An important milestone in the development of the library, has now been reached with the processing of its five thousandth book, according to Mr. Willis E. Lindeman, head librarian.

Appropriate to the occasion, it is a book dealing with an im­portant phase of the history of America, the Civil War. I Rode With Stonewall, by Henry Kyd Douglas. (973.7 DOU), published in 1940 and now in its eleventh printing, deals chiefly with the war experiences of the youngest member of Jackson's staff from the John Brown raid to the hanging of Mrs. Surratt.

A dashing, handsome young soldier, Henry Douglas rode with Stonewall, fought through the long bitter years of the War between the States, and endured its defeats.

During and after the war he wrote down his experiences in lucid prose, speaking simply and intimately of history as though it were a jovial anecdote to be told for the entertainment o friends. Here we have one of the most remarkable stories to come out of any war, written from notes and diaries on the battlefield.

Douglas graduated from Franklin and Marshall college and was admitted to the bar in 1860. During the war he was wounded and cited for bravery several times. He was in charge of the Light Brigade when the war ended. He later practiced law in Hagerstown and was a prominent figure in the legal, political, and military circles of Maryland.

This five thousandth book is an important addition to our American history collection.