The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-02-05
The Century.
IN 1885,
4 GREAT ENTERPRISE.
PAPERS ON THE CIVIL WAR.

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n Magazine for the coming year-in-
deed, perhaps; the most Important
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will be O series Of separate papers on
the great battles Of the War for the
Union, written by general officers
high In command upon both the Fed
eFal and the Confederate sides,
- General Grant (who writes Of
VIcksburg, Shiloh. and other battlesl,
Generals LOngstreet, Mcclellan,
BeauregRrd, Rosecrans, Hill. Admiral
Porter and others. The series opens
In the November Century with q
graphically illustrated article on
THEBATTLE OF BULL RUN,
written by the Confederate general,
p. T. Beauregard. Brief Sketches,
entitled "ReeOlleetiOns OF Private"
papers ehrOniellng special events. de
| seFiDtiOnE Of various auxiliary
branches OF the service, ETC., will sup
pIement the moro important series
by the various generals
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tiOns, for which Tho Century has -
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ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE AND HIS
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selaer's articles on Churches, City
and Country Houses. etc. Colonel
George E. WAring, Jr., will describe
PROGRESS IN SANITARY DRAINAGE;
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others win furnish literary essays
George W. Cable will contribute in
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and
JOHN BURROUGHS
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door subjects.
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