The National tribune., 1908-05-07
RECENT LITERATURE.
THE oath MASS. By the Regimental
Committee on History. Published
by the cath Veteran Association,
Worcester, Mass.

THE 24TH MASS. BY the Regimental
Committee on History. Published
by the cath Veteran Association,
Worcester, Mass.
1t is claimed for the oath Mass. that
it saw longer service than any other
regiment from the State except the
goth, and no one saw as varied service
in as many States. The present history
is very fine piece of book making by
the Regimentai Committee, consisting
of Comrades Charles q. Amory. John c.
Cook and George Hill. The regiment
had its beginning in company of mill
tia, the New England Guard, which had
been in existence for nearly so years
Ii was one of the best-drilled militia
organizations in the country, and at the
beginning of the war did duty in guard
ing the fortifications in Boston Harbor.
IL had in it an excellent class of young
men, and they were intensely loyal
After its first three-months service it
was determined to expand the company
to regiment, and Capt. Thomas G..
Stevenson, of Boston, who had been Il
Sergeant in the company, was appoint
ed Colonel. The old company was we'll
represented in all the newer companies
raised, and as rule it furnished all the
officers. Its initiation into war was as a
part of Burnside's expedition to capture
Roanoke Island. 1t was in the long
siege of Charleston, the Winters cam
paign in Florida, and then Joined the
Army of the James for the elimination
OF the war. which ended at Appomattox.
The story is told excellently well by the
committee. which has wisely said little
about the war in general, but very much
of what happened in the regiment and
to it, The book is finely printed on
heavy plated paper, with a number of
maps and half-tone portraits, and has
a roster of all the companies, with the
military history of every man who serv-
ed in the regiment. According to the
tables given, there were altogether Lac.
men in the regiment, of whom LOG were
killed or died of wounds, 10 died IN Con-
federate prisons, SO from disease, I69
were wounded, 40 discharged for dis
ability. AIS re-enlisted.
HISTORY OF THE 121ST PA. Pub
lished by the Survivors Association.
Room 1876, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The 121st Pa. was a magnificent reg
iment, and altho its total enrolment
was less than 800 it won place among
Fox's fighting regiments, with a loss of
l09 killed, or 1872 per cent. Its bap-
tiSm of fire came at Fredericksburg
where 1T lost 1873 men, and it had ter
rlfic experience at gettysburg. ./Receiv-
ing no recruits, entered the Wilderness
campaign with only 200 men, but il
stayed at the front all the time, and
was present with its shrunken ranks at
Appomattox. Few regiments SO small
in number can show such a high loss
in actual killed. The story of the reg
iment has been well told by the Com
mittee on Regimental History, consist
ing of Comrades Baldwin, Barlow, Viii
son. Strong. Wills and Gaibraith. and
they have made very fine volume, we'll
printed, prOfusely illustrated and filled
with matter of intense interest to all
those who had relatives in the regiment
At the conclusion is a complete list of
all the members of the regiment with
their military history.
MENTAL HEALING. By Leander Ed
mund Whipple. Published by the
Metaphysical Publishing Company.
New York. Price, $150.
Starting out with the proposition that
health is the birthright of mankind"
the author goes into an extensive dis
cussion of the theory and science of
mental healing, and gives much needed
advice to people who are ailing to cure
themselves, and the steps to be taken in
that direction.
ECHOES FROM OAK STREET, OR
THE 20TH CENTJRY PRAYER
MEETING. By Ruthella Benjamin.
Published by NJ. A. Donohue & Co.,
Chicago. Price, SO cents
This is successful attempt to bring
the conversation of the prayer meeting
room into literature, and it is receiving