Lew Wallace Autograph

Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827 – February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." More about Lew Wallace

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Wallace's military career included service in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. He was appointed Indiana's adjutant general and commanded the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Wallace, who attained the rank of major general, participated in the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, and the Battle of Monocacy. He also served on the military commission for the trials of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, and presided over the trial of Henry Wirz, the Confederate commandant of the Andersonville prison camp.

Wallace resigned from the U.S. Army in November 1865 and briefly served as a major general in the Mexican Army, before returning to the United States. Wallace was appointed governor of the New Mexico Territory (1878–1881) and served as U.S. minister to the Ottoman Empire (1881–1885). Wallace retired to his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where he continued to write until his death in 1905. Read even more about Lew Wallace at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Lew Wallace

The most expensive item with a signature of Lew Wallace (1897 Union General Lew Wallace Autographed Signed Letter Civil War Ben Hur) was sold in August 2016 for $950.00 while the cheapest item (SIGNED Ben-Hur BOOK Charlton Heston Tale Christ Lew Wallace) found a new owner for $0.01 in November 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2023 with an average selling price of $162.50 for an autographed item of Lew Wallace. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2016 with $950.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $19.50 was May 2020. In average, an autographed item from Lew Wallace is worth $89.91.

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thumbnail1894 GEN. LEW WALLACE ALS SIGNED LETTER LISTING IMPORTANT BOOKS FOR YOUNGSTERS$262.00logo
thumbnail1896 SIGNED LETTER ENTIRELY IN HAND OF GENERAL LEW WALLACE - AUTHOR OF BEN-HUR$371.00logo
thumbnail1897 Union General Lew Wallace Autographed Signed Letter Civil War Ben Hur $950.00logo
thumbnailCIVIL WAR GENERAL LEW WALLACE 1864 SIGNED DOCUMENT AUTHOR OF NOVEL BEN HUR$239.50logo
thumbnailCivil War General Lew Wallace Letter with Autograph General and Ben Hur Author$250.00logo
thumbnailGeneral Lew Wallace Authentic Autographed Card - Ben Hur - W/ Collector's Notes$19.99logo
thumbnailLew Wallace - American Civil War - Signed Letter, 1889 to John Willock Noble$224.50logo
thumbnailLew Wallace Signature, Major Union General - 11th Indiana Infantry (A-0221)$38.50logo
thumbnailLew Wallace signed card$75.00logo
thumbnailLew Wallace signed card + 1st Ed, 2nd State, 2 Vol Set Prince of India, VG+$114.50logo
thumbnailLew Wallace typed letter signed mentioning his famous novel 'Ben Hur' Lot 92$375.00logo
thumbnailLew Wallace, author of Ben Hur, handwritten and signed letter dated May 1904$395.00logo
thumbnailLew Wallace, Union Civil War General, Ben-Hur author,clipped signature,autograph$89.88logo
thumbnailRARE Lew Wallace Autograph Cut Hand Signed Ben-Hur Author, Civil War General$26.62logo
thumbnailRARE Lew Wallace Autograph Cut Hand Signed Note Letter Ben-Hur Author Newspaper$19.50logo