General Lew Wallace

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gptkbp:almaMater self-educated
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:U.S._Minister_to_the_Ottoman_Empire
Governor of New Mexico Territory
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1827-04-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brookville,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Oak_Hill_Cemetery,_Crawfordsville,_Indiana
gptkbp:child gptkb:Henry_Lane_Wallace
gptkbp:deathDate 1905-02-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Crawfordsville,_Indiana,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lewis_Wallace
gptkbp:genre gptkb:military
biography
historical fiction
gptkbp:governorTermStart 1878
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Lew Wallace
gptkbp:influenced American literature
film adaptations of Ben-Hur
gptkbp:influencedBy his experiences in the Civil War
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Ben-Hur_(multiple_film_adaptations)
gptkb:Lew_Wallace_Study_&_Museum
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_Monocacy
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Ben-Hur:_A_Tale_of_the_Christ
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
author
gptkbp:parent gptkb:David_Wallace
gptkb:Esther_French_Test_Wallace
gptkbp:politicalParty Republican
gptkbp:portrait Lew Wallace portrait.jpg
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Crawfordsville,_Indiana
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican–American_War
gptkbp:signature Lew Wallace signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Susan_Arnold_Elston_Wallace
gptkbp:termAsMinisterEnd 1885
gptkbp:termEnd 1881
gptkbp:termStart 1881
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