A valuable addition to my library at Knowlsy.—Lord Derby, late Brit. Sec. of State.
A god-send after reading Washington Irving's not very satisfying life of Washington.—Sir Jos. Hooker, Pres. Royal Society, England.
A book not only meant to be read but studied.—Harper's Magazine.
The author at all times maintains an attitude of judicious impartiality.—N.Y. Times.
The record is accurate and impartial, and warrants the presumption that the literature of the subject has been exhausted.—The Nation.
Will stand hereafter in the front rank of our most valuable historical treasures.
The descriptions of battles are vivid. The actors seem to be alive, and the actions real.—Rev. Dr. Crane, N.J.
We are indebted to you for the labor and expense of preparing this volume, and I hope it will, in time, fully reimburse you.—Gen. W.T. Sherman.
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