henry hallek was appointed the new commander. and before he knew what was happening the three most powerful people in the union army hated lou wallace or was not going to do anything about it. he was demoted and lost command. he ended up at the end of the war with a command to defend washington. but for the next 40 years he died in 1905. he was known as this "what if" person this man at 35 who ruined his career because he couldn't find the battlefield. he went to the battlefield and offered to draw maps and guides to show that his road was superior. he begged grant to change his memoirs. grant put a footnote. but one thing that lou wallace did do was he spoke and wrote. he was quite a writer. he wrote one about the fall of constantinople. but he hit on something called "ben-hur." if you look at the novel the novel is a thinly illustrated metaphor for lou wallace. judah ben-hur is this energetic charismatic young nobleman. it's not grant who ruined his career but it is gratus. lou wallace is on -- he misses the road but ben-hur hi