The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
HARPER'S
PICTORIAL
HISTORY Ot The CIVIL WAR

is universally recognized the great PATRIOTIC ST0RY Of
that event While breathing the deepest patriotism on every
spirit
This is the best history of yet published because it
Is the only COMPLETE general history Of the and the
causes leading to it. 1t is History. lucid dispass,o
story of and events they narrative of Facts
written in the very spirit of truth for the very truths sake
In completeness impaaly and real historic spirit it is
absolueyunque Its Value is Dou6e-because to the best
written history is added collection of Conemporaneous
Illustrations which neither be equaled elsewhere
Pictures of and places of battle by and land sege
orresses and everything connected with the civil and
military life at the time In word it contains all the
valuable and interesting illustrations from Harper Week
During and Preceding the War; from the original wood cut
drawings Made 4ung the Great Conflict This feature makes
this history of Incompatible value contains Over 1000
of These Famous War Pictures.
Its editors were Mr.. Richard Grant White, Dr. Alfred
H. Guernsey and Mr.. Henry M. Alden Among the CON
trbutors Predent Garfield General Joseph Johnston
General George Thomas General Warren and
other prominent officers both National and confedrate With
all the material accumulated in their hands, the authors
spent five years writing the work. All the National and
Confederate official documents their disposal and
the and references foot of the page testywere
most freely used Quite number of these official docu-
given in full regiment of artists tell the story
to be found such distinguished Edwin Forbes,
Thomas Mast, Sol Eytinge, Theodore X. Davis, A. X.
Waud Granville Perkins y. Jewett and others The de-
sign OF the authors has been respect modified by the
fact that this is Illustrated history They have written
acy they should have done if the interest of their read
depended upon the unadorned recital Of facts No pains
have been spared expense of time study in order
make this the Fullest and Most Complete History of the Civil
War possible They have compiled from other histories
but have depended entirely upon the gna materials fur
nshed by documents of every description military and pe
tca small portion of which have been published
but have been obtained from prominent actors Both Sides
of the contest The pages the size Harper's
Week and among the illustrations the following Over
800 portraits of distinguished soldiers and mostly
from photographs taken during the nearly MAPS
plans and sketches Of batteedsthe large size of the page
giving special advantage in this regard nearly 600
thentic sketches Of places of and of interest such
assieges battles charges hospitals military prisons, camp
life vessels of naval engagements reviews receptions
The present series will be issued parts 10
Part and will give this great history ABSOLUTELY compies
including An the Illustrations and the Entire Tsxf
This invaluable work has before been sold for
than from $Io to $50
Bear in mind that each OF these parts contains fully
Three Tines the amount of Matter furnished in similar
portfolio and at the Same price