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 party	Republican
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	body servant
Battles/wars	Civil 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]

References

1. Duncan, Russell (1986). Freedom's Shore. University of Georgia Press. p. 54. Retrieved 2018-02-08 – via Internet Archive.
2. Conway, Alan (1966). The Reconstruction of Georgia. University of Minnesota Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780816657360. Retrieved 2018-02-08 – via Google Books.
3. Senate, Georgia. General Assembly (January 10, 1870). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia, at the Annual Session of the General Assembly". p. 137. Retrieved 2018-02-08 – via Google Books.
4. McDonald, Laughlin (2003). A Voting Rights Odyssey: Black Enfranchisement in Georgia. Cambridge University Press. p. 23. Retrieved 2018-02-08 – via Internet Archive.
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.