. L, 12th Illinois Cavalry Consolidated.

1st Sergeant  Matthew H.W. Wallace.

--Old Secesh