Colonel Joseph Worthington Elliott Wallace

Wallace came to Texas a soldier. He had served in the Seminole War and was a colonel of militia at Port Gibson, Mississippi, before arriving as consul in 1830. When fighting began he was running stores at Wharton and at Beeson's Crossing, and in the fall of 1835 he led men from Columbus to Gonzales, where he was elected lieutenant colonel and shared command at the battle. In 1839 he was a delegate to a Richmond convention on a railroad route. His only son died at Sabine Pass in Confederate service.

What the plaque says

Colonel Joseph Worthington Elliott Wallace United States Consul to the colonies in Texas, 1829-1832. A native of Philadelphia, PA. He later joined Austin's Colony, serving in campaigns leading to Texas War for Independence. In 1837, with W. B. DeWees, he platted the town of Columbus. In 1840 he was in Battle of Plum Creek, repulsing Comanche Indians; in 1842, served under Gen. Edward Burleson in defense against Mexico's invasions. (1970)

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