![]() ![]() ![]() He organized the first six regiments from Indiana to serve in the Civil War. In April of 1861, Lew Wallace was appointed Adjutant General of Indiana. I never heard music as fascinating and grand as that of battle. She was published in over thirty magazines, newspapers, journals and books of poetry in her lifetime. However, Susan Wallace was published long before her husband with her very popular poem “The Patter of Little Feet,” which appeared in the Cincinnati Daily Gazette on April 17, 1858. He attributed much of his success in writing to her. In truth, and Wallace frequently acknowledged this, Susan was his editor, reader and critic. Susan was a talented writer and musician, although she preferred to remain largely in the shadows as her husband’s companion. She told me once to make my friends among my books, for if they bored me I could cast them aside without hurt feelings and take them up again at will, and that they were the truest friends to own… She was a woman of quiet dignity and reserve and display meant nothing to her she knew the worthwhile things that really count. And afterwards, when fame and wealth were hers, she used to look back on those early years as the happiest of her life… She cared little for society, much preferring her beloved books. Hers was a match for love, to a poor man, and for years she lived in a most humble way, doing her own work. ![]()
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