Marion Wallace's first wife was Cornelia Caroline Hughes who is believed to be buried in Wilkes County, GA and his second wife was Margaret Chastain. (Chastain was originally spelled Chasteen).
Francis Marion Wallace was named in honor of General Francis Marion, whose battle techniques during the Revolutionary War earned him the nickname, The Swamp Fox.
Mel Gibson's movie, The Patriot, was based in part on the life of Francis Marion. Francis Marion Wallace followed his father's example when he named one of his sons, General Lee Wallace, after the Supreme Commander of the CSA army, General Robert E Lee.
NOTE: For all the Civil War Buffs that happen to visit this memorial, please do not confuse our Francis Marion Wallace with the
Francis Marion Wallace that fought in the Civil War for the Union Army, Company G, 1st Alabama & Tenn Vidette Calvary and is buried in Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
in Madison County, AL.
Marion Wallace's first wife was Cornelia Caroline Hughes who is believed to be buried in Wilkes County, GA and his second wife was Margaret Chastain. (Chastain was originally spelled Chasteen).
Francis Marion Wallace was named in honor of General Francis Marion, whose battle techniques during the Revolutionary War earned him the nickname, The Swamp Fox.
Mel Gibson's movie, The Patriot, was based in part on the life of Francis Marion. Francis Marion Wallace followed his father's example when he named one of his sons, General Lee Wallace, after the Supreme Commander of the CSA army, General Robert E Lee.
NOTE: For all the Civil War Buffs that happen to visit this memorial, please do not confuse our Francis Marion Wallace with the
Francis Marion Wallace that fought in the Civil War for the Union Army, Company G, 1st Alabama & Tenn Vidette Calvary and is buried in Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
in Madison County, AL.
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