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The Soldier in Our Civil War - Abridged Edition(Frank Leslie-1894) CD

The Soldier in Our Civil War - Abridged Edition CD is a must for every American Civil War enthusiast who has interest in illustrations, whether for books, magazine articles or wall hangings. The CD contains the entire book presented in a user friendly and easy to search format. All 256 illustrations are contained on the CD in high resolution ".bmp" files. The images are royalty free, and yours to use as you wish. The program is compatible with WindowsTM 95 through XP operating systems*. The CD also includes html access to the images for Mac and Linux users and for Windows based computers with more than 512 megs of ram*. Note that using a web browser to access the CD does not have search capabilities like the program. Available to you now for only $19.99 plus $1.05 US shipping-   Ordering information is at the bottom of this page. A random partial image follows:

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents and Captions of the Illustrations

The preface to the book follows:

DURING the Civil War, Mr. Frank Leslie sent out about twenty skillful and world-renowned artists, one to be connected with each Department of the Army, with instructions to spare no expense in obtaining sketches of every battle, skirmish and military movement, to give to the anxious ones at home a vivid and realistic picture of the real war. These artists were selected from the masters of graphic delineation and included such names as Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane, Davis, etc. The sketches from their pencils drawn on the battle-field amid shot and shell, and inspired by the thrilling scenes and stirring times, are true to the battle life. These brave men went out with their respective army and navy corps, and took the unmerciful chances of war in the pursuit of their artistic, yet dangerous, but necessary calling. Their vivid delineation of a cavalry charge, the heroic and intrepid courage displayed by the rider, the eagerness of the noble steed as he dashed forward to face the combat, and finally the bursting of a treacherous shell, or a bullet from an unerring rifle, separating horse and rider forever, form an impressive and thrilling tableau, which gives us a most vigorous outline of the havoc and horrors of war, and these tableaux cannot be had in any other work in existence. Naval engagements, storming of fortifications, bombardments, bayonet charges, in fact, every battle fought and every incident of any importance recorded during the War, have been as faithfully sketched by the artists referred to,and appear as realistic to the old veteran who examines this great work, as if he were again standing on the field of action. The truthfulness of detail, force of character, accuracy of portraiture and depth of panoramic effect, carry us in imagination into the heart of the conflict, and make us as it were, close observers of the naval and military glory, so cleverly shown by the genius of the artist. The illustrations alone furnish a realistic view of war in a greater degree of  comprehensiveness than hundreds of pages of text would be capable of  supplying, and are invaluable as a supplement to every History of the Civil Conflict. The Veteran recognizes in the faces, action, situation, and standards, old and familiar friends, and with these pictures before him can tell his children "how the day was lost or won."

From these original War plates of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from 1861-65 were selected the best engravings, rejecting all not absolutely pictorial and bearing on the truth of history, as proved by the participants on both sides, as well as the European authorities, published during the past twenty-five years, and they were re-touched at a cost of over $10,000. From these were produced " THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR" (for a description of which see third page of cover), the only authentic, Pictorial History in existence. This famous work has had probably the largest sale of any illustrated work in the United States, and it is from the original wood cuts used in making these plates that this abridged edition is printed. In this way we are enabled to furnish to every home a series of authentic and realistic War scenes at a mere nominal cost, which will supplement and help in the study of any History of the Civil War.

The publishers claim that never before in the annals of book-making has there been presented such a valuable and instructive collection of engravings for the home at so low a cost.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety four, by

THE STANLEY BRADLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

[All rights reserved.]

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