Martin R. M. Wallace

Martin Reuben Merritt Wallace (September 29, 1829 – March 6, 1902) was a Union Army officer from October 12, 1861, to November 3, 1864, during the American Civil War. He was colonel of the 4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry when he was mustered out of the volunteers on November 3, 1864. In recognition of his service, in May 1866, he was nominated for appointment and confirmed to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865.

Biography Martin R. M. Wallace was born in Urbana, Ohio, on September 29, 1829.

Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Wallace helped to organize the 4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry. He received a commission of major for the regiment on October 12, 1861. He also served as an attorney on the Cook County board.

Wallace's wife Emma achieved some note as a philanthropist.

Martin R. M. Wallace died on March 6, 1902, at Chicago, Illinois, and was interred in Rosehill Cemetery.