New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-06
Mem Publications.
CyTA NDARD HISTORY OF THE WAR
~ THE CHEAPEST AND THE BEST.
THE GREAT REBELLION

~ THE CHEAPEST AND THE BEST.
THE GREAT REBELLION
By the Hon }. T. HEADLEY.
.ho, % Napoleon ard his Msrsbas" Washington and
his Generals" kc, DC.
IL Two yoIrrRs Ro,AL OcrAvo. LOCO Pr. EhBEILIsBEp
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Mr. HrApxY 4, emineuty fitted for the preparation OF
work Of this character He 10 acknowledged to be the most
visorous and ssphic writer Of Military History In the Ian
r. He a.vos. HE whole time and energy to the work
,om. portion Of his time with the army, and his
,.,ve acouantspce and correspondence give him peculiar
for obtaining information Unbiased BY party and
upiuAuenced by politicians he writes from the high stand
pont Of patriotic aud impartial historian.
With his facilities for obtaining facts and his wonderful
mower, Of condeuson he enabled furnish the people
with full eon,eutire relii,e aud impy'a! Hi'to'y Of ne
oyeat contest II modern tirss IN small Avoiding
dry detss-tediou, djoined documents extracts and
doubtful reporshe combines facts in his own peculiar and
matey style making every page gle. with the fascination
OF romance Of his fret volume will testify
THE ILLUSTRATIONS are prominent siesture OF the
work being engraved steel in tho hishe, sy 10 Of art from
original by barley and Parsons representing the most
scenes Of the together with thirty'I life
lk portraits of the prominent officers Of each army The
engraving. alone are worth he p',ee u he cork.
-rHR NKw-YoRK TRIBUNE Is the only paper that ms
published an uuf.vorabe criticism upon this important work
The notice given in TUX TRIBUNE wa. evidently hastily
wreu and upon superficial examination Of the hrs
volume The publishers do not object TO any fair and Just
criticism but feel that In this instance great wrong mas neen
done not only them the reputation OF MI hendey
and hsve therefore deemed advisable to make some refer
said article, IN order to correct the ia'e
that might otherwise obtain among tho people The Publish
er cannot believe ths, this criticism prompted by any III
will part OF Tar TRIBUNE towards themselves or M
U-.d,y aud vet hey fnd st icu for the IA
ned
"a, Rebellion GbioEv net gufp OF the iauts heein
atput.dt IL ANY reader OF ordinary capacity, by ce
fu examination Of parts oeeaEp referred TO- VIII mud
thai the critic himself ntken n all cases TO which Can
be attached any vital importance For instance take the
10 the engagement at Phipp Mr. Headlsy gives
detail ed statement of that affair precsey o. II occurred arc
in eIact tine aud oraer OF is occurrence. The reviewers
bo- .,at-meut Of this upon limiting MI Head
phrase first OF June or iorepsri OF June TO the n
day ii June. also In regard TO the Ellsworth AFFAIR MI
Headl-y gives f4l though relation OF all the CT
ccusuces but dd not deem "a necessary 10 state thM
Tier. va. newspaper correspondent ia the crowd nor 10
give long quotation letter. OF such iue,Ponsibe
persons the with some preieutous histories Of ne
war being amply capable Of "Tus out the event. o. h'
~ IN his own language regret Ihat the wn'ef re'eed
10 did thorough examination oil the "oih
before writing his criticism. confident he never
would have perpetfaed Ling that pOooy ates1' h
siusss and ability ite ci.c that bears 30 uiJ1'uJ
upon our aud that casts such relToseh upon gen
.msn no Is universally edged t. be Of the moot
orenc pleasing Historically secgTsie Of American winters
lie Publishers trust ;hst the readers Of THE TaBrSE
been Unduy preudcej against Nj Heads, ~ois
ia cn.eq OF the unavoidable cc,u referred "a, ans
to ATTY .uch eens Aa hsve been ensendeed
py the. public hey delayed It'll reply unu they
could spesk authority a3oIded them by the oo"'
dafon which have uoisH d'B been cent d. 70
item from the ea4us Journal sni sost So.d AID mn
u-n Of the county huudrei Of similar i-'leh
the, iSaks fo wing reflections % o'i y nc PIf sh'
ave IS the # ie" of TIE more prominent
set en-u Ia LI.h cyll military aud hiefsiy posious No
.sv. az given cordial ilaorseneui 80 M
h,eii,y's 4.1st rIIga1e complete AID 'oas"
: History Of the DIc.t itoO...lon
Wha. sia o! iA sfoa voek o. h,ory by the Pre-" Of
HEABLE}'s HISTORY or TIE GREAT REBELLION
ILe N,riAwe,,efn Chi..n Advocate. tt'c'so, ~. ga.
This i. baldst volume. with delicious open type to
read ,LIc Is sGtb0 vel sno~n In hef-iuie
and N Que o! tie "a, tue haze JGcd 70 rri;s eOTH
H battle exemptions have awsys been de'oufed ~ the
non. of tie months OF The campaign
aud tue navel .usAs. en. Hcadleys speciality, hSs Ia
score. We DO cops.Dt - bis oplions e1t ~
Tx. aim because hs oyoions and uiiss them He deals
with Pfe,dsut Csbi1e aud Cohsfes, and Generals fss
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