A "Pictorial History of the Civil War," by B. J. Lossing, will shortly be published in Philadelphia. The work will be issued a volume at a time, and will contain more than 2000 engravings illustrative of 'the subject, of which about 130 will be portraits of prominent men on both sides, including governors of States, generals in the field,- and statesmen and conspirators in council ; also views and maps of battle-grounds : headquarters of officers ; weapons and ships of war ; forts, arsenals ; medals of honor and other gifts of gratitude ; costumes of soldiers, and a great variety of other subjects, "whereby the, eye is well instructed . 'concerning the materials used in the ' conflict.' "' It is said that this will be regarded as the standard history of the civil war. Mr Robert Buchanan has a volume of poems in the press, to be called, " London Jdylls,";;
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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 253, 7 May 1866, Page 3
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144Untitled Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 253, 7 May 1866, Page 3
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