The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-01
TtFTH EDITION,
IL Fifth edition,
Fifth edition.
THE SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR.
Ry EnWApn pnYy.yn

L "A.
/ Author of "BIack Diamonds u &C.
Tens of thousands Of the repriats of Mr. PtfTayd's
history nave been sold In the United States. Sew
etai editions have already passed through the Brit
England and the British ErOvices unprecedented bv
any American book The present is perhaps the
last edition that viii be published in the Confsder
acy, owing to the scarcity of paper &c: and the
publishers respectfully suggest to the trade to sun
ply themselves from it, and admonish the reading
public no. ia omit the opportunity Of securing this
valuable and interesting publication
Every soldier should hare this book II is the re
cord of those struggles and triumphs Of the Con.
fedcracy, of which he himself is part.
krery family In the South should possess Misbook
It is the only faithful history OF the war; reeoa,.
Dized as such IN Europ repubIshed IN the moss
Important parts OF the world, and thus current with
tue living generatioh as ne history OF our struggle
htxry citizen Of the Confsderdcy should read fAis
oook-It has been said that the American people
most readily forgets yesterday" This volume Is
Intended - lemiId the peepia Of the CDRfedsfacy
enabled 20 unaerstaSd The present sitaatluS of the
war, tss prospects Of its Termination, and the prin
c.pies IL Involves.
Nc OPINIONS OF THE BRITsH FRYs,
l. Many of the crit cisms of this worE Ia the Cou
federacy Itself have naturally Erossu out of tne
.prcjnd:ces ard passions OF ex sting confess r
and these afford hut an uncertain Judgment of ths
real vaise of cotempo airy history. But the no.
tees of the European press and the dec,sion of
some of tue first critical authorities In British lite
ratnrc afford fair and unqy estimate of
by these high md polished standards the auihos or
tue First and second Hears of the War has pro-
duced work which y not only literary cess.
"a. an no,ioiapiu snd enduring testiEaany of tbs
| truth and virtue ot the Confederate cause.
lFrem the Church and State Resiew-i.ondon
me CAnrch dad STATE Repl..g, Of London, saws .
Nr 70 lard has certainly given ms oi, of the BE- a,
works that has yet apneased anon that universally
] Interesting topic. tas American War.
we nave now 10 pay cur tribute 10 far more I'M
uou",, aiu ~ Jsss fiVay important charaeteris-
e-its ss:xlaeIf2 sspassioaats iaspl,tiality Ii IA
Is &C stsy ra~ indeed, even ia history wriitey
. ssns at.ss persona. feeling has died away
ao ss"V< OF conflict actually raging, and ~
.xreme ferociir. ii is, we venture to say, taf
for thu new Republic now so universally felt, Mr.
| poliard's volume will powerfully eontribaie.'f
from Baekwood's EdinSurg Magazina.l
Mr. Pollard treats his complex subject With gres
clearness. He follows the various threadS In tn.
tangled operations, and briags them INTO oraer; ant
III doing so his style Is unpIetending, fair modest
and sensible. He does Iuii justice 10 the respee;a
bic Northern commanders, but by no mes rs spare.
such persocages as Pope and Butler. o.. the otae
hand, he does not conceal the faults Of Southern
troops and geEerelship; that which specially inc r:
MS censurs being HE manifest tendency to pa,ee
amer victory as II all had been done, and insrt M
OF following up, 10 resi- aud exult. MANY of his
military opinions are very sensible, and he rs
probably right In saring that very little lac, al
talent was displayed the side of the Cont.,si =
ates 10 the battles fought the Peninsula ISe,
Lee took the command, all the actions being finn,
attacks ON the strongly posted rear guard az the
| Fedcfa!s; and won by the sheer fighting of the
| troops. Lees exhibition OF skilfui genersalshp
commenced with the next operations on the j, an
paEannock.
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