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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07740.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Lewis Wallace to A. E. Allen regarding the assassination trial |
| Date | 3 March 1895 |
| Author | Wallace, Lewis (1827-1905) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Apologizes for the delay of the photograph. States that assassination trial was "perfect in every respect." Provides the name of the officers that tried the Lincoln conspirators. The list of names accompanies a photograph that has been pasted on a piece of board along with the letter (GLC07740.02). The letter is also accompanied by three newspaper clippings entitled: "Was Mary Surrat guilty?", "He might have hanged", and "Gen. Holt dead." A short biography on Lewis Wallace is pasted adjacent to the photograph. The extent given is that of the board on which various pieces are pasted on. |
| Subjects | Lincoln Assassination Assassination President Prisoner Union General Military Law Judiciary Law Women's History Death Death Penalty |
| People | Wallace, Lewis "Lew" (1827-1905) Allen, A.E. (fl. 1895) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Harris, Thomas Maley (1817-1906) Hunter, David (1802-1886) Kautz, August Valentine (1828-1895) Ekin, James A. (1819-1891) Wallace, Lewis "Lew" (1827-1905) Bingham, John Armor (1815-1900) Howe, Albion Parris (1818-1897) Holt, Joseph (1807-1894) Robert, Foster (1834-1903) Tompkins, C.H. (fl. 1865) Burnett, Henry L. (1838-1915) |
| Place written | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | At the close of the war he sat on the court-martial which tried the Lincoln conspirators and presided over that which sent Andersonville chief Henry Wirz to the gallows. In later years he was governor of the New Mexico Territory and a diplomat to Turkey. As a prolific writer, who often drew upon his own experiences, he is best remembered for Ben Hur.- A Tale of the Cbrist, one of the most popular novels of the nineteenth century. (McKee, Irving, "Ben Hur" Wallace, the Life of General Lew Wallace) |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Albumen of a military commission |