The opening of the revolution and the Boston tea-party, by W.J. Abbot.--The battle of Bunker Hill, by W.F. Livingston.--The battle of Trenton, by Sir G.O. Trevelyan.--The battle of King's Mountain, by T. Roosevelt.--George Rogers Clark and the conquest of the Northwest, by T. Roosevelt.--The Lewis and Clark expedition, from narratives by J.D. Butler and R. Southey.--Some Blue Jackets of 1812, by W.J. Abbot.--Perry's victory on Lake Erie, by T. Roosevelt.--The fight of the "General Armstrong" by T. Roosevelt.--The battle of New Orleans, by T. Roosevelt.--The youth of Abraham Lincoln, by N. Brooks.--When Lincoln was inangurated, by N. Brooks.--The duel between the "Monitor" and the "Merrimac," by W.J. Abbot.--The battle of Gettysburg, by H.S. Burrage.--Lincoln's address at Gettysburg.--The capture of Vicksburg, by W.C. Church.--The story of Sheridan's ride and the battle of Cedar Creek, by G.H. Putnam.--Sheridan's ride, by T.B. Reed