Official Papers, Letters and Notes, Relating to the War Record of P. W. Stanhope, Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. Army (Classic Reprint)

Recognizing the uncertain Uof life, and desiring to leave a record of so much of my military career as is possible for me to prepare at this time, I have gathered into book form such of my official, and other papers, as were not lost in the fire that destroyed most of my papers and all of my personal propertv. I do this in the hope that, at some distant time, when I shall be dead, my family may read tiiis hook with that interest a long interval of vears gives to the personal histoi-y of a parent who gave a large portion of his life to the service of his Coimtry, and bore a good share of the perils and sufferings incident to war. With this object in view this book is atfectionately dedicated. PHILIP W. STANHOPE, Major and Brevet Lieutenant-C olonel, U. S. A rmy. Kenton Countx.
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