Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-12-01
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HISTORY OF THR GREAT REBELLION, rRoM |
ITS COMMENCEMENT 10 IT'S CLOSE; Giving an
Account of its Origin. the Secession of the
Southern States. and he formation of the
Confederate Government, the concentration
of the Military and Financial Resources of
the Federal Government, the development
of it's vast power, ETC., etc From Official
sources By Thomas p KETTELL, author oi
- Eighty Years Progress Of the United
States, etc, etc.-HARTFORD, CoNN. l. STEB-
BINS
The time for writing a toll and correct
hastoIy of the great war of the southern re-
.eellion-the greatest, if We consider the i'm
mensity of the forces brought into the field,
the wide field OF the operations, the number
and severity of the battles fought within SO
limited period of time and the magnitude
of the Issues to the human race dependent
upon It, which has ever been known-cannot
come for long time, probably not till most
OF the present generation of men shall have
passed away from life. Though the materi
ale already available for such history are
ample beyond oil precedent. much that is of
great Importance to a thorough comprchen-
sion of all its relations can not be laid hold
{ till the secrets of European Cabinets shall
he laid open to view; and they will be jea-
lousy guarded till the principal actors are
all eff from the stage Of human action
Though the historian of the day cannot
feel himself greatly embarrassed from the de-
fciency we have above alluded to, he cannot
escape the trouble which meets him IN the
vast accumulation Of materials which must
occupy his attention. Herein also, this great
war has differed from all others which proceed
ed it. Proclamauons, army orders, reports Of
officers. Of investigating committees of Con-
gress, Of sanitary commissions, Of army CORES
pondcnts BY the hundred and private letters
by thousands, have filled the newspapers, and
been the subject oispeeches and conversations
without end. Accounts Of great trsnsac-
lions by thousands and Of details by millions
have been spread before the pubic eye as
Sas never done before To embody the whole
would be to ill hundred quartz volumes
to discuss the merits OF all their accounts,
and to clear up disagreements would be the
work Of a long life, and il it could be done
in one year, it would be unsatisfactory in
thousand places. a hundred thousand liy-
ing voices would cry out, each for itself, - l
was on the ground when that battle was
fought, and saw with my own yes and took
part in my own person in the transactions
which the author describes. lie i, right in
this point and he is wrong in that; be has
lett out what ought TO be put In one place,
be has put down that which IS not true, IN
another" OF course the historian Of the
day must meet these difficulties and sur
mount them ar be can l. he l. lablrious
and painstakIng in getting at the facts. cau-
did in atem' nts. methudicai iu his ri-
rang, n,nt, and lucid in his style without auy
attempt at display, his work viii Not iaii o,
be Of service to his cuuutymen and TO gan
their appreciation
81 tai Is We can gather from few huur,
vi perusal, the work mentioned al the heau
Of this article falls within this category. Is
is an Svo volume OF rs pages in fair print,
and besides ito reading matter 1t has a large
mber Of engrayings representing persons
% note, civil and military, whose acts ar,
spoken Of IN the work Some Of these engra- |
wings are very good, others have less merit. |
llere are also several small maps seryicea
BE to the reader. The author is well known |
as a writer of merit-was for while the /
editor Of the Army and Nary Journal, and
must have had uncommon facilities Tor hls
work. Perfect, or in all respects accurate,
he does not claim 1t to be, though he has IN
tended to make it as full as the limits of one
volume would allow andhas not intentional
ly erred IN any thing.
We are not surprised that already the
work has a very extensive sale. We are
confident that no other work of similar pur-
port and magnitude has yc, appeared that is
equal to it.
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