Name: Museum Closed
Start: 2020-11-26T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-11-27T23:59:59-05:00

Statue of Robert C. Ingersoll, who inspired General Lew Wallace to write Ben-Hur

People Lew Knew: Robert Ingersoll

Why did Lew Wallace write Ben-Hur? In 1876, Lew was on a train headed for a reunion of Union soldiers. Also on the train was Robert C. Ingersoll, a noted agnostic. During the trip, the two men began a conversation on the divinity of Christ and other religious issues. In […]