Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-27

value OF the authoritative serial, or Whlch
the verdict from the New England
Historical and Genealogical Register
was: INC library. public or pri-
vate, can afford to be without
these volumes" The London Saturday Re-
view, in commenting on the publication,
said: "They contain a mass of informa-
ton relative to the late war, without a
careful study of which no historian, how
ever limited his scope should venture 70
treat any fragment OF that most interest
ing story" With the object that is mani
fest i'm previous vOlumes-to elucldate
fairly and justly every phase OF mo-
mentous struggle, which held in admira-
ton and awe the attention of the ma
tons of the world, and TO represent as
far as attainable every State Of the south
ern sisterhood, this volume will be found
TO have acceptably accomplished its pur-
pose. Among the contents are THE ca
reer Of Wise's Brigade. 1876" an ad-
dress (printed from the original MS. by
General II. A. Wise) IS. S. Prentis and
His Career; various original reports OF
the operations Of Crutchhed's Artillery
Brigade April, 1865, and accounts OF the
burning of and retreat from Rich
mond; Miss Emma SAMSON, an Ala
bama Heroine who piloted General
N b. Forrest; Sketch OF Hon.
j.. l.. i
Cause of the Gettysburg Failure; Charge
Of the Crater; Hon. John II. Reagan on
the Hampton Roads Conference; Career
of the Shenandoah, Confederate States
navy: The Signal Service Corps Confede-
rate States army; Tribute TO General Z.
NJ. b. Young; Histories Of the Twenty
third. Thirty-eighth, and Forty-fourth
North Carolina Infantry; Historical
Sketches, with Rosters, OF the Rockprloge
Second Dragons; Company ID. twenty
first Virginia Infantry, Sussex Light Ora
goons, Richmond Fayette Artillery ana
others: Sketches of Colonel r. Wagga-
mann. Tenth Louisiana infantry; of Hons.
J. M. Mason. r. NJ T. Hunter, and j. +.
BENJAMIN, with q variety of other aru-
cles OF interest and value. Among them
are Sam Davis a Southern Martyr; Boy
Heroes of Cold Harbor; How General Gus
ter Hung Mosbys Men; The Maryland
Campaign: The Private Confederate Sol
der; A Tribute TO General X. r. Colston;
List Of Virginians Under Confederate
Fire on Morris's Island, with Narratives
How Lincoln Was Brought to Free the
Slaves. the Admirable Addresses Of Hon.
r. S. Parks on General X. h. Lee ana
of DIR. Hunter MCGUIRE on Stohe"all
Jackson, etc, etc.
The volume is well printed and fully
indexed. 1t is furnished by the secretary
r. a. Brock at g.
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SOUTHERN SOLDIER STORIES. BY
George Cary Eggleston, author Of "A
Rebels Recollections," etc, etc, with
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251. Price, $50.
The dedication Of Southern Soldier
Stories" is as follows Il dedicate this
book TO the zoe" so often men,
toned i'm these stories. He was my loved
comrade in arms, and sharer in all my
war experiences. He is now Or. Joseph
w EgglestOn, of Richmond, Va"
The volume embraces a collection OF
short stories, which are written In
bright style. These are. Of course ali
about the civil war, and reveal many
incidents Of camp life, the march, battle.
etc. The book opens with a PREDATORY
explanation of How Battles Are
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THE use OF the first personal pron0un.
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This is one OF the Putnam's popular
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loyal TO this method. and has produced
work easy TO read. and the contents VI
which are easily retained. The DOCK -