Wallace A. Beckwith

{{Infobox military person

|name = Wallace A. Beckwith

|birth_date = {{birth date|1843|02|28}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1929|11|22|1843|02|28}}

|birth_place = New London, Connecticut{{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/3074 |title=Military Times Hall of Valor: Wallace A. Beckwith |access-date=27 July 2013}}

|death_place = Waterford, Connecticut

|placeofburial = Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut

|allegiance = United States

|branch = United States Army

|serviceyears =

|rank = Private

|unit = {{flagicon|Connecticut}} 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - Company F

|battles = Battle of Fredericksburg

|awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

}}

Private Wallace A. Beckwith (February 28, 1843 – November 22, 1929) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/mil/cwp/view.asp?a=1351&Q=515500&PM=1 |title=Connecticut Military History: Connecticut Recipients of the Medal of Honor |publisher=Connecticut Military Department |accessdate=27 July 2013}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1j4d53cZWO4C&q=America%27s+Heroes%3A+Medal+of+Honor+Recipients+from+the+Civil+War |title=America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to Afghanistan |editor=James H. Willbanks |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2011 |isbn=9781598843941 |page=385}} Beckwith was awarded the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Fredericksburg, Virginia during the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. He was honored with the award on February 15, 1897.