The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-07
HARPER'S
PICTORIAL
HISTORY d tlG CIVIL WAR

is universally recognized the great PATRIOTIC STORY of
that event While breathing the deepest patriotism on every
page is at the time written absolutely impartial
spirit.
This is the best history of yet published becausei
is the only COMPLETE general history of the and the
causes leading to it, 1t is History. lucid dispasslonate
story of and they we're narrative of Facts
written in the very spirit Of truth for the very truths sake
In completeness mpartaity and real historic spirit
absolutely unique Its Value Dou6-because the best
written history added collection of Conemporaneous
Illustrations which neither can be equaled elsewhere
Pictures of and places of battle by land seiges
camps foesses and everything connected with the civil and
military life at the time In word it contains all the
valuable and interesting illustrations from Harpers Week
During and Preceding the War; from the original wood cut
drawings Made During the Great Conflict This feature makes
this history OF Incompatible value it contains Over 1000
of These Famous War Pictures.
Its editors were Mr.. Richard Grant White Dr. Alfred
II. Guernsey and Mr.. Henry M. Alden Among the con-
trbutors we're President Garfield General Joseph Johnston
General George Thomas General Gouveroeu X Warren and
other prominent officers both National and Confederate With
all the material accumulated in their hands, the authors
spent five years in writing the work All the National and
Confederate official documents at their disposal and
as the notes and references foot of the page eswere
most freely used Quite number of these official docu-
ments given in full regiment of artists tell the story
faithfully and with surprising clearness Among them
to be found such distinguished Edwin Forbes
Thomas Mast Sol Eytinge, Theodore R. Davis, A. R.
Waud, Granville Perkins N Jewett and Others The de-
sign of the authors has been respect modified by the
fact that this Illustrated history They written ex
acy they should have done if the of their
depended upon the unadorned recital of facts No pains
have been spared expense of time study order
make this the Fullest andMost compets History Of the Civil
War possible They have compiled other histories
but have depended entirely upon the gna materials
nshed by documents of every description military and po
cal small portion of which have been published
but have been obtained from Both Sides
of the The pages the same size as Horpers
Weekly, and among the illustrations the following Over
portraits of distinguished soldiers and mostly
from photographs taken during the nearly maps
plans and sketches of baefelds large of the page
giving it special advantage in this regard nearly
tenc sketches of places of and of interest
life vessels of naval engagements, reviews receptions
The present series will be issued in 20 parts 10
Part and will give this great history ABSOLUTELY Complete
including All the Illustrations and the Entire Text,
This invaluable work has before been sold for less
than from $I6 to $50
Bear in mind that each OF these parts contains fully
Three Times the Amount of Matter furnished any similar
portfolio and at the Same price