Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-12-11
The Century 1885.
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PAPERS OF THE CIVIL WAR.

PAPERS OF THE CIVIL WAR
The important feature OF The CESruRY MAGA-
Zine Tor the coming year-indeed, perhaps the
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VIII be a series of separate papers on the great
battles Of the War for the Union written by gen
era, oheers nigh IN command upon both the Fed
erai and the Confederate sides.-General Grant
tMho writes Of Vicksburg, Shiloh. and other bat
tlesl ,Generals Longstreef NJ eCiellan BeauYepard
noieerans mn Admiral Porter, and Others The
grapmealiy illustrated article on
THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
written by the Confederate general. q r sseanre
gard. Brief sketches, entitled "Recolectians d I
private, papers chronicling special eveHts de-
scrlptions Of various auxiliary branches Of the
service. etc..will supplement the more i'm .artant
series of the various generals
A strict regard for accuracy will gnide the
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OF photographs. drawings. portraits. maps plans
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THIS series, not official reports. but comma ndng
Officers accounts OF their plans and operations z
interesting personal experiences which VIII re-
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