The history of a war cannot be properly written until long after its close, for such a work must be based upon a close study of the military correspondence of the generals and upon the best records, to be had of the doings of both sides. Nor can the tactical lessons of a war be fully set forth until detailed and authoritative accounts of the battles are accessible. But for the nation the lessons of this war are not obscure, at any rate not to those whose occupations have led them to indulge in any close study of war.…
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