Description: |
Lewis “Lew” Wallace was a Union general during the Civil War. Years later he became famous for writing the novel Ben Hur. General Wallace’s son, Henry, was a boy during the Civil War. This jacket was made just for him because his father was a general. |
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Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1871 |
Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
Subjects: |
Jackets Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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