In the May and June numbers the papers in the War Series will be largely devoted to
THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN
BY
GEN. G.B. McCLELLAN AND GEN. J.E. JOHNSTON.
General McClellan will contribute two papers, the first of a general nature on the Peninsular Campaign, and the second (to appear later) on the battle of Antietam, thus covering the period of his command of the Army of the Potomac. General Joseph E. Johnston, who commanded the entire Confederate forces opposed to McClellan in the Peninsular engagements until the battle of Seven Pines, when in consequence of a wound he was succeeded by General Lee, will cover, in his papers, the period from Manassas to Seven Pines, dealing with both battles, and with his relations and differences with the President of the Confederacy. The engagements at Gaines's Mill and Malvern Hill, in this campaign, will be described in papers by
GEN. FITZ JOHN PORTER AND GEN. D.H. HILL,
who were prominently engaged against each other in both actions. These will be well supplemented by the "Recollections of a Private."
OTHER WAR PAPERS
by Generals Longstreet, Pope, Gordon, Rosecrans, Buell, Hunt, Pleasonton, Newton, and other prominent leaders, will appear in later numbers.
THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SERIES
will receive the most careful attention, and in this particular it is thought that the series will possess an unequaled historical interest. The Century has at its disposal a very large quantity of maps and plans, portraits of general officers of both sides, authentic paintings and drawings, and especially photographs of camp scenes, battle-fields, famous localities, etc. A strict regard for accuracy will guide the preparation of the illustrations.