Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-17
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"I love you'll love vou-I love you."
Literary.

Miss Evans, the Author of Be,llah and Of Aaca-
ria, has just launched forth new book fourth
volume. 1t is entitled St. Elmo. We have not
read it yet but, Judging from the critiques on 1T
that we have seen, we infer that it is like all that
authors novels s-full of pedantry, hardness OF
character and heartess, useless suffering; and al
so full of quotations and obscure historical reteren
ces and is, withal clever and in its crystalline way
brilliant.
A new and handsome edition of Poe's Poems has
recently been issued by Middleton Of New York
Mayne Reid last is just out. 1t IS the GraDe
Hunters The boys will enjoy that.
The spiciest book of the times, however, and by
all odds, is Swinburne's Laus Fenerss and other
Pbems 1t is amorous and musical.
Those of our friends who were charmed, as eve
rybody was at reading Joseph III and has Court,
will be pleased to learn that the same author Clara
MundN has since that work published, two others
-FLederick the Great andhis Court, and The Mer-
chant of Berlin. The last-named is just out in an
American translation 1t is of the time of Frede-
rick, and deals in court intrigues and diplomaces,
domestic troubesand money, Airtations and hatsons
lessinnocent than they Some northerncritics think
the book a trife heavy.
History of McGowan's Brigade.
We mentioned this work last week. 1t is writ
ten, our reader-fiends will remember byour friend
Jas. F. J. Caldwell, Esq, young lawyer OF New
berry. He was in the Brigade and with the Brig
ade, in one capacity or other, from first to last
The full title page of the work is 1.-The History
of a Brigade of South Caroinians, known first as
'Greggs,' and subsequently as 'McGowan's Brig
ade. By J. F. J. Caldwell, lately an Officer OF
the First Regiment, S. G. V. Philadelphia :
King & Baird, Printers, GOT SAMSON Street, 1866. y
1t is published, we infer, by the author himself
We are indebted to the author for copy, con-
tanning some corrections Of typographical errors.
We shall give our readers number OF these next
week.
The History is weI-written, as we presumed 1t
would be- The interest Of the book will be llveest
with those men who had part in the events nara
ted-the members of the Brigade as to them
its varied and trying scenes have vividness that
no written narrative convey to the general read
er. To them its stirring page will awaken memo
res of tolls and travels, and bivouacs and battles
hunger, thirst exposures camps, orders, rations,
WEAKNESS, watchings, hard-tack, blue beef, jests,
song, summer SullSulueS mluVoi l0e, Piohe' Po'N'
killed-wounded-a musings, boxes from home,
dear messages letters, locks of hair, partng-gltts
oaqes d amour, mothers blessings, newspapers,
hopes, knapsacks, haversacks, blankets, dress-pa-
rades breastworks soap, dirt, blistered feet lice,
and few other dainty memories 10 the general
reader the book will be kind of information to be
found nowhere else in literature.
The volume is kind of Chronicle Of the Brig
ade from its formation on the coast Of South Caro-
lima in 1861, until it's surrender at Appomattox
Court House in 1S65-a narrative of the various
actions of Port Royal Ferry, Mechanicsville, Cold
Harbor, Frazier's Farm, Malvern Hill, the Second
Manassas. Ok Hill, Harpers Ferry, Sharpsburg,
Sheppardstown, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville,
Gettysburg, Falling Waters, Mine Run, Wilder,
ness, Spottsylvania Court House, Jericho Ford,
Riddles Shop, Weldon Railroad, Deep Bottom,
Fussers Mills, Reams's Station, Joness Farm,
Jarrett Station, Petersburg lines, Gravelly Run
Sutherland's Station, and Farmville.
In appropriate connection, come biographical
sketches of distinguished men such as, Gregg
MCGOWAN, Edwards, Barnes, Marshall Perrin
Haskell, Miller, Shooter, Connor, Bookter, Nc
Creary, Brockman, and others.
Anecdote appears from time to time to interrupt
the monotony of the narrative.
Upon some points there will necessarily be dit
ferences of opinion; but we do not propose tt
touch upon these in this place.
We commend the History to our many readers
It is on sale in Columbia.