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'''Lew Wallace''' was a major general in the Union army and the author of the best-selling novel ''Ben-Hur''.
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'''Lew Wallace''' was a major general in the Union army and the author of the best-selling novel ''Ben-Hur: Tale of the Christ''.
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As explained by the [[National Park Service]]:<ref>https://www.nps.gov/people/lew-wallace.htm</ref>
 
As explained by the [[National Park Service]]:<ref>https://www.nps.gov/people/lew-wallace.htm</ref>
 
{{cquote|In command of a reserve division under Grant at the Battle of Shiloh, he may have misinterpreted Grant's orders to move his division up in support of Gen. Sherman's troops at Shiloh Church. By the time Wallace's division arrived on the scene, the fighting had virtually ceased for the day. Although, Union forces carried the battle the next day, the casualty toll was horrific. Wallace received the lion's share of the blame from his superiors and was eventually reassigned to a regimental command protecting the city of Cincinnati during Kirby Smith's invasion of Kentucky.}}
 
{{cquote|In command of a reserve division under Grant at the Battle of Shiloh, he may have misinterpreted Grant's orders to move his division up in support of Gen. Sherman's troops at Shiloh Church. By the time Wallace's division arrived on the scene, the fighting had virtually ceased for the day. Although, Union forces carried the battle the next day, the casualty toll was horrific. Wallace received the lion's share of the blame from his superiors and was eventually reassigned to a regimental command protecting the city of Cincinnati during Kirby Smith's invasion of Kentucky.}}
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