The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-02
RECENT LITERATURE.

NEW YORK ~ THE WAR OF THE EEBEr-
LION. Compiled b. Fs,drrieS Phis.crcr. late
Captain L. =. A. General Agents: Frederick
FnlstercT'- SONS, 100 Columbia street, Albany,
:. Y. Price S.
This work Of some 500 pages. based entirely
oU oliCiJl sources, IS one which all Interested
iu tho noble ryeo.d OF New York State Iu tire
civil war sHcIld possess. ~ its preparation
every book trc.t.ug o. the war; which wold
Furnish Information relating 90 the troops OF
the state. vas asset, especially Gen. Humphreys
Virginia Campaign Of l-G! and 800 BE-
sides these, the contents were largely made up
from the records Of New York volunteers on
Gle IN the o'lic. Of the AdjutGat Genera, Of the
state aud IN the state Burrau 90 Military sta
tStiCs, and from the report, of tho ChiCiot the
latter and tine Adjufau- General, from Army
and Navy registers, gpurts and orders. from fhc
Medical History Of the War; from the Ouri3I
Record, OF the War, Published BY the ~ r ir-
Plrtmsut. and other authorities. The work IS Iii
vi!cd into three parts. Part treats sf ocrrT-
rences IN and matters affecting the state. Fast
III Of occurrences IN the field and Part TIT gives
sketches ot the organizations IN the service
from the State. Lou- list snow who were and
where the officers and men Of all ranks and 81
all branches Of the service were obtained, and
tables show TIC cost 20 the State iu money and
in lives. The long roll Of honor is given Of
those officers who died and uf those privgtcs
and officers who were awarded medals 9i honor;
Of those who eIvCd brsvcts from the State
and from the United States The BATTLES. en-
gagcmcnts sicgcs aud other affairs ia which
New York volunteers took part arr chronology
cally arranged in lists and tables The synonyms
OF the New York organizations are given; an
exhaustive chapter is devoted To- the militia and
National Guard, and another to tho culCr'd
troops over 300 pages relate % the volunteers,
and the sketches are further elaborated with
tables, each company, where separated from
the main organization. being followed in It's
action. The appendix consists OF q statistical
exhibit Of deaths in the United States Army
during the war; comparative statement Of
the number o. men furnished and Of the deaths
in United States Army; and a statement Of
men called for by the President, with num-
Der Of men furnished by each State for the diff
f'rcnt terms Of enlistment. The work is COM
piete, and includes moro information than we
have iutimdtcd IN this brief recHpituiati0H. The
value Of Capt. Fhisterer's labor cannot Do esti-
mated. Certainly New York's record was never
50 comprehensiyely and accurately put before
the public.
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Naga1insS and Notes.
In scribner's for April. John II. Gould writes
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