Official and illustrated war record : embracing nearly one thousand pictorial sketches by the most distinguished American artists of battles by land and sea, camp and field scenes, insignia of rank, and leading characters in the Civil War : comprehensive and impartial histories of military and naval operations, compiled from the official data furnished by Union and Confederate departments, commands, corps, divisions and brigades : portraits and biographies of Northern and Southern leaders : elaborate maps, Army and Navy rosters, battle-lists, and descriptions, alphabetically and chronologically arranged, numberous tabular statements of cemeteries, prisoners, casualties, expenditures, and martial matters not hitherto accessible : authentic articles by eminent officials on the uses of a navy, closing days of conflict, origin and meaning of corps badges, object and status of the Grand Army of the Republic and Confederate Veterans' Association