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There is no biography of
Stephen D. Wallace in the National Archives. Below is my biography.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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| January 27, 1862 |
Earliest dates noted as Superintending
Transportation in Wilmington under Ashe
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| April 30, 1862 |
Paid as Transportation Agent
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| June 6, 1862 |
Paid as Transportation Agent
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| September 19, 1862 |
Elected President (pro tem) of the Wilmington &
Weldon RR upon the death on Ashe
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| September 30, 1862 |
Paid as Transportation Agent
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| November 26, 1862 |
Wrote Governor Vance about providing
transportation for a shipment of cotton
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| January 10, 1863 |
Wrote Quartermaster General requesting he
authorize payment as Transportation Agent since the usual
authorizing officer, Major Ashe, was dead
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| January 22, 1863 |
Paid as Transportation Agent by order of
Quartermaster General
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| March 3, 1863 |
Was informed who would audit his accounts
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| April 8, 1863 |
QMG informed him that RR contracts were made by
Wadley
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| 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
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| 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
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| July 12, 1863 |
Requests audit of his accounts with the
Government and suggest Morfit be stationed in Petersburg
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| July 14, 1863 |
Was asked by the Quartermaster General for his
side relative to the destruction of bacon upon the advance of the
enemy
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| July 21, 1863 |
Got new auditor for his account
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| October 2, 1863 |
QMG informs him of reason for POW transportation
route
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| October 3, 1863 |
Wanted accounts paid immediately so that the
books could be closed before the Stockholder's meeting
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| October 22, 1863 |
Writes QMG regarding transportation of troops
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| November 5, 1863 |
Received check from Richmond, Fredericksburg &
Potomac RR
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| February 25, 1864 |
Wrote Engineer Department regarding iron for his
road
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| March 15, 1864 |
Notifies his stockholders that the railroad will
pay the tax on stockholders
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| March 17, 1864 |
Quartermaster General orders cars from the south
of Weldon not be sent north of there
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| March 18, 1864 |
Ordered to forward all Government freight as
rapidly as possible
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| May 25, 1864 |
Requests partial payment from the Government
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| June 15, 1864 |
Continues traffic arrangement with Atlantic &
North Carolina RR until they have a meeting
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| November 11, 1864 |
Notified of funds to pay his RR
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