The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum will continue its Civil War lecture series this Thursday, April 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the Carriage House Interpretive Center at the Museum. Author Keven Getchell of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, will speak about his book, Scapegoat of Shiloh, and discuss his five […]
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Lew Wallace scholar and author Gail Stephens made a brief stop at the Study Friday while traveling west. Gail serves on the Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society Board of Trustees and wrote Shadow of Shiloh, winner of the 2011 William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography. A […]
Among the many items in the Study, the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum has a collection of canes associated with the General. Throughout his life, Lew Wallace maintained a military bearing. Acquaintances frequently commented upon his erect posture. However, Lew often used a walking stick about town. Beyond aids […]
One hundred and fifty years ago in April of 1862, the Battle of Shiloh raged in Tennessee. Considered one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, it saw its share of men who would go down in history. Some of these men would be remembered for their valor that […]
During the Civil War, General John M. Thayer provided a description of Lew Wallace and his favorite horse, Old John. I shall never forget the splendid picture the man and scene presented. The sun was barely rising of a cold, frosty morning. General Wallace was a princely figure, particularly in […]