f his opponents. The conflicts themselves will never
be forgotten. It is desirable that they shall be kept vivid and
clear in the minds of the rising generation, to cultivate a correct
idea of the necessity of personal valor and of military preparation
and capacity, as well as impress a serious idea of the momentous
importance of political issues. Captain Glazier's volume is
excellently fitted to instruct and interest everywhere."

The Pittsburg _Commercial_ says:

"Commencing with the siege and final surrender of Fort Sumter, the
author traces the progress of the Union armies through all the
chief battles of the war, giving vivid and glowing descriptions of
the struggles at Big Bethel, Bull Run, Wilson's Creek, Ball's
Bluff, Mill Spring, Pea Ridge, the fight between the 'Merrimac' and
'Monitor,' Newbern, Falmouth Heights, Pittsburg Landing,
Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Cedar Mountain,
Brandy Station, Manassas or Second Bull Run, Chantilly, Antietam,
Corinth, Fredericksburg, Stone River, Chancellorsville, Aldie,
Upperville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Falling Waters,
Chickamauga, Bristoe, New Baltimore, Fort Fisher, Olustee, Fort
Pillow, Cold Harbor, Fort Wagner, Cedar Creek, Waynesboro,
Bentonville, Five Forks, and down to the surrender of Lee. Captain
Glazier has evidently had access to the official records of the
war, and his narrative of the great events are therefore accurate.
The book is one the reading of which will make the blood tingle in
the veins of every soldier who took part in the late war, while it
will deeply interest every lover of his country. As a book for
boys, it has few, if any, superiors."

The Chicago _Inter-Ocean_ writes:

"'Battles for the Union' is such a history as every soldier and
every man who has a pride in his country, should wish to possess.
Captain Glazier was no carpet knight. He shared the glories of the
Harris Light Cavalry in camp and field, earning his promotion from
the non-commissioned ranks to the command for which he was so
admirably fitted. There is the scent of powder in what he writes,
the vivid reality of sight and understanding. We are particularly
charmed with his style, which is plain, blunt, direct, and free
from strain or affectation. He describes the fights as they w