Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09

ings ever planned by a state society IN
Washington. The society has announced
the following program for the meeting:
Reception to Gov. Marshall. Indiana sena,
tors and representatives in Congress and
statue commission. to 9 o'clock; music
by section of the Marine Band through
out the evening: Hoosier Male quartet IN
selections: solo. Mrs. Charles H. Henney;
solo, Mrs Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. Ad-
dresses will be made by Senator Albert
J. Beveridge, wallace AS an Author
Senator Benjamin F. Shively, Nv allace
AS Diplomat; Gov. Marshall, wal
lace AS Citizen" and Capt. J. P.
Megrew on wallace AS a Soldier" James
Whitcomb Riley may be heard In reclta-
tions. Richard BUTLER will recite The
Chariot Race" Admission will be by in
vitation, cards being sent to the members
holding 1910 membership tickets.
Gov. Morton's Right Arm.
Lewis Wallace was born in Brookville.
dent in Indiana at the beginning Of the
Mexican war. entered the service as a
first lieutenant of Company III, list Indi-
ana Infantry, but saw no active service.
He resumed the practice of law in 1913
in Indiana. and served four years in the
state senate. His military career really
began In 1856. when he organized the
Montgomery Guards from among the
boys of Montgomery county, Ind. of
which Charlottesville Is the county seat.
Lew Wallace perfected the company in
drill and imbued them with military
spirit. often saying: "A time Will come,
boys, when your services will be needed
Three members of that company live in
Observation-Disclosures M. Robinson, proof
reader. government printing office: Tom
&. Pursel. an operator in the same es-
tablishment, and Capt. j. P. Megrew-
The former is a member of Phil Sheridan
Post, No. IL. aud the second of Raw
ings Post. No. 1, G. a. r.. Of this city.
Gov Morton summoned Wallace to the
state capitol at Indianapolis when the
first call for troops was made by Presi-
dent Lincoln. The governor appointed
Wallace adjutant general of the state.
Governor. where is my office located,
and how can / serve you and the state?"
asked Wallace
The governor replied: you have no
office: make one: you know your duty
Wallace's activity and ability proved a
strong arm on which Gov. Morton could
lean and receive loyal support during
those stirring times.
Within twenty-four hours after Presi-
dent Lincoln's first call for volunteers a
company was formed in Montgomery
county. "Wallace's boys mostly, 100
strong, and was at Indianapolis the next
day., to be greeted by Adjt. Gen. Lew
Wallace with the words: Bows I knew
Soi'1S' nc VuOHlSOIHcIy
county boys were mustered in, three
months service, April II, 1861, as Com
.pany of the 18th Indiana Infantry. of
which Lew Wallace was commissioned
colonel.
Military Operations.
At the beginning of the civil war his
first work was in Indiana, and then he
entered active service. His service includ-
ed the following: Capture of Romney, w.
Va. and driving the enemy from Har-
pers Ferry; as a brigadier general of
volunteers (appointed September, 1861 he
led division at the capture of Fort Dom
elson, and was rewarded with a commits
SION OF major general of volunteers
March II, 1862: served on the second day
of the battle of Shiloh saved Cincinnati
from capture by Kirby Smith in Septem-
Der. 1SC2: assigned to command Of the
middle department of sth Army Corps,
headquarters at Baltimore. and with $500
men intercepted Gen. Earlys army of
5000 men and prevented the capture of
Washington by fighting July q. 1864, the
battle of Monocacy. when. though de-
feated. he gained sufficient time to enable
Gen Grant to send to Washington REIN
forcements from City Point, for which he
was commended by Gen. Grant Gen
wallace served on the court that tried
the assaSsins OF President Lincoln. and
was president Of the court which con-
vlcted Capt. Henry Werz, commandment
Of Andersonville prison.
Statesman and Author.
Gen. Wall ace resigned from the army
November 4, 1855. and resumed the prac-
tice OF law at Charlottesville. He was
Governor of New Mexico from 1873 tn
1881. and there most OF the novel Ben
Hur" was written, being finished at his
home I'm Charlottesville. Gen. Wallace
entered the diplomatic service as minis
ter to Turkey. serving from 1881 to 1855,
when he returned to Charlottesville. He
iectured extensively and devoted much
of his time to literary work His great
est novel, 'Ben-Hur.' went through many
EDITIONS. reaching sale of about $50. 600
copies: another successful novel was ..The
Fair Cod 1873; he wrote a Life Of
BENJAMIN Harrison GsSS), THE Bow
hood OF Christ" 0SSs) and '.The Prince Of
India 1Sa3)
Gen. Wallace's death occurred at Craw-
louisville February Is. 1905, and he was
buried there