slavery Archives - General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

Iron manacles Lew Wallace had struck from former slave Maggy Toogood's neck

Slave Chains Return to Crawfordsville

In 1864, Maryland had a series of important elections, resulting in emancipation of Maryland’s slaves. Lew Wallace was instrumental in making sure the elections went smoothly without interference. Over the course of the war, Lew had become an abolitionist. In an 1862 speech Lew gave in Evansville, he said, “this […]

Grounds Mananger Deb King and Museum Director Larry Paarlberg work on the exhibit

Grounds Manager Deb King mounts acrylic for the Vindication exhibit at the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

One wall of the exhibit room at General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

Associate Director Amanda McGuire prepares to display Lew Wallace's sword

Lew Wallace's sword with a cannon ball from Monocacy and the slave chains struck from Maggie Toogood's neck

One corner of the exhibit room at General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

Civil War Exhibit

Vindication in the Carriage House Interpretive Center

The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum is opening the 2014 season with a new exhibit entitled “Vindication: Lew Wallace in 1864.” 1864 was a pivotal year for the course of the Civil War and Lew Wallace’s life. Abraham Lincoln posted Lew in Baltimore, Maryland, while Maryland voted on the […]