Career
Born on February 2, 1840, in Byron, Illinois, Spalding joined the 52nd Illinois Infantry from Rockford in October 1861, and was mustered out December 1864. By April 6, 1862, he was serving as a sergeant in Company East of the 52nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. On that day, at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, during the Battle of Shiloh, he was severely wounded but continued to fight for the remainder of the battle.
Although twice wounded, and thereby crippled for life, he remained fighting in open ground to the close of the battle.
Spalding died on March 4, 1920, at age 80 and was buried at Floyd Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa.
