![]() The precaution may prevent a troublesome slip. of State be notified (if he has not already been) of the tender of the place. I take the liberty of suggesting that the Sec. I have submitted propositions to gentlemen in Philadelphia based upon the consulate at Santarem that I may have time to consider acceptance of the appointment. His Excellency, President Grant Dear Sir: Letter 1: Lew Wallace to President Grant Washington City, June 13, 1872 In June of that year he sent the following letter to President Ulysses Grant: While his quest for a diplomatic or consular posting did not culminate until 1881, the extant records indicate that Wallace began maneuvering for such an appointment in 1872. After returning to the United States in 1867, he made unsuccessful runs for Congress in 18. Wallace also served on the military commission established to prosecute the Lincoln assassination conspirators and headed the military court that tried the commandant of the Confederate prisoner of war camp at Andersonville, Henry Wirz.Īfter the war, Wallace resigned his commission and went to Mexico to assist the Mexican army. Lee, allowing reinforcements from the Union forces outside Richmond and Petersburg to man the fortifications around the capital city. Despite losing the battle, Wallace’s troops successfully delayed Early’s advance toward Washington during the third invasion of the North by troops under the direction of Robert E. Perhaps most notably, in July 1864, he led Union forces against those under the command of Confederate general Jubal Early at the battle of the Monocacy River outside Frederick, Maryland. ![]() Leaving Grant’s command, Wallace subsequently held other posts. Grant, commander of the Union forces at that battle. At the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, in April 1862, Wallace and his troops lost their way to the battlefield on the first day of fighting, thus incurring the ongoing ire of U.S. Grant, his division helped capture Fort Donelson, Tennessee, in February 1862. Wallace served as minister to Turkey from 1881 to 1885.ĭuring the Civil War, Wallace led troops in western Virginia, helping to secure what became West Virginia for the Union. His successor in that position also was a Civil War veteran – former Union Major General Lew Wallace. Among the positions he held was that of minister to Turkey (1880-81). Today’s post is written by David Langbart, an Archivist in the Textual Records Division at the National Archives at College Park.Īn earlier post briefly discussed former Confederate general James Longstreet’s post-Civil War career in the Federal government.
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