Civil War: Company H, 10th Michigan Infantry
Benjamin Wallace was a resident at Dryden, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on February 17, 1862. Private Wallace was mustered into Company H, 10th Michigan Infantry, on June 30, 1862. Private Wallace was killed in action near Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 10, 1863, when Confederate guerrillas ambushed a train being escorted by the 10th Michigan Infantry. The train was traveling between La Vergne and Antioch when it was attacked. The Confederates set fire to seven rail cars, killing 5 and wounding 8 soldiers of his regiment in the process. Private Wallace's body was taken to Nashville for burial. After the war his remains were transferred to the Nashville National Cemetery.
Benjamin Wallace was a resident at Dryden, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on February 17, 1862. Private Wallace was mustered into Company H, 10th Michigan Infantry, on June 30, 1862. Private Wallace was killed in action near Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 10, 1863, when Confederate guerrillas ambushed a train being escorted by the 10th Michigan Infantry. The train was traveling between La Vergne and Antioch when it was attacked. The Confederates set fire to seven rail cars, killing 5 and wounding 8 soldiers of his regiment in the process. Private Wallace's body was taken to Nashville for burial. After the war his remains were transferred to the Nashville National Cemetery.
Civil War: Company H, 10th Michigan Infantry
Benjamin Wallace was a resident at Dryden, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on February 17, 1862. Private Wallace was mustered into Company H, 10th Michigan Infantry, on June 30, 1862. Private Wallace was killed in action near Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 10, 1863, when Confederate guerrillas ambushed a train being escorted by the 10th Michigan Infantry. The train was traveling between La Vergne and Antioch when it was attacked. The Confederates set fire to seven rail cars, killing 5 and wounding 8 soldiers of his regiment in the process. Private Wallace's body was taken to Nashville for burial. After the war his remains were transferred to the Nashville National Cemetery.
Benjamin Wallace was a resident at Dryden, Michigan, when he enlisted as a private on February 17, 1862. Private Wallace was mustered into Company H, 10th Michigan Infantry, on June 30, 1862. Private Wallace was killed in action near Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 10, 1863, when Confederate guerrillas ambushed a train being escorted by the 10th Michigan Infantry. The train was traveling between La Vergne and Antioch when it was attacked. The Confederates set fire to seven rail cars, killing 5 and wounding 8 soldiers of his regiment in the process. Private Wallace's body was taken to Nashville for burial. After the war his remains were transferred to the Nashville National Cemetery.
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