- Lew Wallace, Union Major General, 11 th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Governor New Mexico Territory, Minister / Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire - Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, The Garfield Edition in 2 volumes, bound in full vellum on both volumes. In very good to near fine condition. A limited edition of 350 vellum bound sets from the 1892 special edition printed in honor of Wallace’s friend, President James Garfield, which includes letters from Garfield to Wallace. Not signed but scarce. From Wikipedia: “He was appointed Indiana's adjutant general and commanded the 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment. Wallace, who attained the rank of major general, participated in the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, and the Battle of Monocacy. He also served on the military commission for the trials of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, and presided over the trial of Henry Wirz, the Confederate commandant of the Andersonville prison camp.Wallace resigned from the U.S. Army in November 1865 and briefly served as a major general in the Mexican Army, before returning to the United States. Wallace was appointed governor of the New Mexico Territory (1878–1881) and served as U.S. minister to the Ottoman Empire (1881–1885). Wallace retired to his home in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where he continued to write until his death in 1905.”