Part II. The Campaigns of 1862. With 13 maps. 8vo. 2.50 “Among all the accounts of the Civil War, the narrative of Dr. Ropes is unique in that it treats the subject impartially, and from the standpoint of both North and South.... As a clear, comprehensive, and complete survey of the first two years of the war his history will certainly rank with the best.”--_New York Mail and Express._ THE AMERICAN WAR BALLADS AND LYRICS. Edited by GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON. A selection of the more noteworthy of the Ballads and Lyrics which were produced during the Colonial period, the Indian Wars, the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. The latter division includes the productions of poets on both sides of Mason and Dixon’s line. Two vols., fully illustrated, 16mo. “He has gone about it in a wisely comprehensive spirit, and in his book will be found most of the actual songs that were popular during the war, as well as the poems and ballads that best deserve preservation because of their literary character.”--_Philadelphia Times._ =ULYSSES S. GRANT, and the Period of National Preservation and Reconstruction. 1822-1885.= By WILLIAM CONANT CHURCH, late Lieut.-Colonel, U.S.A., author of “Life of John Ericsson.” No. 21 in the “Heroes of the Nations Series.” Fully illustrated. Large 12mo, cloth, $1.50; half leather, gilt top $1.75 “It is a work of high value for its completeness, for its review of the period of national preservation and reconstruction, and for its admirable handling of the great mass of momentous events with which the career of General Grant was associated.”--_Rochester Democrat and Chronicle._ =ROBERT E. LEE, and the Southern Confederacy. 1807-1870.= By Prof. HENRY ALEXANDER WHITE, of Washington and Lee University. No. 22 in the “Heroes of the Nations Series.” Fully illustrated. Large 12mo, cloth, $1.50; half leather, gilt top $1.75 “... He tells the story of the General’s life in admirable style. He is intensely earnest, and is interesting from first to last. He has labored long and faithfully to gather all possible information and makes judicious use of the materials accumulated. When the reader ends the volume it is with the wish that it had been much longer.”--_New York Mail and Express._ NEW YORK--G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS--LONDON Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation errors and omissions have been silently corrected. Page 23: “we have produed” changed to “we have produced” Page 26: “German or Irshman” changed to “German or Irishman” Page 105: “of ther own” changed to “of their own” Page 114: “as a politican” changed to “as a politician” Page 128: “Picnic Assotion” changed to “Picnic Association” Page 148: “Frst Assistant” changed to “First Assistant” Page 199: “in the Repubican party” changed to “in the Republican party”