Class of 1872

George Daniel Wallace: Born June 29, 1849, Yorkville, SC.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, Sep. 1, 1868, to June 14, 1872, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 7th Cavalry, June 14, 1872.

Served: in garrison at Laurens C. H., S. C., Oct. 30 to Nov. 6, 1872, — Newberry, S. C., to Mar. 5, 1873, — and Memphis, Ten., Mar. 10 to Apr. 10, 1873; on frontier duty at Yankton, Dak., to May 7, 1873, — Yellowstone Expedition, to Sep. 21, 1873, — Ft. Abraham Lincoln, Dak., to Sep. 29, 1874 (commanding Indian Scouts on Black Hills Expedition, June‑July, 1874), — Shreveport, La., Oct. 6, 1874, to Apr. 19, 1876 (before Congressional Committee at New Orleans, La., Jan. 28 to Feb. 26, 1875, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, District of Upper Red River, Mar., 1875, to Mar., 1876); Ft. A. Lincoln, Dak., May 1‑17, 1876, — Sioux

(First Lieut., 7th Cavalry, June 25, 1876)

Expedition, May 17 to Sep. 26, 1876, — Regimental Adjutant, June 25, 1876, to June 6, 1877, — Ft. A. Lincoln, Dak., to May 1, 1877, — Nez Percés Expedition, to Nov. 9, 1877, — Ft. A. Lincoln, Dak., Nov. 9, 1877, to Jan. 10, 1878; on leave of absence, Jan. 10 to July 10, 1878; on frontier duty at Ft. A. Lincoln, July 10, 1878, to June 1, 1879, — Ft. Meade, Dak. (sick leave of absence, and on leave, Aug. 31, 1880, to Apr. 2, 1881), to Nov., 1881, — and Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., to July 21, 1885; on Rifle Competition, to Sep. 29, 1885; on frontier duty at Ft. Keogh, Mon., to

(Captain, 7th Cavalry, Sep. 23, 1885)

Oct. 6, 1885, — Ft. Buford, Dak., to Aug. 26, 1887, — Rifle Competition, to Sep. 26, 1887, — Ft. Meade, Dak., to June 1, 1888, — on March to and at Ft. Riley, Kan., to July 26, 1888, — and Rifle Competition, to Aug., 1883; and in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., to –––––.

Buried, Rose Hill Cemetery, York, SC.