Part 7 (2/2)
”MR. JNO. B. BACHELDER:--
”DEAR SIR:--I am exceedingly gratified with receiving a finished copy of your print of the Battle-field of Gettysburg. I am familiar with your long and untiring labors in all the fields where truth could be reached, and know that your efforts were crowned with a success that leaves nothing more to be desired. You are authorized to add my name to those who bear testimony to Its accuracy.
”Very respectfully your obedient servant, ”G. K. WARREN.
”_Maj.-Gen. Vols., Comd'g 5th Corps._ ”_Ch. Eng. at Gettysburg._”
”ORANGE, _Oct. 1, 1864_.
”JNO. B. BACHELDER, Esq.:--
”MY DEAR SIR:--I have carefully examined your Isometrical Drawing of the Battle-field of Gettysburg, with great interest and much profit. Never having been on that field, of course I can not express an opinion as to its accuracy--so abundantly indorsed for, however, by most competent judges: but I can say that it has given me a much clearer idea of the battle than I had before, and I earnestly hope that you will find it convenient to ill.u.s.trate others of our great battles in the same manner.
”I am very truly yours, ”GEO. B. McCLELLAN.”
”HEAD-QUARTERS DEP'T AND ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. _Oct. 24, 1864._
”MR. JNO. B. BACHELDER:--
”MY DEAR SIR:--I was much gratified on receiving a copy of your beautiful drawing of the 'Gettysburg Battle-field.' I have never seen a painting or topographical map that could give so vivid a representation of a great battle. I regard it as an honor that you have a.s.sociated my name with those of other corps commanders in your historical picture. Be pleased to accept my kind regards.
”Respectfully yours, ”O. O. HOWARD, _Major-General_.”
”COL. JNO. B. BACHELDER:--
”DEAR SIR:--I have examined with care your Isometrical Drawing of the Gettysburg Battle-field, and can cheerfully bear testimony to the accuracy of the position of the troops on the right of our line.
”Yours very truly, ”H. W. SLOc.u.m, ”_Maj.-Gen. Vols., Comd'g Right Wing at Gettysburg._”
[Ill.u.s.tration: WOFFORD'S FLANK ATTACK ON SWEITZER'S BRIGADE, DEATH OF COL. JEFFERS 4th MICH. VOLS.]
HISTORY OF THE BATTLE.
During my consultations with officers at the front, as well as on the Battle-field, I noted down with great care their conversations, and have books full of material thus rescued from oblivion.
[Ill.u.s.tration: STANNARD'S BRIGADE OPENING ON PICKETTS' DIVISION.]
Since the publication of the Drawing, and even before, I have been steadily engaged in compiling the History of the Battle of Gettysburg. I have traveled many thousand miles to add to my knowledge. I have received a great number of letters relating to it, and the Government have very considerately placed at my disposal the entire Reports of both the Union and Confederate officers; and have also given me access to the archives at Was.h.i.+ngton. They have recently ordered a re-survey of the field, which is now being done by Government Engineers in the most complete and scientific manner. A fine Topographical map is to be compiled and engraved, copies of which I have arranged to have to ill.u.s.trate my History of the Battle. This book, in addition to the maps, which will cost several thousand dollars, will also be ill.u.s.trated with Steel Plates and Wood-Cuts in a manner second to no book heretofore published in this country. Over $7,500 worth of ill.u.s.trations are already engraved to embellish it, including fine Steel Portraits, executed by the best engravers in America, in line and stipple, of Generals Reynolds, Doubleday, Newton, Meredith, Stannard, Hanc.o.c.k, Gibbon, Zook, Hays, Webb, Hall, Sickles, Birney, Humphreys, Berdan, Sykes, Barnes, Tilton, Wright, Bartlett, Wheaton, Howard, Ames, Sloc.u.m, Williams, Geary, Kane, Pleasanton, b.u.t.terfield, Warren, Hunt, Ingalls, Randolph, Martin, and McGilvrey. Several others are in hand, and undoubtedly more will be added to the list. In addition to these the Portraits of leading Confederate Generals will be engraved. Many of the prominent scenes of the battle have already been beautifully designed and engraved on wood, samples of which embellish this circular, others are to be added, and to those interested I shall be pleased to furnish full information regarding either portraits or wood-cuts.
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