Edward Test Wallace was a veteran of the Mexican–American War. He was also a participant in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865).[No Headline] San Marcos Free Press (San Marcos, Texas) January 7, 1886, page 2, accessed February 6, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8786923/no_headline_san_marcos_free_press/ Before the war he lived for a time in Mattoon, Illinois where he worked as a tinner at a hardware store.[No Headline], Mattoon Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) January 8, 1886, page 5, accessed February 6, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8786954/no_headline_mattoon_gazette/ At the outset of the civil war, Wallace was captain in the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Later, he was acting aid for his brother, General Lew Wallace at the Battle of ShilohThe Battle of Shiloh, The Weakly Republican (Plymouth, Indiana) May 1, 1862, page 2, accessed February 6, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8786753/the_battle_fo_shiloh_the_weakly/ and later as Volunteer Aide-de-Camp for his brother at the defense of Cincinnati, Ohio.Defense of Cincinnati, Daily Ohio Statesman (Columbus, Ohio) September 6, 1862, page 2, accessed February 6, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8786789/defense_of_cincinnati_daily_ohio/ At the end of the war he was a captain in the Veteran Reserve Corps.[No Headline], The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) January 26, 1865, page 3, accessed February 6, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8786897/no_headline_the_indianapolis_star/
Wallace died in Brownwood, Texas in December 1885. His death from pneumonia came at the age of 58. Edward had been a resident of Brownwood for eleven years. Later in life he was an alcoholic. He was initially buried at Round Mountain Cemetery.Death of Colonel Edward Wallace, The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) January 1, 1886, page 5, accessed February 6, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8786946//
Colonel Wallace was a brother of General Lew Wallace and a son of Governor David Wallace of Indiana.
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