Qualifies for in-house shipping---Handwritten excerpt of the poem "The Last Walk in Autumn" by John Greenleaf Whittier, excerpt handwritten by Union General Lew Wallace and includes a personal statement regarding the excerpt with his signature "The above quotation should be a principle with every man. Lew. Wallace."; 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was a Union general, diplomat and author. He was a member of the military commission that conducted the trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators in 1865. He also wrote "Ben-Hur", which became one of the most influential Christian books of the 19th century. (Inv. 4)