+ +Ann. Am. Acad. 29: 412. Mr. ’07. 390w. (Review of v. 1.)

“The verdict is that Dr. Fleming has produced a very fair and candid work which will be of great help to all who wish to get a first hand idea of the great and enduring problems arising out of the civil war and subsequent conditions.”

+ +Ann. Am. Acad. 30: 156. Jl. ’07. 390w. (Review of v. 2.)

“On the whole, the work is very creditable to both publisher and editor. However, one can regret that there were not a few more editor’s notes. In several cases, these were really necessary to throw light on the documents used.” David Y. Thomas.

+ + −Dial. 42: 10. Ja. 1, ’07. 1000w. (Review of v. 1.)

“To any one who wishes to make a thorough study of reconstruction, these volumes will be invaluable.”

+Dial. 42: 290. My. 1, ’07. 270w. (Review of v. 2.)

“Professor Fleming’s collection will be invaluable to him when he comes to write his own great history of reconstruction. It can never be of fundamental value to another scholar.”

+ + −Ind. 62: 96. Ja. 10, ’07. 690w. (Review of v. 1.)

“As a massing together of illustrative material for future historical work it is of extreme value.”