Tag: lew wallace

  • Short Takes

    Tony Horowitz (Confederates in the Attic) has an article on “150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War.” A better title would be “150 Years of Changing Interpretations of the Civil War.” Historians, as Lord Acton observed, are merely politicians looking backwards, and they have their own prejudices and points of view. As he notes most […]

  • Civil War Book Review: Shadow of Shiloh: Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War

    Shadow of Shiloh: Major General Lew Wallace in the Civil War by Gail Stephens Product Details Hardcover: 301 pages Publisher: Indiana Historical Society (October 15, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0871952874 ISBN-13: 978-0871952875 Lew Wallace spent most of his life on the American stage.  While never a major player, he is important as a politician, military […]