The Military History of Carlisle and Carlisle Barracks. by Thomas G. TouseyReview by: Theodore R. ParkerThe Journal of the American Military Institute, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Spring, 1940), pp. 42-43Published by: Society for Military HistoryStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3038703 .

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The Military History of Carlisle and Carlisle Barracks, bv Thomas G. Tousey. (Richmond: The Dietz Press. 1939. pp. 439. $3.50.)

In his history of Carlisle and Carlisle Barracks Lieutenant Colonel Tousey has brought together much obscure material concerning one of the most interesting and important military, posts in the colonial and national history of the United States. This hitherto little known center of military activity has been presented in a manner that reveals its strategic position from the beginning of the French and Indian War in I 754 through the American Civil War. The treatment of the era since the Civil War includes one of the better accounts of the Indian Industrial School at Carlisle and, since I9I8, an account of the M.Iedical Field Service School of the United States Armv. To write this volume Colonel Tousev, has consulted all of the important sources of information concerning his subject, including the official records in both the United States and English archives. M\loreover, he has performed a real service to American historiography by his successful efforts in bringing to light much material which has not been available for historical re- search. In this respect the scope of the work is much more than the title implies.

Only, two criticisms of the volume are justified. The first has to do with the organization of the materials. The author has gathered more data than he has been able to present effectively. Consequentl, the continuity is too frequently inter- rupted by the necessity- of recapitulating, or of going back to gather in the loose threads of the storv which have been lost along the path of the narrative. Some of this might have been avoided had the author omitted events only distantly related to his storv. Although a liabilityr from the literaryT point of view, this diffusion does not impair the historical value of the work. The second criticism has to do with the paucity of social and economic history, a defect even inore apparent in much of the militarn history of the past. MXIany readers are interested in the detailed results of the impact of periods of intense military activity upon the social and industrial life of the community. B!T implication Colonel Tousevr has introduced a consider- able body of this material into his history, but, judging from the extent of the sources examined, more information of real significance from this point of view might have been included, especially in those chapters dealing with the colonial

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period. Even so, in contrast to most volumes on military history published in the past, this work is not nearly as destitute of such material.

The physical characteristics of the volume are in keeping with the technological progress of the contemporary period. The format and typography are pleasing, and the binding is a credit to the patient research and efforts of the author.

THEODORE R. PARKER

University of Pittsburgh

Revolutionary War Journals of Henry Dearborn, 1775-1783, edited by Lloyd A. Brown and Howard H. Peckham, with a biographical essay by Herman Dunlap Smith. (Chicago: The Caxton Club. I939. pp. 264. $IO.OO.)

Henry Dearborn, later Major General and Secretary of War, kept journals of his eight years service in the Revolution. Of the six parts in which the manu- script is divided, one has not previously been published; the others have appeared variously. This is the first assembly and publication of the complete work, which is ably edited, annotated, and indexed.

The previously unpublished journal relates to the Yorktown compaign which, while it contains nothing new relating to that period, is an interesting sidelight on the numerous other accounts. Others of the journals relate to the Quebec expedition, the Burgoyne campaign, the battle of Monmouth, and Sullivan's Indian expedition. Much information- of a general character appears as diary entries, and Dearborn's comments, though sparing are often enlightening. Almost nothing of a private character is included as Dearborn usually suspended his journal during periods when he was away from the army. However, he does not omit some description of celebrations of the Fourth of July and of various military victories.

A portrait, several reproductions of maps from the William L. Clements Lib- rary, and some diagrams are included in a book beautifully produced by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, the Lakeside Press, for the Caxton Club.

DON RUSSELL

Chicago, Illinois

Survival through War and Revolution in Russia, by D. Fedotoff White. (Phila- delphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. I939. Pp. 395. $3.00.)

This very interesting volume, written by a former officer of the Imperial Rus- sian Navy, describes the events of his life from his childhood in a naval family in old Reval through the storms of war and revolution. To add to the value of these memoirs the author had the experience of being on hand on many historic occa- sions. In I9I4 he was serving on the cruiser Rossiia while that ship was on a world cruise. When the Rossiia put into Kiel in June I9I4, its officers were not aware of the critical situation which had developed in Europe. Fedotoff was ordered to

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