http://www.historynet.com/lew-wallaces-american-civil-war-career.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.historynet.com/lew-wallaces-american-civil-war-career.htm#comment-841502 michael pocock Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:14:56 +0000 #comment-841502 I'm watching the movie Ben Hur, based on the novel of the same name written by Lew Wallace. I wonder how the otherwise very enlightening article on Wallace's Civil War career did not also mention his novel of events surrounding the life of Christ. Apparently Wallace had not been a religious man (although clearly a man of honor, conviction and action) until challenged by another sceptic to write a story that would debunk the \Jesus Myth.\ As Wallace studied the material including the New Testament, he became a convinced Christian and wrote what we know as Ben Hur instead. I'm watching the movie Ben Hur, based on the novel of the same name written by Lew Wallace. I wonder how the otherwise very enlightening article on Wallace's Civil War career did not also mention his novel of events surrounding the life of Christ. Apparently Wallace had not been a religious man (although clearly a man of honor, conviction and action) until challenged by another sceptic to write a story that would debunk the \Jesus Myth.\ As Wallace studied the material including the New Testament, he became a convinced Christian and wrote what we know as Ben Hur instead.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/lew-wallaces-american-civil-war-career.htm#comment-496424 Shadow of Shiloh – Book Review » Armchair General Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:02:30 +0000 #comment-496424 [...] would run afoul of army politics, culminating in his being blamed for the Union near-disaster at Shiloh. Stephens presents Wallace’s life with an unusual even-handedness for Civil War writers; she [...] [...] would run afoul of army politics, culminating in his being blamed for the Union near-disaster at Shiloh. Stephens presents Wallace's life with an unusual even-handedness for Civil War writers; she [...]

]]> http://www.historynet.com/lew-wallaces-american-civil-war-career.htm#comment-140075 Willow Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:03:53 +0000 #comment-140075 i need to know what type of guns they used i need to know what type of guns they used

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