A scarce War Date cover to LEW WALLACE, (1827-1905), Civil War Major General, his late arrival on the field at Shiloh created a controversy that he spent the remainder of his life tying to vindicate his actions; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1878-1881, during which term he met secretly with Billy the Kid and made a deal to provide him with amnesty in exchange for testimony - a deal reneged on by a local district attorney; Author of the best selling novel, "Ben Hur: A Tale of The Christ" (1880); U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire, 1881-1885. 

Harvey Vance was probably Harvey B. Vance, who was mustered into the 11th Indiana Infantry on Aug. 31, 1861, the same day that Lew Wallace was commissioned the Regiment's Colonel - apparently Vance went on to serve Gen. Wallace in another capacity after he became General.

Condition: A bit rough at left, cutting into part of the imprint. (see photos for condition).

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