The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesSeries I: Contains the formal reports, both Union and Confederate, of the first seizures of United States property in the Southern States, and of all military operations in the field, with the correspondence, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the "reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in chronological order. Volume XIV. 1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26) Chapter XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863. |
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Page 371
... position designated before to be assigned to General Davidson . When General Davidson reported to me that he had arrived , I directed him to assume a position at the Four Corners . Forming in line of battle and reporting my action to ...
... position designated before to be assigned to General Davidson . When General Davidson reported to me that he had arrived , I directed him to assume a position at the Four Corners . Forming in line of battle and reporting my action to ...
Page 473
... positions , with my whole forces closely engaged and pressing forward , the fight was severe and unceasing , and our position without support until about 11 o'clock , when General Patterson's brigade made a timely arrival to meet a ...
... positions , with my whole forces closely engaged and pressing forward , the fight was severe and unceasing , and our position without support until about 11 o'clock , when General Patterson's brigade made a timely arrival to meet a ...
Page 531
... position near the guns that they might be limbered up rapidly , and keeping up the fire in that position . Our last piece retired from the yard as the enemy reached the fence . I took a new position in the left of the fort , on the ...
... position near the guns that they might be limbered up rapidly , and keeping up the fire in that position . Our last piece retired from the yard as the enemy reached the fence . I took a new position in the left of the fort , on the ...
Contents
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS | 3 |
April 12 1862 Headquarters Army of the Potomac transferred to vicinity of Fort | 44 |
over the Departments of Norfolk and the Peninsula | 423 |
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