Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-04-20
Llnkensale's History.

| IOWA AND THE REBELLION, A history Of ths
volunteer armies OF tho Union, which CON
| quered tho great Southern Rebellion of 1861
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The war of tho great rebellion invites
the efforts of writers and book -makers
in every quarter, and there 10 scarcely q
company or regiment that did service
in the armies of the Union, whose
achievements have not been put upon
record by the printer. And here we
have publication In Lippincott's best
style, with numerous well-engraved
maps Of battlc-felds and localities
book of 743 pages, that comes not only
mechanically but editorially from the
hands of the craft. '.........
The author of the work, rs we have
accidentally learned from former war
correspondent of the Tribune, IL or used
to be, practical printer. He has been
correspondentially and editorially con-
nected with the press of Iowa for many
years, and has but recently assumed
the editorship of the Muscatine Daily
Journal. We suppose he has been
scarcely heard of out Of his State
Nevertheless he displays In this book
an ability that properly exercised will
give him o national reputation. @
most readable books that have lately
appeared, and its author will unqucs-
tionably take rank among our best
descriptive writer's. We confess to
very great establishment In reading the
work. The theme Is truly a fine one,
for no State surpassed Iowa in devo-
ton to the assailed Union or the
gallantry Of her voluntecrs,) but there
are few men, even among famous wri-
ters, who could succeed In writing the
history of those troops rs this printer
has done. Iowa was most successful in
the war, and she has now history Of
that success ofwhich she may be proud.
The style of the writer Is classical,
flowing, and clear rs crystal. No one
can mistake his meaning, or fail to
clearly get his ideas Of campaigns, OF
battles, of officers. He is trenchant,
too, when in the disputive mode, rs
Ajax, and slashes some men in fash
ion which isexcessively refreshing, aud,
maybe, little over belligerant. But,
Notwithstanding his constitutional
pugnacity," We freely accord him high
praise as thoughtful, candid, studious
historian, and one of the most enter
tanning Of writer's.
The work must necessarily be Of the
deepest interest to the citizens of Iowa,
but 1t contains so many delineations OF
character. so many descriptions Of cam
paigns and battles in which the whole
country takes warm interest, that 1t
would doubtless have general circula-
tion but for its local title. -E.ss~
The various battles in which Iowa
troops took part are minutely and glow
ingly described, and, which speaks
volumes for the glory Of that State,
there is hardly conflict from first to
last of the war, by which Grant and
Sherman gained their renOwn, that Is
not represented In the book. And Mr..
Ingersoll's Judgment Of men, though
unusually severe in many cases, will,
In our opinion, be found in thorough
accord with the feeling throughout the
West, generally. He execrates Hal
leck, McClernard, Banks, Porter and
others, numerically, while Farragut,
Stanton, Butler, Lyon, Sherman and
Grant, come i'm for his most polished
and complimentary periods.
The people of Iowa may well be proud
of this book, which not only preserves
to them an accurate and vivid history
OF the exploits Of their brave soldiers
In the American war against slavery,
but holds most valuable record of facts
for reference, and its carefully arranged
lists OF the killed of each regiment car
rles perpetual IN nicntOriam of those
who died that Freedom might live.--
Chicago Tribune.