A godsend after reading Washington Irving's not very satisfactory Life of Washington.—Sir Jos. Hooker, Pres., Royal Society, England.
A book not only to be read, but to be studied.—Harper's Magazine.
The author at all times maintains an attitude of judicial 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 all 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.