what about lew wallace? wallace is defeated. the scattered command goes back to baltimore, not taking part in the battle of fort stevens. he loses his job in the aftermath of the battle. , looking for that chance to fire him, uses that as an opportunity. you fought a battle without instructions, lost a battle without construction -- without instructions. he loses his command. before the realization sets and that it was a big deal and he gets his job back, wallace writes to a family member, "the dog that is kicked becomes the hero." that preservation is coming back. is that just a defense for his reputation that had been shattered and torn at shiloh and beaten up by henry halleck, it is suddenly restored. haveis continues, you people start to blame others. for sure wallace appreciated this. agency socialite, a polish -- adc socialite, a polish immigrant, says "how can stanton have any confidence in italic, who cannot command -- in halleck, who cannot command three broomsticks?" he is all but neutered at this point. so wallace's s

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the battle of lew wallace. >> you are watching live coverage of the emerging civil war symposium in spotsylvania virginia. after the break, we will be back with the final speaker of the symposium, ryan quint. the author of "determined to stand and fight." his topple focus on the union general's stand. this weekend on american artifacts, we travel to west branch, iowa to tour the life portraits exhibit at the herbert hoover presidential library and museum. here is a preview. >> here we are with calvin coolidge, the 30th president of the united states. calvin coolidge has been a lifelong fisherman.