Roll of Honor & Prisoners of War

William D. Wallick was the first Wallick casualty of the war. He died of disease at Cumberland, Maryland, before the regiment had even seen combat. He is buried in Antietam National Cemetery in an unknown grave — one of the many Union soldiers whose identity was lost to the chaos of war. All they know is that he was buried among the Unknowns.

Isaiah Wallick was mortally wounded during the Union assault on Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863 — the day before Thanksgiving. He died two days later. He was discovered through a DNA match, making him a remarkable addition to the Wallick Civil War story. His headstone at Chattanooga National Cemetery misspells his name and records the wrong year of death.

Henry survived the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina — one of the most celebrated charges of the war — only to be killed at Chester Station, Virginia, during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. It is possible that Henry was buried as an Unknown. But more likely that his body was never recovered.

Elias Wallick was mortally wounded during the Battle of Opequon (Third Winchester) on September 19, 1864, and died four days later. He is buried at Winchester National Cemetery, Virginia. His brother Edward Wallick served in the same Shenandoah Valley Campaign and survived the war.

Michael Wallick was captured and wounded at Buckton Station during Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign. He was held on Belle Island and at Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. Paroled and exchanged, he rejoined his regiment and went on to fight at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Resaca.

Captain William Wallick was captured during Streight’s Raid near Rome, Georgia, and held at Libby Prison for nine months. He was one of 109 Union officers who tunneled out of Libby Prison on the night of February 9, 1864 — the largest prison escape of the Civil War. He rejoined his regiment and served until the end of the war.