Biography of Stephen D. Wallace

There is no biography of Stephen D. Wallace in the National Archives. Below is my biography.

   In the 1860 Census, Stephen D. Wallace was recorded as being 45 years old, married to Mary and with 5 children living with them. All the Wallace family had been born in North Carolina. Wallace was noted as the General Ticket Agent and Assistant Treasurer for the Wilmington & Weldon RR. His Real Estate worth was $6,000 and his Personal Estate was $10,000.
   Wallace was very active in senior positions in Wilmington. He was Chairman of the Board of Superintendents of Common Schools for the County of New Hanover for at least 5 years before the War, was elected one of the Commissioners of the Town of Wilmington for two years before the War and was active in the Democratic Party. During the War, he served on the Committee of Safety of Wilmington and was Chairman of the Wilmington Relief Association in 1864.
   Wallace had served in many positions with the Wilmington & Weldon RR -- General Ticket Agent, Assistant Secretary, Clerk, Agent, Bookkeeper, Accountant and President upon the death of William S. Ashe in September 1862.
   After the War, Wallace remained active in the city, serving as a City Commissioner, Alderman and member of the Special Court. He was Director of the Wilmington & Weldon RR, two banks, a cemetery and the the Wilmington Gas & Light Company. He eventually served as President of the Atlantic Coast Line RR. He died in 1889, age 75.
July 30, 1861 Notified by the Quartermaster General that Wilmington & Weldon RR bill would be paid in bonds
NA, QM 7-30-61
February 1, 1862 Earliest date noted as Superintending Transportation in Wilmington under Ashe

NA, RRB 4-30AJ-62

April 30, 1862 Paid as Transportation Agent

NA, RRB 4-30AJ-62

June 6, 1862 Paid as Transportation Agent

NA, RRB 6-9E-62

September 19, 1862 Elected President (pro tem) of the Wilmington & Weldon RR upon the death on Ashe
NP, WJ 9-20A-62  yes
September 30, 1862 Paid as Transportation Agent

NA, RRB 9-30K-62

November 26, 1862 Wrote Governor Vance about providing transportation for a shipment of cotton
B7, W&W 11-26-62
January 10, 1863 Wrote Quartermaster General requesting he authorize payment as Transportation Agent since the usual authorizing officer, Major Ashe, was dead

NA, RRB 2-23A-63

January 22, 1863 Paid as Transportation Agent by order of Quartermaster General

NA, RRB 1-22-63

NA, QMR 2-10-63

NA, RRB 2-23A-63

NA, QMR 2-24C-63
March 3, 1863 Was informed who would audit his accounts
NA, QM 3-2E-63
April 8, 1863 QMG informed him that RR contracts were made by Wadley
NA, QM 4-8-63
May 17, 1863 North Carolina RR Board of Directors consider an offer from him to join his RR in purchasing a blockade runner to bring in railroad supplies
NCRR, NC 5-17-63
May 29, 1863 Reported to have said he could not send forwarded freight needed by the Staunton Gas Works because all the cars were taken by the Government
NP, SS 5-29-63
July 12, 1863 Requests audit of his accounts with the Government and suggest Morfit be stationed in Petersburg
NA, QMR 7-12A-63
July 14, 1863 Was asked by the Quartermaster General for his side relative to the destruction of bacon upon the advance of the enemy
NA, QM 7-14-63
July 21, 1863 Got new auditor for his account
NA, QM 7-21C-63
October 2, 1863 QMG informs him of reason for POW transportation route
NA, QM 10-2-63
October 3, 1863 Wanted accounts paid immediately so that the books could be closed before the Stockholder's meeting
RRBAT 10-3-1863
October 22, 1863 Writes QMG regarding transportation of troops
NA, QMR 10-22C-63
November 5, 1863 Received check from Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
VHS, RF&P 11-23-63
February 25, 1864 Wrote Engineer Department regarding iron for his road
NA, ENG 3-11-64
March 15, 1864 Notifies his stockholders that the railroad will pay the tax on stockholders
NP, RCF 3-23-64
March 17, 1864 Quartermaster General orders cars from the south of Weldon not be sent north of there
NA, QM 3-17A-64
March 18, 1864 Ordered to forward all Government freight as rapidly as possible
NA, QM 3-18E-64
May 25, 1864 Requests partial payment from the Government
NA, QMR 5-25C-64
NA, QM 6-1E-64
June 15, 1864 Continues traffic arrangement with Atlantic & North Carolina RR until they have a meeting
NCA, RRB 6-15-64
November 11, 1864 Notified of funds to pay his RR
NA, QM 11-7C-64

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