“This volume consists of a brief but adequate biography of the young soldier; of judicious selections from his correspondence, and of very full, discriminating notes upon both the life and the letters.”—N. Y. Times.
“While Mr. Emerson’s intense admiration for his hero is very plain he writes always with restraint, good taste, and the best judgment.” J. K. Hosmer.
| + + | Am. Hist. R. 13: 161. O. ’07. 580w. |
“Doubly excellent in its admiration and its restraint.” Henry Dwight Sedgwick.
| + + | Atlan. 100: 278. Ag. ’07. 2470w. |
“Abundant notes supplement both the lifestudy and the letters; to these notes are confided many of the most intimate revelations of the young soldier’s personality. The student of American history and literature may well be grateful for this record, so directly and fully told, of a life which is as inspiring in memory as it was in companionship.” Annie Russell Marble.
| + + | Dial. 43: 10. Jl. 1, ’07. 1800w. | |
| Ind. 63: 883. O. 10, ’07. 420w. |
“There can be no doubt that Mr. Emerson has created a distinct impression of General Lowell’s superb endowment of character, justifying that attitude of reverend adoration he inspired in his own immediate circle.”
| + + | Lit. D. 35: 534. O. 12, ’07. 220w. | |
| + | Nation. 84: 526. Je. 6, ’07. 630w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 291. My. 4, ’07. 70w. |