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... be common to all other branches of the service , in this and other armies , I am determined if possible to break up the organization and to establish a compulsory condition of morals different from that usually found among troops .
... be common to all other branches of the service , in this and other armies , I am determined if possible to break up the organization and to establish a compulsory condition of morals different from that usually found among troops .
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... should take some steps to make this organization as effective as possible . While I think them capable of being made excellent infantry soldiers , they particularly need intelligent , brave , energetic , and resolute officers .
... should take some steps to make this organization as effective as possible . While I think them capable of being made excellent infantry soldiers , they particularly need intelligent , brave , energetic , and resolute officers .
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... to proceed with about 1,000 infantry and 250 cavalry with a couple of mountain howitzers and endeavor to cut the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad , and if possible to destroy the bridge over Northeast Cape Fear River .
... to proceed with about 1,000 infantry and 250 cavalry with a couple of mountain howitzers and endeavor to cut the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad , and if possible to destroy the bridge over Northeast Cape Fear River .
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Hunter has got a portion of his force up to the enemy , and is concentrating the balance as rapidly as possible . If they succeed in nearly annihilating Ewell , Breckinridge , & c . , Hunter will be able to move through to ...
Hunter has got a portion of his force up to the enemy , and is concentrating the balance as rapidly as possible . If they succeed in nearly annihilating Ewell , Breckinridge , & c . , Hunter will be able to move through to ...
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Captain Pitkin , depot quartermaster , City Point , twenty more 8 - inch mortars with platforms , implements , and equipments complete , with 1,000 rounds per mortar , with as little delay as possible . I have now only two noi in ...
Captain Pitkin , depot quartermaster , City Point , twenty more 8 - inch mortars with platforms , implements , and equipments complete , with 1,000 rounds per mortar , with as little delay as possible . I have now only two noi in ...
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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, United States. Record and Pension Office |
| Author | United States. War Department |
| 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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