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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COMMANDING OFFICERS FIRST , SECOND , AND THIRD BRIGADES : I am instructed by the brigadier - general commanding to inform you that a brigade of colored troops will occupy the second line to - night . Very respectfully , your most ...
COMMANDING OFFICERS FIRST , SECOND , AND THIRD BRIGADES : I am instructed by the brigadier - general commanding to inform you that a brigade of colored troops will occupy the second line to - night . Very respectfully , your most ...
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He does not know what is farther on the left . On the part of the line occupied by Wright's brigade are a large number of batteries and he thiks more guns there 38 ( CRAP . LII . OPERATIONS IN SE . VA . AND N. C..
He does not know what is farther on the left . On the part of the line occupied by Wright's brigade are a large number of batteries and he thiks more guns there 38 ( CRAP . LII . OPERATIONS IN SE . VA . AND N. C..
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large number of batteries and he thiks more guns there than any part of the line occupied by A. P. Hill's corps . He knows nothing of Generals Ewell or Early or their commands ; thought General Ewell was down the railroad with liis ...
large number of batteries and he thiks more guns there than any part of the line occupied by A. P. Hill's corps . He knows nothing of Generals Ewell or Early or their commands ; thought General Ewell was down the railroad with liis ...
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I find it impossible to relieve the Second Cavalry ( clismounted ) at this time , and have been compelled to fill the position occupied by the Tenth by my detachments of cavalry . I have a partial promise that my line will be somewhat ...
I find it impossible to relieve the Second Cavalry ( clismounted ) at this time , and have been compelled to fill the position occupied by the Tenth by my detachments of cavalry . I have a partial promise that my line will be somewhat ...
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The work is in front of the present position occupied by a section of Twitchell's battery . The ' covered way being built was about completed last night . The enemy opened upon our heavy battery this morning from their salient redoubt .
The work is in front of the present position occupied by a section of Twitchell's battery . The ' covered way being built was about completed last night . The enemy opened upon our heavy battery this morning from their salient redoubt .
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Artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack battery Bermuda bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General BURNSIDE BUTLER Capt Captain cavalry Chief of Staff City Point Colonel Commanding companies Deep Department DEPT desires detachment directs dispatch division duty Eighteenth enemy enemy's engineer feet Field firing force forward FOSTER front going GRANT guns HANCOCK HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS SECOND Heavy hold honor Infantry instructions James July 11 July 27 July 30 last night Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-General GRANT Major Major-General MEADE morning mortars move movement NINTH ARMY CORPS NORTH CAROLINA obedient servant occupied officer once operations passed Pennsylvania Petersburg picket plank road position possible POTOMAC present railroad ready rear received Regiment relieved respectfully Richmond river road Second sent side soon Station Tenth to-day train troops VIRGINIA AND NORTH Volunteers wagons WARREN Washington WEITZEL yesterday York
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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: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Frederick Crayton Ainsworth |
| Author | United States. War Department |
| 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, 1892 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 5 Apr 2018 |
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