Lew Wallace
Lewis "Lew" Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician, and author. He is remembered today for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). This book has been a bestseller since its publication. It has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century."[1] The story has been adapted four times for the movies.
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| Born | Lewis Wallace April 10, 1827 Brookville, Indiana |
| Died | February 15, 1905 Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| Cause of death | Atrophic gastritis |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Arnold Elston Wallace (married 1852) |
| Children | Henry Lane Wallace |
Lew Wallace Media
Map showing Wallace's counterattack at Fort Donelson (1862)
Map of the Battle of Shiloh, afternoon of April 6, 1862
Map of the Battle of Shiloh, April 7, 1862
Gen. Lew Wallace from my personal collection of Civil War photographs.
The Prince of India (Hungarian edition, 1930s)
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Wallace's statue in the U.S. Capitol
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References
- ↑ "Ben-Hur: The Book That Shook the World" Archived 2015-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Humanities, November/December 2009 Volume 30, Number 6, Accessed 2010-04-20
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