The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-28
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL--sUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2S 1885,

in favor OF the claims of the \ rmv Of
the Cumberland, commanded by him.
is fac-simile OF camp mg.p of the
field handed TO him by Ger. Sherman
on the evening Of the first. DAVIS fight
ing, and his Gen. Buelrs) extensive
revision of the official u.ap and crit
cism OF Gen. ShermaHs notifications
thereof. In ~Mem1Esndro Of the Civil
War" additions to fbe interestincC Con-
, iedcrate Controversies in Regard TO
shiloh" ere made by Coils :. III. Lock
EFT and Alex. II. Chisolm. Mai. w. II.
Powell makes a claim for The Fourth
Regulsr Infantry at Gaines's MILL
and Gen. LonCsTeet corrects the state
ment in his February paper as 10 the
time OF the arrival of his corps on the
field Of the second Bull Run.
GEN. Dos CARLOS BUELL., who com
manded the Army Of the Tennessee
~ the battle Of shiloh, has always
been at variance with Gems. Grant
and Sherman (of the Army of the
Ohio as 70 the relative importance of
the services OF his army ON that des-
perate field. Not long after the APP
pearance OF Gen. Grants "Shiloh" in
the Ccsturg for February, 1885,, Gen.
Buell., who was living at his country
place, "Airdrie," in Muhlenburg
county, KY, began TO prepare reply,
including an account of the battle
based on the official records. That
replywill appear in the forthcoming
March CedurB under the title "Shiloh
Reviewed" Gen. Buell. assails the
positions taken historically by Gems.
Grant and Sherman; and in rebuttal
of the official map and Gen. Sher-
mans revision thereof, he offers map
OF his own. An interesting feature of
the numerous illustrations is a fac
simile OF camp map which Gen.
Sherman handed to Gen. Buell. on the
evening of the first day of the battle
The March number of S. Methodist is
flowing over with good things. The
irontispiece is an engraving by john
son of Nine. LeBrun's famous and
beautiful portrait ofherseli, illustrating
Mrs. Clements ARTS and Artists" pa
per ON French Painters" including
Claude Lorraine, David, mgres and
nv NlhNtNs -hiSs buIllcll serial,
Little Lord Fauntleroy," follows with
Il most delicately humorous account of
the young American noblemans first
interview with his aristocratic grand
father. One OF the principal features
of the number is the first nine of the
'St. Nicholas Dog Stories This
series Is to include stories, sketches
and anecdotes collected from various
sources during the last five wears and
these will now be published from time
to time for the benefit oiall dog lovers.
Henry Eckford's Wonders OF the AL
phabet' will be revelation to many
readers of the magazine, who have
probably never imagined that so
many interesting and curious things
could he said about those very ele-
mentary a, b, c's. George Washing
ton, . Horace +. Scuddcr's biographi- !
cal serial, is as entertaining as fiction, |
and this installmcnt is of special in
tercst, as il tells OF Washington's first
experiences against the /
French and Indians in 1854. Frank |
r. Stockton Personally Conducts" |
his stay-at-home travellers to Florence |
and Venice, where, with the aid of |
the abundant illustrations, they can
enjoy almost all there is to be seen,
though they may miss the sensation .
Of floating in gondolas.
IL the frontispiece Of the March .
CGlt,uy there is reminder that Spain
has been astonishingly quiet since the
death OF the young King. Emilio
CASTELAR,, the Orator, whose striking
is revealed in the portrait.
and described in William Jackson
Armstrong; paper with the above
title, and in crisp article of "Remi-
1iscences" by Alvey A. Adee of the
State Department, Washington-has
?een figure in every political agita-
ion since the abdication of Isabella
i, the mother of the late King.
These articles define the brilliant tai
nts which have made CASTELAR, the
ride OF his people, and his limitations
IS popular leader. In the opening
'aper, Italy from a tricycle." Mr.
nd Mrs. Joseph Pennell begin a novel
zen and pictorial account of trip
rom Florence 10 Rome, in a manner
+ travel and description made pecu-
arly their own by their clever book,
Canterbury Pilgrimage. Twenty-seven
ketches in this first part realize the
est aim OF travel Illustration; and in
he text the sights and incidents of
ne journey are entertaininov de-
ribbed. EX-Minister Benjamin writes
Mountaineering in Persia as eX-
erienced during a summer trim in
he Elburz mountains for health and
out" Like his other papers, this
't;cle is richly illustrated. Mrs.
Van Rensselaer, contributes {
lper on CITY Dwellings in her Sc.
es on Recent Architecture in Amer !
a, and the accompanying engrav-
gs for the most part show interior l
ews of some of the notable houses
Boston, New York and Washington. =
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