Lew Wallace

Born April 10, 1827· Brookville, Indiana, USA

† Died February 15, 1905

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Emerging from a politically engaged Indiana family, Lew Wallace received a modest formal education before entering his father’s law office and briefly serving in the Mexican-American War, where he rose to first lieutenant without seeing combat. After the war he practiced law, co-founded a Free Soil newspaper, and married Susan Elston, with whom he had a son. His Civil War service saw him command t… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources