Lew Wallace
Sign in to saveAmerican lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author of 'Ben Hur' (1827-1905)
Person
- Born
- 1827-04-10
- Died
- 1905-02-15
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, politician and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lew Wallace, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Preceded by
- Samuel Beach Axtell
- Succeeded by
- Lionel Allen Sheldon
- President
- James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland
- Born
- ( 1827-04-10 ) April 10, 1827, Brookville, Indiana , U.S.
- Died
- February 15, 1905 (1905-02-15) (aged 77), Crawfordsville, Indiana , U.S.
- Resting place
- Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville
- Party
- Whig (before 1847) Free Soil (1848) Democratic (1848–1861) Republican (from 1861)
- Spouse
- Susan Arnold Elston ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1852 )
- Allegiance
- United States Union Mexico
- Branch service
- United States Army Union Army Mexican Army
- Years of service
- 1846–1847, 1861–1865
Key dates
- Born
- 10 April 1827
- Died
- 15 February 1905
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Wallace
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brookville
- Place of death
- Crawfordsville
- Spouse
- Susan Wallace
- Father
- David Wallace
- Occupation
- author
- Political party
- Free Soil Party
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Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, inventor, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century."
Wallace's military career included service in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. He was appointed Indiana's adjutant general and commanded the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Wallace, who attained the rank of major general, participated in the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, and the Battle of Monocacy. He also served on the military commission for the trials of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, and presided over the trial of Henry Wirz, the Confederate commandant of the Andersonville prison camp.
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