2024 WHL Wallace Memorial Event - Saturday May 18, 2024
The Wallace-Dickey Cemetery Preservation Association NFP is presenting the 9th annual weekend of events honoring the life and death of General WHL Wallace. This year’s event is located at the Reddick Mansion in Ottawa, Illinois. Wallace was one of Illinois’ greatest Civil War heroes. Visitors can meet famous figures of the past and learn of the relationship WHL Wallace had with Abraham Lincoln.
Fundraising efforts are being made through this event and donations for restoration and repairs to the Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Wallace-Dickey Cemetery Preservation Association NFP; P.O. Box 392; Ottawa, Illinois 61350
2024 Saturday
Schedule of Events
10:00 am – Civil War encampment opens to public
Civil War drills
Civil War life demonstrations
Civil War music
Civil War medical demonstrations
Civil War Vendors and food available for purchase
4:00 pm – Event Concludes
