Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character
Lew Wallace
Union general and author of Ben-Hur.
minor
Also known as Wallace, General Wallace, Lew Wallace, General Lew Wallace
First appearance: i
Lew Wallace shows up with force in XXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Commanded at Crump's landing; Grant communicated with him on the morning of the battle.
Lew Wallace first appears in 0003 i.
In XXIV: Commanded at Crump's landing; Grant communicated with him on the morning of the battle.
Later, in Halleck Assumes Command in the Field—The Advance Upon Corinth—Occupation of Corinth—The Army Separated: His division is part of the reserve under McClernand.
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- Western Theater Commanders
- Protagonist
- Army of the Potomac
- Grant's Inner Circle
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- XXIV
- Halleck Assumes Command in the Field—The Advance Upon Corinth—Occupation of Corinth—The Army Separated
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