PI^BLISHED BY A. HAET. 



Nov<7 ready, in 2 vols, post Svo., price ^2 00. with 16 Portraits, 



WASHINGTON AND THE GENERALS Off 



THE RE¥OLUTION. . 



BY VARIOUS EMINENT AUTHORS. 



CONTAINING- 



Siog'raphical Sleetches of all^the Jflajor and Mrig-cidier Generals 

 icho acted tender comiuissiGtis from Cong-ress during^ 

 the ISevoliitionart/ W*ar» 



"We hail these beautiful volumes with 

 Iftndisguised delight. They supply, in a dig- 

 nified and comprehensive form, valuable 

 information, w^hich will be^sought with avi- 

 dity, not only by the American public, but 

 by the world at large. •The w^ant of a work 

 of positive authority on this subject has long 

 been felt and deplored. The enterprise and 

 good taste of Messrs. Carey and Hart have 

 given us two handsome and reliable vo- 

 lumes, betraying industry and talent, and 

 replete with facts of the deepest interest. 

 There is no idle romancing — no school-boy 

 attempts at rhetorical display; on the con- 

 trary, the work is written in a clear, un- 

 affected, business-like, yet beautiful man- 

 ner. The authors had the good sense to 

 think that the stirring events of "the times 

 that tried men's souls," needed no embellish- 

 ment. It is a complete, impartial, and Vv^ell 

 written history of the American Revolu- 

 tion, and, at the same time, a faithful bio- 

 graphy of the most distinguished actors in 

 that great struggle, whose memories are 

 enshrined in our hearts. The typographical 

 execution of the work is excellent, and the 

 sixteen portraits on steel are remarkably 

 well done. The first volume is embel- 

 lished with a life-like portrait of Washing- 

 ton mounted on his charger, from Sully-s 

 picture, " Quelling the Whisky RiotsP- This 

 is, w^e believe, the first engraving taken 

 from it. There are biographies of eighty- 

 eight Generals, beginning with "the Father 

 cxf his country," and closing with General 

 Maxw^ell. To accomplish this task, we 

 are assured that "the accessible published 

 and unpublished memoirs, correspondence, 

 and other materials relating to the period, 

 have been carefully examined and faith- 

 fully reflected." We earnestly commend 

 this work. It will be found an unerring 

 record of the most interesting portion of 

 our history. — The City Item. 



This work differs from Mr. Headley's, 

 having nearly the same title, in many ira- 

 portaiit particulars ; and as a7i historical book 

 is much superior. — N. Y. Coin. Advertiser. 



Certainly the most comprehensive and 

 individualized work that has ever been 

 published on the subject — each member of 

 the great dramatis personce of the Revolu- 

 tionary tragedy, standing out in bold and 

 *'sculf tured" relief, on his own glorious 

 d*'.p-ds — Saturday Courier. 



This work is a very different affair from 

 tiie flashy and superficial book of the Rev. 

 J. T. Headley, entitled "Washington and 

 bis Generals." It appears witiiout the 



name of any author, because it is the join*' 

 production of many of the most eminent 

 writers in the country, resident in various 

 states in the Union, and having, from the 

 circumstance, access to original materials 

 f in private hands, and to public archives not 

 ^ accessible to any one individual without 

 I long journey and much consumption of 

 time. The result, however, is a complete 

 and authentic work, embracing biographi- 

 cal notices of every one of the Revolution- 

 ary Generals. The amount of fresh and ori- 

 ginal matter thus brought together in these 

 moderate-sized volumes, is not less sur- 

 prising than it is gratifying to the historical 

 reader. This will become a standard book 

 of reference, and v/ill maintain its place in 

 libraries long after the present generation 

 shall have enjoyed the gratification of pe- 

 rusing its niteresting pages, exhibiting in a 

 lively style the personal adventures and 

 private characters of the sturdy defenders 

 of American Independence. — Scotfs Weekly 

 Neiusfaper. 



The author's name is not given, and from 

 what w^e have read, we presume that va- 

 rious pens have been employed in these in- 

 teresting biographies. This is no disadvan- 

 tage, but, on the contrary, a decided benefit, 

 for it insures greater accuracy than could be 

 looked for in such a series of biographies 

 written by one person in a few months. 

 The volumes are published in a very hand- 

 some style. The first sixty pages are oc- 

 cupied v.'ith the biography of Washington, 

 which is written Vv^th force and elegance,' 

 and illustrated by an original view of the 

 character of that great man. * * * The 

 number of the biographies in these volum.es 

 is much greater than that of Mr. Headley's 

 work. There are eighty-eight distinct sub- 

 jects. — N. Y. Mirror. 



We have read a number of the articles, 

 find them to be written with ability, and to 

 possess a deep interest. The author has 

 ; manifested excellent judgment in avoidinf^ 

 ; all ambitious attempts at what is styled 

 J^ne writing; but gives a connected recital 

 ' of the important events in the lives of his 

 ^ heroes. The v/ork will be highly interest- 

 ing and valuable to all readers — particu- 

 larly so to youth, who are a!w^ays attracted 

 by biographies. If a father wishes to pre- 

 sent to his sons noble instances of uncor- 

 rupted and incorruptible patriotism, let him 

 place this w^ork in their hands. It should 

 have a place in every American library, 

 and is among the most valuable books of tha 

 &e ason . — Baltimore A?r< erica n. 



