Lew Wallace

thumb|Lew Wallace (circa 1865) Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827–February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author. Quotes Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) Ben-Hur remembered to have heard a cry in answer, as it were, to the scream of the Nazarene in his last moment; but he had not looked to see from whom it had proceeded; and ever after he believed the spirit of the Egyptian accompanied that of his Master over the boundary into the kingdom of Paradise. The idea rested not only upon the cry heard, but upon the exceeding fitness of the distinction. If faith were worthy reward in the person of Gaspar, and love in that of Melchior, surely he should have some special meed who through a long life had so excellently illustrated the three virtues in combination—Faith, Love, and Good Works. Book 8/Chapter 10 External links Category:Generals of the Union Army Category:Politicians from Indiana Category:Governors of New Mexico Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:United States Ambassadors to Turkey and the Ottoman Empire Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Autobiographers from the United States Category:1827 births Category:1905 deaths Category:People from Indiana