The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-05
HARPER'S
PICTORIAL
HISTORY d tlc CIVIL WAR

universally recognized the great PATRIOTIC S7ORY of
nat While breathing the deepest patriotism on
age 1t is at the time written absolutely impartial
prt.
This is the best history of war yet published because it
the only COMPLETE general history the war and the
leading it. It is History A lucid dispassonate
tory of men and they narrative of facts
written in the very spirit Of TRUTH for the very truths sake
completeness mpartaty and real historic spirit it
bsoutey unique Its Value Dou6/e-because to the best
rten history is added collection of Conemporoneous
usfrdons which neither be equalled elsewhere
cures OF men and places OF battle by and land scipes
fortresses and everything with the civil and
tary life at the time In word contains all the most
aluabe and interesting illustrations from arper Week
nng and Preceding the War, from the original wood cut
awnings Made During the Great Conflict This feature makes
s history of incompatible value contains Over 1000
These Famous War Pictures
Its editors Mr. Richard Grant White DR. Alfred
. Guernsey and Mr. Henry NJ Alden. Among the con-
rbutors President Garfield General Joseph Johnston
ener" George Thomas, General Goueoeur K Warren and
her prominent officers both National and confederate With
the material accumulated in their hands, the authors
pent five years in writing the work. All the National and
confederate official documents at their disposal and
the notes and references foot of the page testfywere
most freely used Quite number of these official docu
nents given in full regiment artists tell the story
althuly and with surprising clearness Among them
Q be found such distinguished as Edwin Forbes
| homas Mast, Sol Eytnge, Theodore r. Davis A. r.
Vaud Granville Perkins, N Jewett and Others The de-
ign Of the authors has been in no respect modified bv the
that this Illustrated history They have written ex
cy they should have done the interest their read
RS depended upon the unadorned recital of facts No pains
pecH spared expense OF time study order
make this the Fullest and Most Complete HISTORY of the Civil
War possible They have compiled from other histories
'u have depended entirely upon the ginal materials fur
shed by documents of every description military and POI
tca small portion of which have never been published
'ut have been obtained from prominent Both Sides
i the contest he pages the size Harpers
veek and among the illustrations the following Over
portraits of distinguished soldiers and st tesen mostly
rom photographs taken during the war; nearly 100 maps
ans and sketches of batteedsthe large size the page
living special advantage in this regard nearly 600 au-
of
seges battles charges hospitals military prisons camp
e vessels of naval engagements reviews receptions
The present series will be issued parts at 10 cents
Part and will give this great history ABSOLUTELY Complete
icluding All the Illustrations and the Entire Text
This invaluable work has never before been sold for less
IAN from $I6 to $50
Bear in mind that each of these parts contains fully
hree Times the amount of Matter furnished in any similar
ortfolio and at the Same price.