The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-10-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Pnbllsher's Announcement.

Richardson's "Field, Dungeon and Escapo," which
weissued 10 1866, reached the enormous sale OF up
wards Of straightforward copies. His g Beyond the
Mississippi in no wise a. sensational book, and
brought out during the dill season OF 1867, circulated
seventy thousand copies within the first thirteen
months-a sale nneqHalled by any othor American
work during the same periud-and Is still, In the midst
of a Presidential campaign, selling at the rate Of three
Thousand copies o month.
We now offer to the public his "nIustrated Personal
History OF 6eDeral Grant.' 1t Is the result Of long,
Gnrvuiitting taber; and would have appeared sooner
but for the authors desire, la which VIZ heartily con-
Curved. TO make II, not a MERE haty compilation for q
campaign document, bt a work OF permanent histor-
ical value. without dhsparging other Biographies,
we call attention TO some features OF this.
1. PERSONAL. It's fresh and very ample details Of
Grants early civil and military life, as well as his acts
and utterances duting and since the robRlliOn, give,
we believe, a far more complete ard just idea of his
career, character and capacity than can be gained from
any other source whatever,
3. PoLITIcAL. 1t sets forth with great minutoness,
aud always In his own words, the Generals views aud
syhpathies on leading public Questions before tho war,
during the war and since the war. As q single exam
pie, his advancing opinions, on the slavery question,
are shown on pages 2l0, Oh, 267, 26s, 27l, 276, 293, S45,
43d, 536, $50, Vtc.s Hisexpressions OI soldior's voting,
reconstruction, French Intervention in Mexico, admits
istering tbs War Department, and other successive
topics Of the bonn, are eyerywhere Interviewer with
8. MIIIrARY. A eomplets military history Of its OBJ
ject, would dll several ~volunies, aud Is not within the
scope Of this. Butit gives tho main thread clearly
p1A NaAAE AaAANA ~ y AAA - W. iANhN NNNAt NNn7
pated points. Its dgnres, complied from official doc
uments with great care and painstpking, aud all oapa-
BILE Of Authorization, exhibit minutely the relative
strength OF Grant and Lee vt various periods, with
complete tables Of Grants aggregate losses and cap
tures, G6rtihed tn by the AssistRIt Adjntant General.
See pages AL, AZ, l9l, 400, 403, 494, 495, 406. They
furnish data Indispensable to M iRtslligent discussion
Of Giants senersehP il hS great virginia cam
paigns. w
4. NEW DOCUMENTS. Among these. Lipcolp's letter,
exploding his befnissian Cor the NitgiAia Iekislalnre
to convene, (pase 475) is now, we believe, atsl givsn Ia
the publie. Lee's 1yprreAppndeuee With GRAFT, pre-
posing q peace Conference, l{4s, 44q, 400 haA never
before been IN print nor have ans of the Important
dispatches and letters on French ipierventiou1n Mex
leo, which begin On page 500, and are continued on
many latter pages Thfp are also mapy characteristic
minor dispatches from Grant, Lincoln, etc.
We respectfully AJAX q fair eHAmhiaton Of the work,
and believe that II win b. found graphic, Trustworthy
and valuable; not only for its facts. but also as ptG-
serving the lie and ptra Of the tines y treats VI On
the day of It's issue our looks e|ontNined the nanfs OF
l2,4I aubscribers already receiYed Cor 1t.
THE AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
HAnrFoRD, Conn, August, 1865.
Dr. Issse Ellis, Drgyles1ille, Tenn, isths a~uthoEisvd
Agent for this work. .nalEaf .atar