Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-16

ANNALS or THE ARMY OF THs CUHBEgLASD:
cOmprish BloSrspheS Descrip lions Of Departments
Accounts Of Expeditions. Skirnishes. and Battles. also
hs Police Record Of spies SmuggIers ami Prolas II
Rebel Emisssrses. Together with AneodO,es lncidezts
Poetry. Reniniscenses, And oficial Reports Of
the Battle Of Stone River. By an ofncer. Illustrated
with Steel Portraits wood Engrsvisgs and Maps Pub
Hshed by B. iIrrksc0rr a Co.. Phila 'ephis. For
sale by Bowrs. srr~AEr a Co indianapolis
This work is got up in the moet beautiful
style The steel portraifs OF the various Gener-
ais and their stats are represented to be excellent
likenes,es. copied from pictures photographed Tor
this express purpose. snd certainly the workman
ship is most admirable
We copy the foIIosing outline Of The ch .rac
ter Of the Annals" which briefly shows the
character aud design Of the work
The Sketches of the Departments will be
worth double the cost Of the book TO the seeker
after information The Day at Headquarters l. a
true picture Of daily army life. The reader will
get clear idea al the vastness of the army cost
IN the sketch OF the Quartermasters Department.
and also in that of the COmmissary and Provost
Marshal. The number and cost of horses, Of ra-
tons. the wear and tear Of army life. the thous
and daily troubles aud ills to be oyercome-all is
here brought home TO the family hresde. The
artillery skelch gives the number OF cannon their
varieties the origin Of their name. the number
OF shots fired at the battle of Stone River, mum
Der of horses killed, the cost OF ammunition. &c.
The chapter OF the signal service explains in a
lucid and Agreeable manner the operations of
that branch The army Chaplalns are defended
they merit-reiutug many SANDER, and Ell
couraging the Christian sentiment OF the army
aud Of the country: for the first object of this vol
ume i To accomplish good in behalf of each.
Also the Thousands of contributors to the army
5 ,ntary Department will fiud in this volume that
their labor of patriotism aud love has not been
in vain
All the more important battles and skirmishes
OF our army arc described, showing that the De-
partment OF the Cumberland has been 40 slug
gard in it, work The elegant map of the battle
field at Stone River. Autographed ia four colors
is a feature worthy OF note.
the Police system OF army and its results
are pictured truly, actual names. places, and
dates being given Such remarkable history
has never befofe been published IN this country
The Annals" are written in q kindly spirit
with no desire the part at the author To latteI
or censure there Is no. line word of thai
character IN the book nora hlrsh name or ep
tibet used Our arm, II made up of Democrats
Wings and Republicans Vet We are - band 81
brothers - aud thus We address our countrymen
Nor will the reader find au unseeinly word OF
oath in this "war book "
Finally. il is what il seems TO be.--a MrMENrt
of the Army of the Cumberland words SEN
home from the distant camp, with an appeal Il
help u, accomplish benevolent and patriot,
purpose a n Preside instructor. "a library orna
ment. aud seasonable giitbook, this work il
offered 10 the public
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