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NEW TITLE FOR 2009!!

The Long-Awaited Companion Volume to

Generals in Bronze.

Tell Me of Lincoln

Memories of Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War & Life in Old New York

By James E. Kelly (1855-1933)

In 1919, sculptor and historian James Edward Kelly met with a New England gentleman who had heard Abraham Lincoln speak during his 1860 presidential campaign. The man remembered Lincoln as a strong and vigorous leader of men and not at all slack-looking, downcast or meditative—as he was usually depicted by other sculptors.

Inspired both artistically and historically, Kelly declared, “From that very moment, I became desirous of gathering material to justify me in making him an active, vigorous leader. My ambition was to model President Abraham Lincoln in bronze—the embodiment of the spirit of the time as well as the men whom he led in triumph. From that very moment, I began to actively seek out any living witness who could tell me of Lincoln.”

Kelly conducted a series of interviews and correspondence with many well-known figures who personally knew Abraham Lincoln, and several veteran soldiers who had met or had heard the President speak, and even the common folk who simply caught a fleeting glimpse or passed alongside his casket.

Kelly recorded over fifty eyewitness accounts which he carefully preserved in his extensive notebooks—hundreds of pages of highly significant oral history—detailing Lincoln’s physical appearance, personality, and qualities as a statesman. This testimony confirmed Kelly’s belief that the real Lincoln was seldom depicted correctly in art. “Make him living!” wrote Lincoln’s Secretary William Stoddard, “for he was one of the most ‘all alive’ of men.”

350 pages, hardcover, index, 60 illustrations

$38.00 ISBN 978-1-883926-23-6

The biography of Gen. Phil Kearny has been delayed until Spring 2010.

Pre-publication copies will be available only through this website.

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The years of 1861–1865 proved to be the most turbulent years in all of American history. During those years our nation, bitterly divided, bore witness to some of the most gruesome and bloody battles ever to be fought upon American soil. Ever since, historians have tried to relay an accurate accounting of the events that transpired during those desperate years. Now at long last, those stories will be told, the way they were meant to be—by the people who were actually there.

Here at Belle Grove Publishing Company, we are proud to bring you these stories in high-quality book publications and DVDs. Our releases feature stories that you and your whole family will surely benefit from.

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Civil War Times Illustrated calls GENERALS IN BRONZE

"A BLOCKBUSTER HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR!"

GENERALS IN BRONZE

Revealing Interviews with the Commanding Generals of the Civil War

In the decades that followed the American Civil War, Artist James Edward Kelly (1855-1933) conducted in-depth interviews with more than forty Union Generals in an effort to accurately portray them in their greatest moment of glory. Kelly explained:

"I had always felt a great lack of certain personal details. I made up my mind to ask from the living officers every question that I would have asked Washington or his generals had they posed for me, such as: What they considered the principal incidents in their career and particulars about costumes and surroundings."

During one interview session with General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Kelly asked about the charge at Fort Damnation. General Chamberlain acquiesced, but then added, "I don't see how you can show this in a picture." Just tell me the facts," Kelly responded, "and I'll attend to the picture."

And by recording those stirring facts, Kelly left us not only his wonderful art, but a truly unique picture of the lives of the great figures of the American Civil War. Featuring interviews with Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock, Chamberlain, Webb, Hooker, Warren, Wilson, Doubleday, Kilpatrick, Slocum, Butterfield, Sickles, Newton, Howard, Porter, etc.

$29.00 Hardcover, 16 pages of color illustrations

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