Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-08-02
ANOTHER NEW BOOK.
Grant and Sherman their Campaigns and
Generals. By Hon. ]. T. Headley.

Generals. By Hon. ]. 7. Headley.
This history will contain an authentic ac-
count of the battles and sieges, adventures
and incidents from the capture of Fort Don
elson, to Sherman famous march through
Georgia, ending finally in the capture of
Richmond, the surrender Of the Rebel Ar
mics, and the final overthrow of the most
gigantic Rebellion recorded in History.
The design of the work is two-fold: first,
to give the history of the two great gener-
close, including full account of the cam
paigns by which the final result was reach
ed. 1t is as necessary to note the early
training, by battles and campaigns, by which
they were finally enabled to grasp the entire
situation and move together to the same
triumphant end, as it is to know the final
measures and movements that brought sue
cess. The war produced no great military
genius who at once vaulted to supreme COM
mand, and, like the first Napoleon, revolu
tionized military science and astonished the
world by the novelty and grandeur of his
movements. Both the government and the
generals GREW to their great positions.
Hence what is needed is not indiscriminate
eulogy, but truthful narrative and just crit
icism. GRANT and SHERMAN are two
names that will live forever in our history,
not because they were the subjects of a
blind adulation, but because their worth
was properly estimated and their deeds
truthfully recorded. The time has gone by
to apotheosize men-make gods of them.
We want to see them as they are-though
great, still human, and surrounded with hu-
man infirmities: worthy of immortal honor,
not because they are unlike us, but because
the excel us-great too, not merely IN their
actions, but in the work they accomplished
for their country.
The second object is to group around these
two men those generals who climbed to inn
mortality by their side-shared their for
tunes-helped to win their battles, and re-
mained with them to the last. Many great
and worthy generals might be added to the
list we have selected. but in the progress of
the war they have been dropped from active
service from various reasons-some from in
equalities of character or temper-lmproper
habits, or inability to resist the temptations
of pride and ambition. Some have fallen
before personal or political malice of men in
and out of power. These are omitted,
though their deeds will find place in histo-
~, because their introduction here would
mar the unity of the design in this work,
which is to present to the reader the two
men and the chief generals with them who
closed up the struggle. Besides, the intro
duction of every meritorious officer would
make the work too cumbersome for our pur-
pose, unless the biographies were reduced to
mere encyclopedia articles.
The utmost efforts have been made to
have these sketches complete without be-
ing heavy-to give the leading qualities, pc
culiar characteristics, and actions of the
| men, in such form to indiuiduotlze each.
Biographies possess but half their true val
ue unless they give living portraits, so that
each man stands out clear and distinct in his
true character and proportions. A careful
study of the war from the outset gives us,
we think, the right to attempt this, without
being charged with vanity At all events,
the men embraced in this volume merit all
the honor they ever will receive while their
names deserve the separate places which it
shall be our design, and at least our effort,
to give them.
The Work will be printed from new type,
on good paper, and neatly bound, and will
contain nearly 600 octave pages. 1t will be
embellished with Is frst-class Steel engrav-
ed Portraits of prominent Generals, and 10
full page Battle scenes and maps. Sold by
subscription only. A. G. Flanagan, of this
place is Agent for Clearfeld county who
will visit the people and solicit subscrip-
tions to this highly interesting history of
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