The National tribune., 1886-09-16
RECENT LITERATURE.
BEN: PERLEY pooRE's "REMINISCENCES

BEN: PERLEY POoRE'S "REMINISCENCES.
No man now living had q better opportunity
10 know the inside history of the war as it was
seen here in Washington than Maj. Ben: Perley
POOre, who, with the exception of several
months service in Massachusetts, regiment,
was stationed in Washington during the whole
war as a correspondent of leading New Eng
land paper. As such he had access to all the
Departments and has come in contact with all
the prominent men who figured in politics for
the past GO years. He has very attractive,
cosby way of writing, which has made him a
reputation as the leading correspondent in the
country. His memoirs have been embodied in
n handsome volume, entitled Social Reminis
cences of Sixty Years in the National
Metropolis" which has been published by the
Hubbard Bros the well-known subscription
book publishers of Philadelphia who bring the
book out in very fine style IL will be sold by
subscription, and will beyond doubt have q
large sale. as it well deserves to.
HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.
BY the Comte DE Paris. Philadelphia: Porter &
Coates. Vols. and III.
No person in the United States has yet at
tempted to write a history of our great civil
war worthy Of the theme. 1t may fairly be
doubted whether during the present generation
any American can write a strictly impartial
history wholly free from the sectional preju-
dices that were so active aud bitter during and
for years after the war. Some future historian
will find in the late war abundant material for
a great work, but the time for this is not yet.
Unquestionably the best history of the war
that has appeared thus far is that of Louis
Philippe of Orleans, otherwise knewn rs the
Count de Paris. The Count served as yolun-
teer Aid on the staff of Gen. Mcclellan, and
was in this country during the greater part of
the struggle. 1t is true his sympathies were
strongly with the Government to which he
freely OAK his GpryieeS lint the y0iumel of his
elaborate work show that he was able to take
clear and dispassionate view of the mighty
struggle in all its varying phases. A military
critic of no ordinary ability, his narrative of
the operations of the opposing armies im-
presses the reader with its impartiality. The
volumes are of about 500 pages each, printed in
clear type and attractive in appearance. Vol.
/ contains n review of the causes that led to
the war, and embraces the military operations
of 1861. Vol. III brings the history down to
the close of 1862, including the great battles of
Fredericksburg in the East and MurfreesbOro
in the West.
THE SIXTEENTH MAINE REGIMENT IN THE
WAR OF TIIE Rebellion. Try Mad. A. K
Small. Published by the EegiInentaI Associs-
ton. Portland. Ale
This very attractive volume adds another 10
the regimental histories that are placing on
permanent record the glorious achievements of
the Union soldiers in the late war. The men,
beTS OF Inc lUtn Me. nave IeitSOu 10 DO PROUD OF
their record. 1t bore upon its rolls from first
to last the names of sc officers and !, $40 men.
OF these there were killed in action 10 officers
and l63 men; l officer and 2i0 men died of
disease, making a total dead Of fl9. These
figures speak eloquently Of hard and faithful
service. The story Of patient suffering and
sacrifice and death is well and graphically told,
| to which is added a complete individual roster
| or the regiment which fills 20 closely printed
pages. The 10th Me. is to be congratulated,
| first that il made for itself such an honorable
record, aud second that its historian has done
| his work so well. The book will be sent by
mail for $l.62 or by express for $3.50. Address
L. Bradford, Woodford, Me.
| A HANDBOOK or POLITICS FOR 1886 BY
| Hon. Edward MCPHERSON. Washington, ID. y. !:
| James J. Chapman.
Mr.. Mcpherson has no superior in the coun-
| try as n compiler OF political facts and Stats
\ ties His Hand Book y Is everywhere accepted
! as authority. This Is the 10th number of his
excellent series. An examination of these
pages will disclose the relation not only of the
! political parties Of the country to each topic
| touched, but the action of each Senator and of
each Representative upon it. The book is fair,
accurate, and comprehensive, aud the index
full and perfect.
| PENSIONS; WHO ARE ENTITLED TO THEM
| AND HOW THEY MAY BE OBTAINED. Chi
| cage: Geo. II. Cram and II. A. Tenney.
| The purpose of this volume is to put into the
| hands of all who are interested in the subject
of pensions such information as will enable
them to understand the system and to intelli-
gently present claims for relief Hereunder 1t
is a careful compilation Of all the pension
laws in force at this time. 1t is valuable to
| soldiers and their relatives, whether they are
| drawing pension not, as many of the old
laws have been repealed and new ones passed
giving an increase of pension to those now re-
ceiving them and granting pensions to those
who have not heretofore been entitled to them.
There have been so many laws passed and re-
pealed, that il Is an almost endless task to as
certain whether one is entitled to pension OF