Lew Wallace

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https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/meet-american-wrote-ben-hur-tale-christ-lew-wallace

Interesting piece on the Fox website about him. Fails to mention his shining moment in the Civil War at Monacacy and the fact he was the head officer of the war crime trial of Henry Wirz.
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Wallace also met with Billy The Kid while he was governor of the New Mexico Territory. He discussed a pardon with 'the kid' in exchange for testimony on murders during the Lincoln County War.
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Didn't he also break that promise to the Kid?

At least that's what Ben Hur-d
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Canyon:

You are on a roll today with the dad jokes




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CanyonAg77 said:

Didn't he also break that promise to the Kid?

Sort of. In William Bonney's letters, it appears Wallace never responded to Bonney's letters asking if the promised pardon was still 'a go'. A month later Bonney became a hunted man after he shot his way out of the Lincoln County Courthouse and killing 2 guards.


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At least that's what Ben Hur-d

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