The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesOfficial records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas. |
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SIR : I have the honor to report that Alfred Leigh was arrested on the recommendation of a large number of his neighbors , good Union citizens , he having made threats against some of them and having taken property from Union men who ...
SIR : I have the honor to report that Alfred Leigh was arrested on the recommendation of a large number of his neighbors , good Union citizens , he having made threats against some of them and having taken property from Union men who ...
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That all citizens residing within the limits of the southwest division of the District of Missouri shall at once ... Every citizen who fails to obey the above order will be deprived of the ordinary privileges of loyal citizenship .
That all citizens residing within the limits of the southwest division of the District of Missouri shall at once ... Every citizen who fails to obey the above order will be deprived of the ordinary privileges of loyal citizenship .
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The subject , however , is still engaging the earnest attention of the Department which will continue its efforts for the release of all our citizens now held as prisoners of war until that end shall be accomplished ; but as the release ...
The subject , however , is still engaging the earnest attention of the Department which will continue its efforts for the release of all our citizens now held as prisoners of war until that end shall be accomplished ; but as the release ...
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The rebel authorities hold in prison at Richmond from thirty to forty citizens of Fairfax County for no offense but their attachment to the Union . Some of these cases are known to me as the most cruel and merciless persecutions on ...
The rebel authorities hold in prison at Richmond from thirty to forty citizens of Fairfax County for no offense but their attachment to the Union . Some of these cases are known to me as the most cruel and merciless persecutions on ...
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You will not take the horse of any Union man , and when you are in doubt as to the loyalty of a citizen you will not disturb his property . You will avoid taking the ... You will procure your subsistence from disloyal citizens .
You will not take the horse of any Union man , and when you are in doubt as to the loyalty of a citizen you will not disturb his property . You will avoid taking the ... You will procure your subsistence from disloyal citizens .
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| Title | The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies The War of the Rebellion, United States. Record and Pension Office The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, United States. War Records Office |
| Author | United States. War Department |
| Editors | Robert Nicholson Scott, George Breckenridge Davis, Frederick Crayton Ainsworth, Joseph William Kirkley |
| Compiled by | Calvin Duvall Cowles |
| Contributors | United States. War Records Office, United States. Record and Pension Office, United States. Congress. House |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1899 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 5 Apr 2018 |
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