25 MAY 1912, Page 24

Diary of Gideon Welles. With an Introduction by John T.

Morse, jun. 3 vols. (Constable and Co. 42s. net.)—All students of the American Civil War will be glad of the publication of this diary of Welles,who was Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson. The diary extends from 1861 to 1869, and is printed without any omissions except of "a few strong expressions, purely personal and private."