Popular History of the Civil War (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Popular History of the Civil WarWhile it is not possible in these brief lines to mention the names of all whose memories of the war have thus rendered her aid, the author desires to acknowledge in particular her obligations to lieutenant-general Philip H. Sheridan, who with great kindness placed at her disposal sev eral private papers relating to his personal services in the war. To General William T. Sherman and to major-general O. 0. Howard also, she is indebted for transcribing incidents for her use in this connection. The Honorable john A. Logan generously placed important documents at her dis posal and General William E. Strong, with the same kind purpose in view, gave her permission to make extracts from a superb manuscript volume written by himself for the sake of his son, containing the rich harvest of his army expe riences. Mr. Horatio L. Wait, in many ways which it is scarcely possible to recount, both aided and encouraged her in her work.Special mention should also be made of the permission, freely accorded her, to make use of Mr. L. C. Earle's faith ful and spirited portrait of General Sheridan at the battle of Five Forks, an accurate copy of which the liberality of her publishers has enabled her to present to her readers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.