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Slocum, Charles Elihu—continued.
account to its organization into counties. 1905 1 r 977 S63
The basin includes northwestern Ohio, northeastern Indiana and part
of Michigan. This region formed a portion of the old Northwest
territory. The division into counties was begun in 1820 and the
history of the basin up to that time is chiefly concerned with the relation
of the white people to the Indians.
Smith, Goldwin.
Civil war in America; an address read at the last meeting
of the Manchester Union and Emancipation Society.
1866 T973.7 S648
"It is something more than this title would seem to indicate; it really
is a brief account of the people of the free states, of the spirit of their
political system, of their social theories and practice, by a philosophic
student of history, his defence of all these against the attacks commonly
made on them by the friends of absolutism and aristocracy, and
his exposition of their virtues and defects. The literary merits of the
work are such as by themselves make it worthy the perusal of most
readers and the study of most writers." Nation, 1866.
Spofford, Mrs Harriet Elizabeth (Prescott).
New-England legends. 1871
g74 S76
Contents: The true account of Captain Kidd.—Charlestown.—Salem.—
Newburyport.—Dover.—Portsmouth.
Stedman, Charles.
History of the origin, progress and termination of the
American war. 2V. 1794
qrg73-3 S81
"Author was a 'commissary' in the British army during the Revolutionary
War. Work reflects opinions of British officers. Sometimes very
candid. Contains many excellent maps and plans. Best contemporary
account of the war from the British side." Larned's Literature
of American history.
United States—Sanitary commission.
Sanitary memoirs of the War of the rebellion. 2v. 1867-
69 r 973-7 U2534
v.i. Contributions relating to the causation and prevention of disease
and to camp diseases; together with a report of the diseases, etc.,
among the prisoners at Andersonville, Ga.; ed. by Austin Flint.
v.2. Investigations in the military and anthropological statistics of
American soldiers, by B. A. Gould.
Contains much valuable material in the shape of reports and documents
received from appointed inspectors, and papers written by medical
authorities. The second volume consists of tables of statistics.
Weeden, William Babcock.
War government, federal and state, in Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania and Indiana, 1861-1865. 1906 973.7 W42
Laborious study of the "interplay" of federal and state authority
during the war. Incidentally, it contains a narrative of the war, and
discussions of the parts played in it by Lincoln, Stanton, war governors
and "copperheads," with sketches of Andrew, Morton, Seymour
and other leading men. Condensed from Nation, 1906.
Werner, Edgar Albert, comp.
Historical sketch of the War of the rebellion from 1861 to
1865. 1890 973-7 W53
"Compendium of the campaigns, engagements, losses, proclamations,
etc., making up a skeleton of the official history of the war. In
the'same manner the reconstruction of the Union is given." Larned's
Literature of American history.
Wilkeson, Frank.
Recollections of a private soldier in the Army of the
Potomac. 1887 973-7 W72
"The grim, sordid prose of war as seen by a man in the ranks. An
effective' picture of the daily life of the Army of the Potomac in
Grant's campaign of 1864, representing rather more of the shadows
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