Meet Union General Lewis Wallace, who wrote the redemption story "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" while pursuing his own redemption story after he was unfairly blamed for a Civil War battlefield loss.

“It looks as if Lew just stepped outside,” says Amanda McGuire, assistant director of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, which stands serenely behind a brick wall on a wooded, 3.5-acre ...

Arlinda Tarver wants to make sure the track accomplishments of her three state champion daughters and the shuttered Lew Wallace High School aren’t forgotten. Her biggest hurdle is the Gary sc… ...

In honor the state s centennial celebration, the history museum is opening a new exhibit featuring hand-written letters from Billy The Kid to Gov. Lew Wallace.

The Lew Wallace Study & Museum is at 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, 47933. For access to the main entrance and parking lot, follow the brick wall around the block to Elston Avenue.

Wallace designed it with a combination of Greek, Byzantine and Romanesque architectural designs. The building now houses the Ben-Hur Study & Museum.

History Lew Wallace, a Life in Artifacts A letter from Billy the Kid, a portrait by Winslow Homer, a fan note from President Garfield, and more.

Who knew that Lew Wallace, born and raised in Indiana, penned the best-selling American novel of the 19th century? The son of a Hoosier governor, Wallace trained as a lawyer, rose to prominence as ...

Crawfordsville - A museum chronicling the life of "Ben-Hur" author Lew Wallace will be recognized during a White House ceremony next week with the nation's highest honor for museums and libraries.

Upon the death of Lew Wallace, The New York Times struggled to sum up — in a single headline — the 77-year-old Hoosier’s accomplishments. “Won fame in many ways,” it declared.