Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-09-20
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llIiUnaler this title The Century viii
begin with the ,NpyembeT numbcv
of the present year, and continue
without interiniS5l0n (if u. sssfiiIc, J
a series of separate papers, the o, >.
Ject OF which Ii To set forih, In Gle. r
and graphic manner, the lite aud
spirit OF tho most Important uf mod
lern military confiicts-the War Tor
the Union. The main portion nf
the scheme will be papers of a pop
ular character on the great engage
mepts Of the War, by general officers
high in command at the time, either
PuP0nthe Union or the Confederate
side. lninsany Instances the Con-
trIbutor. will be the officer of .flrst
command, and in every Instance a
participant in the engagements un-
der consideration. For Instance, the
battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg will
be described by General u. s. Grant
who will contribute four papers tQ
the series; General Beauregard wili'
write Of the FIRST Bull Run General
Mcclellan, OF AntietaIn; General
Resecrans. Of Stone. River; etc,
ETC.. The Passage OF the Forts be-
low New Orleans will be described
by Admiraf Porter, and the Wes-
tern 0uu-boat Service Il by Rear-
Admiral Walker, and the fight be.
tween the MOnitOT,and The .MeTYinldc
by Colonel John Taylor Wood, the
senior slrvivicg officer OF the latter
vessel. .9h Other pr0miaent Confeder-
generals have lengaged to contrib
ute and some of these contributions |
will be hardly less notable than |
those above mentioned. In several |
instances briefer supplementary pa
persl will chronicle special incidents
or consider special phases of an, el,-
Personal "reminiscences
Of. several OF the most prominent
leaders. now dead, will Also
give variety To the scheme.ar50 |
ie.T The foregoing, contributions will
all be by general officers, or in three
Of four Instances, by staff Officers,
and IN represent war III il appear
ed from head -quarters.li In eoiuunc-
ton with, them will appear, from
time 10 time number of brieier
sketches. entitled "RecOlIections OF
4 Private,' reflectIng, with interes-
ling and life-like details, the exper-
Iences of the common soldier from
the time OF fenlistnent TO the muster
lut: the driIl, the march, the biv-
)uac, the skirmish, the charge, thei
pursuit, thelretreat etc., etc. Auxil-I
AIRY, branches OF the service will alsO
oe treated In this supplementary
bTke Illustrations Of the scheme
will receive the most careful atten-
iOn9 and. In this Il particular IL IL
hought that the series will POSSESS
10 uneQualed historical interest.
Phe Century has at its disposal a
very large Quantity df maps and n
slans, portraits OF general Ofilcers
Il both sides, authentic paintings
ind drawings, and especially photo
rraph% OF camp scenes, battie-fieldS,
anOus localities, etc., etc. A strict IA
egard for accuracy will guido the
ofthe Illustrations, and !
where composition pictures are de I!
irable The details will be carefully II
tudied from eye-witnesses and the &
vest Eecords, anu W here practicable,
rom ilat1re. withithe AiiniOE avoid
ng so called fancy" scepes,aiaitr III
!, Having The aid Of such resources
II pen and pencil, the conductors Of 4
he magazine feel a reasonable con-
deuce thai this publicatiOn--per-
laPs the most important and con-
Iderable enterprise ever ,underta-
ten BY Ithhm-will possess not only D
graphic and personal inter est (sat-
ing for khe color as swellasthe form
4 the great lb9ttless) but also a his
0rical value not easily TO be rcalcu-
ated., The'aim IL to present., not
fficiai reports, but hfi1emolrs- mol :
esq authoritative Though, Of neces-
lty, IcAs fnifihte1 IS strategy and
acties. but laying more stress upon
he human and heroic aspects Of the
reat conflict. 'ass.1 'oa-oli i''ia Fa ia