George Wallace (Georgia politician)

This article is about the African-American state senator. For other people named George Wallace, see George Wallace (disambiguation).
Aaron Alpeoria Bradley
Georgia Senate
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rankbody servant
Battles/warsCivil War

George Wallace was an African-American state senator from Georgia during the Reconstruction Era.[1] He represented Hancock County, Baldwin County, and Washington County. He was a Republican.[1] On September 12, 1868, the Georgia State Senate voted to exclude members with mixed heritage. The Georgia House had already kicked out their African American members.[1][2][3][4]

During the American Civil War, Wallace was reported to have been a body servant for Captain Howard Tinsley, to have been at Appomatox when Robert E. Lee surrendered, and to have ridden General Philip Cook's war-horse "Old Whitey" back to family members of its owner.[5]

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  5. ^ Thomas, Henry Walter (1903). History of the Doles-Cook Brigade. p. 612. Retrieved 5 September 2018. George Wallace served through the entire war as a body-servant of Captain Howard Tinsley.