"The Campaign of Chancellorsville "—A Strategic and Tactical Study. By John Bigelow, Jr., Major U. S. Army, Retired, Author of "Mars-la- Tour and Gravelotte," "The Principles of Strategy," and 'Reminiscences of the Santiago Campaign." With 47 maps and plans.
The campaign of Chancellorsville presents a greater variety of military problems than any other in which an army of the United States has taken part, and no other one approaching it in importance has been so imperfectly understood.
The author's object in describing it has been not only to tell what was done, but how it was done; to present a characteristic or typical view of the conditions and methods of troop-leading that obtained during our Civil War; and to do this in a way to interest and instruct the general reader as well as the military student. The fact that the New York Sun has devoted a page of its Sunday issue for three successive weeks to an exhaustive review of this book speaks volumes as to its importance.
The work is divided into two parts. Part I, entitled The Period of Preparation," covers the time from the appointment of General Hooker as commander of the army of the Potomac, January 25, 1863, to the issuing of orders for the movement of the army, April 26, 5863. It treats of the reorganization and general improvement of the army preparatory to the campaign; of the scouts, raids and forays of Mosby and Fitzhugh Lee; of the first battle of Kelley's Ford, and of other minor operations. Part II, entitled "The Period of Operation," treats of the march to Chancellorsville; of the marching and fighting in the Wilderness; of Sedgwick's attempt to reach Chancellorsville, including the battles of Marye's Heights and Salem Church; of Stoneman's raid against Lee's communications; and of Jones's and Imboden's raids against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Account is taken also of the operations on and near the peninsula of Virginia, so far as they seem to affect the situation of the main armies and of the navy in supporting the army of the Rappahannock on the James and York Rivers. From the issuing of the first order for the movement of the Army of the Potomac, April 26, to the recrossing of the Rappahannock, May 6, the operations of the forces on both sides are described and discussed day by day.
A unique feature of this work is its abundance of maps compiled from the most authentic sources, showing the positions of the opposing forces at successive stages of the operations described. In short, the work supplies what is probably the most thorough and exhaustive study of American military operations ever undertaken, and its historical value is proportionately great. The forty-seven maps—which have been reproduced in three colors by means of lithography—cannot be surpassed for clearness and precision.
The presswork is of the highest character and there will be only one thousand copies printed from type, which will be distributed on the completion of the printing.
In size the book is Royal Octavo, size 84 by 12, about 400 pages. Boxed, net $10.00, carriage additional. Published by the Yale University Press, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York.
"Nautical-Technical Dictionary." Containing the Terminology of Aeronautics, Artillery, Astronomy, Carrier Pigeon Service, Shipbuilding (Iron and Wood), Electricity, Sea Fisheries, Hydrography, The Complete Materiel of the Navy, Mathematics, The Building and the Working of Engines, Mechanics, Navigation, Photography, Physics, Maritime Trade and Insurance, Maritime Law, Naval Tactics, Mechanical Technology, etc. II Volume, Part I and II. French, English, German and Italian; English, French, German and Italian. Compiled by Julius Heinz, Retired Rear-Admiral, Austrian-Hungarian Navy. Published by the Editors of the Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens. Sold by Loscher & Co., 307 Corso Umberto I, Rome, and by Asker & Co., 14 Bedford St., London. Price 20s 8d per volume.
In the compilation of the second volume, Part I and II, of the "Nautical-Technical Dictionary" the intention has been to produce a dictionary in four languages, which shall contain as many essentially naval and military expressions as possible, as also such as are connected with the sea service since the latter—especially in recent times—is also of considerable importance to other scientific professions, trades and branches of industry.
Therefore, the object was to compile a book which should be of use not only to officers of the navy and mercantile marine, to shipbuilders and engine constructors, to hydrographers, electricians, artillerists, aeronauts, mechanics, technologists, experts and those employed in mercantile classification, to shippers and yachtsmen, to consular officials and marine administrators, insurers and their clients, but also to all who take an interest in maritime affairs.
The arrangement of this last part of the complete work—" Nautical-Technical Dictionary in four languages" by E. Dabovich and "Supplement to the first volume of the Nautical-Technical Dictionary" by Rear-Admiral (retired) J. Heinz have already been published on this principle—is on the whole alphabetical, but in cases where it seemed necessary the authors have proceeded systematically, and after certain principal words have inserted other technically arranged expressions, which are connected with these catchwords. The object of this latter arrangement was to facilitate the finding of the nomenclature of the constituent parts of an important object, and also of such expressions as have had to be inserted after this part of the dictionary had already been completed.
While the dictionary was in course of construction, the orthographic change in the German language took place, which change could not be taken into consideration as the work was already too far advanced. For the sake of uniformity, therefore, the former German orthography has also been retained in this part of the work.
The rendering of German and Italian into French and English naturally presented considerable difficulties, since this work necessitated a thorough grasp of the two last mentioned languages.
The revision of the first volume of the "Nautical-Technical Dictionary," as well as of the "Supplement" for the purpose of obtaining materials for the second volume, has been performed by the former chief of the eighth division of the Marinetechnisches Komitee, Commander (retired), E. v. Normann-Friedenfels, assisted by Lieutenants Ritter v. Pozzi, Schloszarek, Sandor de Vist and v. Hayek. The compilation of the greater part of the text of the second volume as well as the additions rendered necessary by recent progress, has been entrusted to Rear-Admiral (retired) Julius Heinz, who, it is regretted, did not live to see the publication of the book to the production of which he devoted so much labor. The above mentioned admiral was assisted by Lieutenants E. Dworski, M. Wickerhauser, E. v. Forster, B. Dittrich, M. Wiiss and P. R. v. Ferro, Captain (retired) L. Pichl has completed the work.
The revision of the proof sheets, as far as the foreign expressions were concerned, was undertaken by Admiral Sir Ed. Tracey, K. C. B., of the Royal British Navy, and after his death by Lieutenant I. A. Duncan, Superintendent of the Research Department, Woolwich arsenal, by Captain (retired) H. de Saulses de Freycinet, Captain J. Chardon and Lieutenant T. Somborn, of the French Navy, and by the late Captain A. Lucifero, of the Royal Italian Navy. The above mentioned officers have given the most valuable assistance in the production of the work.
The printing of the work was superintended by the editor of the Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens.
This is Part II of the book of which Part I was published in 1905 and noticed in the PROCEEDINGS for September of that year. The entire volume, now available, will be of the greatest value to all whose avocations or pursuits require an understanding of nautical and technical terms in foreign languages or the conversion of such terms from one language to another.