New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-10

We have received by mail the following oireu


We have received by mail the following crcu-
ar:
OFFICE or G. W. 4 c. B. CoLroy Co.
l72 William street, New York, Aug. /, 1856
For the purpose of concentrating the battles
Of the late war, and putting into an available shape
the information now in the hands of the general
government, and of private individuals for the
future historian, and more especially for the mil
tary student, the undersigned proposes to publish
q series of g battle maps.n
The scale proposed-two inches to the mile-is
sufficiently large to admit of the large develop
ment of considerable Typographical detail and
also show the movement Of troops, yet of conve-
uient size fol handling and reference.
| Having already collected an amount. of informa-
ton sufficient in many cases for the ground work
of these maps the undersigned still feels the want
| of additional information, and you are most re-
spectfully requested to place the use of such as
You may possess at his disposal. The great object
Of securing truth, which is SO oftenfound wanting
IN the maps heretofore published of the battle.
fields Of the war, and the great good to the mill
tary art and science endeaYored to be gained from
publication of this, prompts the proposal.
Any information, however trivial or apparently
unlmportant, will be most thankfully received and
duly acknowledged, and no pains spared TO make
maps what they pretend to be-a thorough mill.
tary atlas Of the war.
"a Very respectfully, your obedent servant, z --.
Late Captain Engineers, T. s l., "a corps, K. n va
Accompanying the above, we received.a private
letter, from which we make the following explain
atory extracts: 'a4a@A 5
Time does not permit me to enter fully into the
. showing up OF my ideas and wishes, and l
must content myself by letting the circular speak
for itself, merely adding that most earnestly de-
sire 10 make II general work, embracing the
military operations throughout our entire country
east aud west, Having served only in Virginia
and the campaigns connected with that command
am necessitated to ask the assistance of others
| by furnishing the information required.
what Is absolutely waited, is Sketches-no
matter how rough-of affairs, and embracing the
Topography of the scene of action; the position
Of The troops; the names of the commands; if
possible the strength before the action; number
OF Killed, wounded and missing; the position of
| the enemy, as also the names and numbers. as
aAoye, as far us may be known. Accompanying
the sketch should be system Of explanatory
notes and if possible copy of the official report
AS it Is impossible that each subordinate com
manaer should know of the entire posting of the
The army only as much as he knows is wanted
from Inn, and by furnishing the names Of the
! couInjnds on either side, Will enable me to com
plete the whole also to serve as checks upon the
others who may belaboripg under @mistaken idea,
and thereby give wrong solution s4
II practicable, would beg a general announce
ment on the circular, with such additions thereto
as you may deem advisable and wiIlsecure the OBJ
jeot. 1t is only by thus calling upon our friends
That we shall be able 60 present to the world the
true story Of our military struggle aud my con
qecuon, with the geographical establishment of
Messrs, Cotton is warrant for the faithful per
formance of this seli-imposed duty, if not war,
rapled already sufficiently by my having served
with aud in tn Confederate STATES army from be-
ginning 70 end,
Gen. Daniel Ruggles, ofKing George, Va,
had two valuable animals stolen from him on
Tuesday morning last--one of them veteran
war-horse, rode by him at the battle of
Shiloh which name he bears, and in other
battles of tho war
vs.. f4.. cd
A coal area of over 26, 900 square miles is
said to exist in the northern and western
parts OF Missouri,