Col. Troops 93,441 91,789 Total..... 2,763,670 2,859,132 143,304 776,829 161,244 315,509 160,331 46,347 9.1 2,319,272 * Per cent. of troops furnished to population. THE BEST HUNDRED BOOKS ON THE AMERICAN SOLDIER. The literature of war is legion. Military history, tactics and operations, biography and reminiscence, romance, fiction, poetry and song- the story of the American soldier has been treated in its manifold phases by pens of every degree of excellence. To select a list of one hundred books and say that these are the best is an arbitrary and perhaps unfair process of selection. The one hundred here presented may be considered rather as an attempt toward a perfect list than as such a list itself. The books relating to the war for secession alone would make an extensive library, and the number of regimental histories would seem to be limited only by the number of regiments engaged in the great struggle. For all practical purposes however the list here given and offered only in the way of selection may be sufficient to act as a help to those who desire to go deeper into the details of the story of the American soldier. Bancroft (George). History of the United States. Latest Edition Author's last revision. 6 vols. 8vo. New York, 1883-85 "By far the most elaborate and the most carefully prepared history of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods yet published."-CHARLES KENDALL ADAMS. Billings (John D.). Hardtack and Coffee. 8vo. Ill. 406 pp. Boston, 1887. The unwritten story of Army Life in the Civil War Birkheimer (Lieutenant). Historical Sketch of the Organization, Administration, Matériel and Tactics of the Artillery. United States Army. 606 pp. Washington, 1884. A most satisfactory work. Boynton (Edward C.). History of West Point. 8vo. Ill. 416 pp. New York, 1871. Brackett (Albert G.). History of the United States Cavalry from the formation of the Federal Government to June, 1863. 12mo. Ill. 337 pp. New York, 1865. An important and most excellent record of the cavalry arm of the U. S. service. Brockett (Linus P.). The Camp, the Battlefield and the Hospital; or, Lights and Shadows of the Great Rebellion. 8vo. 512 pp. Philadelphia, 1866. Brooks (Elbridge S.), Editor. The Story of the States. 8vo. Ill. Boston, 1888. A series of graphic historical narrations by American authors, telling the Story of the States of the American " from the earliest beginnings to the present day. The series (which touches alike the civil and the military of each American Commonwealth) will eventually comprise all the States of the Union. The Story of New York (Elbridge S Brooks), The Story of Ohio (Alexander Black), The Story of Louisiana (Maurice Thompson), The Story of Vermont (John L. Heaton), The Story of Kentucky (Emma M. Connelly) and The Story of Massachusetts (Edward Everett Hale) are now ready. Browne (Francis F.). Bugle Echoes: a collection of poems of the Civil War. 8vo. New York, 1886. One of the best collections of War poems, North and South Brownell (H. H.). War Lyrics. 12mo. 192 pp. New York, 1866. "They are to all the drawing-room battle poems as the torn flags of our victorious armadas to the stately ensigns that dressed their ships in the harbor.” — OLIver Wendell HOLMES. Bryant (Wm. Cullen) and Gay (Sydney Howard). A Popular History of the United States. 4 vols. 8vo. Ill. New York, 1880. Carrington (Henry B.). Battles of the American Revolution. 8vo. Ill. 712 PP. New York, 1876. Historical and military criticism. Coffin (Charles Carleton). The Story of Liberty. Old Times in the Colonies. The Boys of '76. Building the Nation. The Drum-Beat of the Nation. Marching to Victory. Vivid and picturesque presentations of different phases of American history. Cooke (John Esten). A Life of General Lee. Svo. Ill. Comte de Paris. History of the Civil War in America. 2 vols. 577 pp. New York, 1871. Translated by Louis F. Tasistro. Edited by Henry "The first successful attempt to give a full and careful account of the stupendous conflict."-C. K. ADAMS. Cooper (James Fenimore). "His writings are instinct with the spirit of nationality. In his productions every American must take an honest pride. For surely no one has succeeded like Cooper in the portraiture of American character or has given such glowing and eminently truthful pictures of American scenery."-WM. H. PRESCOTT. NOVELS. Wept of Wish-ton-Wish, 1829. A tale of King Philip's War. Last of the Mohicans, 1826. Deals with Indian participation in the the Old French War, 1756-60. Lionel Lincoln, 1825. Laid at the siege of Boston and Bunker Hill, 1775 The Spy, 1821. A tale of the Neutral Ground, 1870. A portrait from life of a revolutionary patriot who was willing to risk his life and subject his character to temporary suspicion for the service of his country." DUYCKINCK. The Chain-Bearer, 1845. A story of the Revolution. Custer (Elizabeth B.). Boots and Saddle. 12mo. Ill. 312 pp. New York, 1885. Tenting on the Plains. General Custer in Kansas and Texas. 8vo. Dodge (Theodora A.). Ill. 702 pp. New A Bird's-Eye View of our Civil War. 8vo. Ill. 346 pp. Boston, 1883. |