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Lewis "Lew" Wallace ( April 10, 1827– February 15, 1905) was an American Civil War general, U.S. statesman and author, who is probably best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur.Wallace was born in Brookville, Indiana to a prominant local family. His father, David Wallace , later served as Indiana Governor. Lew Wallace served in Mexican-American War and was admitted to the bar in 1849.
At the start of the Civil War, Wallace helped raise troops in Indiana. He eventually rose to Major General in the Union Army, fighting (with some controversy) at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Monocacy Junction. He participated in the trials of LincolnAbraham Lincoln ( February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865) was the 16th ( 1861- 1865) President of the United States, and the first president from the Republican Party. The election of Lincoln, who staunchly opposed the expansion of slavery, polarized the nation assassination conspirators and of Henry WirzMajor Henry Wirz ( 1822 November 10, 1865) was the only Confederate soldier executed in the aftermath of the American Civil War for war crimes. The Swiss-born immigrant commanded the infamous POW prison in Andersonville, Georgia. Atrocious conditions in t, commandant of the AndersonvilleAndersonville is a city located in Sumter County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 331 (174 in 1910). It is in the southwest part of the state, about 60 miles southwest of Macon, Georgia on the Central of Georgia railway. prison camp.
Wallace held a number of important political posts during the 1870s and 1880s. He served as Governor of New Mexico TerritoryThe New Mexico Territory became an organized territory of the United States on September 9, 1850, and it existed until New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. The land that later became New Mexico was patched together over 50 years. Part of n from 1878Events January Cleopatra's Needle arrives in London January 9 Humbert I becomes King of Italy January 23 Disraeli orders British fleet to Dardanelles January 28 The Yale News becomes the first daily, college newspaper in the United States. January 31 Turk- 1881Events January 16- 24 ? Siege of Geok Tepe ? Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans January 25 Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company February 5 Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. February 13 First issu, and as U.S. Minister to TurkeyTurkey (officially the Republic of Turkey Turkish Turkiye is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part in southeastern Europe. Until 1922 the country was the center of the Ottoman Empire. The Anatolian peninsula, between the Black Sea and the from 1881Events January 16- 24 ? Siege of Geok Tepe ? Russian troops under general Skobeleff defeat Turkomans January 25 Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company February 5 Phoenix, Arizona is incorporated. February 13 First issu- 1885. As Governor he offered amnesty to many men involved in the Lincoln County War; in the process he met with Billy the Kid.
While serving as Governor, Wallace penned the novel which made him famous: ( 1880). The book has never been out of print and has been filmed three times.
Wallace died in Crawfordsville, Indiana in 1905 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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