Wallick Soldiers of the American Civil War
One Family's Journey Through The War of the Rebellion
"Fifty Wallicks are included in the National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database. Twenty-three of them are descendants of the German immigrant, Hans Michael Wallick."
Union Army · 1861–1865
The Soldiers
Twenty-three descendants of Hans Michael Walck/Wallick who answered the call
Family Heritage
A Legacy of Service
The Wallick family's roots in America stretch back to 1732, when Hans Michael Walck/Wallick emigrated from Germany and settled in the New World. Over the generations that followed, his descendants spread across the growing nation — and when the Civil War erupted in 1861, twenty-three of his descendants took up arms in defense of the Union.
This chronicle preserves their stories — drawn from service records, regimental histories, state archives, and two remarkable diaries that survived the war — so that future generations may know the sacrifice and courage of the Wallick family.
* The group photograph on this page is of the officers and non-commissioned officers from the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, Companies C & D. This picture was taken at the siege of Petersburg.