The National tribune., 1910-03-17
RECENT LITERATURE.

LIFE AND LETTERS OF GEN. w. III.
L. WALLACE. BY Isabel Wallace
Published by the Author at Otta-
wa. Ill. Price. $3.50. postpaid.
One OF the mon who fell much too
early for his fame and was one Of the
richest sacrifices on the altar OF the
icountry's salvation was Brig Gen. w,
II. l.. Wallace, of Illinois, who was
killed while heroically leading his divl-
sion against the masses OF the enemy
IN the furious storm of battle at ShI-
Iloh Gen. Wallace was pronounced the
, ,Chevalier Bayard OF the North. He
WAS man OF the highest courage and
unflnching devotion TO principle This
martial spirit OF his Scotch ancestry
burned in him, and he went into tho
Mexican War as Second Lieutenant in
the 1st ILL.,. of which John ]. Hardin
was Colonel. He showed fine soldier
I ship and received promotion. He re-
turned to the practice of the law, in
which he built UP very lucrative prac-
1 tice. but at the outbreak of the war he
threw his whole soul into the conflict
| and raised the 11th III. os which he
became Colonel. He and his regiment
greatly distinguished themselves at the
capture of Fort Donelson. His COM
mand was soon increased to a brigade,
and when the army was being formed
at PittsDurg Landing for the advance
on Corinth he was put in command OF
/ the Second Division, and fell while
stu bbornly maintaining his position
against the utmost efforts of Johnston
/ and Beauregard to force him back to-
| ward the river. His daughter has per-
formed labor OF love very intelligentIy
| and very acceptably in this handsome
little book, which IL embelished by sew
/ nj liz ra1I L. f.rNl
! lreading.
/ HISTORY OF THE HAMPTON BAT
! Terry Complied by VIM. Clark,
/ Secretary OF the Veteran Associa-
/ ton. and published by the Author
/ at Plttsburg.
I Hampton's Battery CD. Ind'p't Pa.
L. A, was organized at Pittsburg Oct.
| S. 1861. by that excellent soldier. Capt.
r. B. Hampton. who speedily brought
! it to high pitch of efficiency and COM
manded it until he was killed at Chan
celIorsville. 1t was ono of the three
magnificent batteries sent out from
I Pittsburg which made the artiIlerists
| of that State famous. The battery was
in active service for nearly four years
| in the Army of the Potomac This Is
sufficient praise to say of 1t. 1t Is also
sufficient record of glorious work
done in behalf OF the National integ
rity. It has a record OF being under
| fire SO times and having Travelled over
5000 miles The battery made such
| reputation that its name has been
properly perpetuated in that OF q bat
| terry OF the National Guard of Pennsyl-
vania. and this took an active part in
the War with Spain under the command
of Capt. A. z. Hunt.
| 10 Ciorfr ho do vrif.
| ing of this history a labor of love, and
! it is one skilfuily performed. The story
| Ia well told from first to last and aside
| from this the book abounds with exact
| information that it must have cost the
historian many days of patient labor to
obtain. 1t is finely illustrated with war
| time sketches. portraits. etc. Among
these is the monument which was erect
| ed to II in East Park, Pittsburg. The
| book Is printed on heavy plated paper,
| 80 as to bring out the best effects of the
illustrations. and is we'll bound. It will
be mailed to all members of the battery
or their friends upon the receipt of
their address and So. All those who
have subscribed heretofore Will soon
receive a copy
GLIMPSES OF THE alaska
YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION.
Published by Laird & Lee, Chi
cago. Price. 75 cents, in cloth; in
paper. 25 cents.
| A handsome little album of very in
| teresting pictures of scenery men, wo-
men and things in Washington, Oregon
and Alaska.
IA DRUMS STORY AND OTHER
| TALES By Delavan s. Miller.
! Published by the Hungerford-Hol-
| brook Co., Watertown. n. Y.
| This is book OF vivid and charming
| interest. It has no musty statistics, but
| is a series of stories and sketches told
! by a young drummer boy, who gives
Den pictures of the march. camp and