The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1892 - Confederate States of America |
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... rear and our left of the redoubt . They are still at work , evidently throwing up a new line of rifle - pits . The line is parallel with and about 100 yards in rear of their present high intrenchment . I. S. LYON , Signal Officer ...
... rear and our left of the redoubt . They are still at work , evidently throwing up a new line of rifle - pits . The line is parallel with and about 100 yards in rear of their present high intrenchment . I. S. LYON , Signal Officer ...
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... rear guards , under com- missioned officers , will be established and will prevent all falling out of the ranks , watering horses without orders , and independent and dis- orderly proceedings of every kind . Canteens must be filled ...
... rear guards , under com- missioned officers , will be established and will prevent all falling out of the ranks , watering horses without orders , and independent and dis- orderly proceedings of every kind . Canteens must be filled ...
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... rear . Many horses were shot by my direction to avoid the enemy receiving any benefit from them hereafter , they being completely exhausted . Horse equipments were also destroyed and abandoned for want of transportation . The command ...
... rear . Many horses were shot by my direction to avoid the enemy receiving any benefit from them hereafter , they being completely exhausted . Horse equipments were also destroyed and abandoned for want of transportation . The command ...
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... rear and as nearly opposite to its position on the line as the ground will admit . You will encamp it so as not to intermix with the troops on the right or left , and also that you may readily form line and move up to your position on ...
... rear and as nearly opposite to its position on the line as the ground will admit . You will encamp it so as not to intermix with the troops on the right or left , and also that you may readily form line and move up to your position on ...
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... rear of his present position for the better protection of his reserves , at which we have lately been throwing shell ; that they have two lines of abatis in front of Hill's corps , and but a single line of battle . All parts of the line ...
... rear of his present position for the better protection of his reserves , at which we have lately been throwing shell ; that they have two lines of abatis in front of Hill's corps , and but a single line of battle . All parts of the line ...
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A. A. HUMPHREYS A. E. BURNSIDE Assistant Adjutant-General Battery Brig Brigadier-General BROADWAY LANDING Capt Captain CAVALRY CORPS Chaffin's Bluff Chief of Staff City Point Connecticut Artillery Deep Bottom DEPT deserters detachment dispatch EIGHTEENTH ARMY EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS enemy engineer Fifth Corps Fort Monroe front G. K. WARREN guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY Heavy Artillery Hill's corps honor to report Infantry intrenchments July 12 July 27 July 30 last night Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel Major-General and Chief Major-General BURNSIDE Major-General HANCOCK Major-General HUMPHREYS Major-General MEADE Major-General WARREN morning mortars NINTH ARMY CORPS Ninth Corps NORTH CAROLINA obedient servant p. m. Major-General Petersburg picket picket-line plank road POTOMAC R. S. FOSTER redoubt Regiment relieved respectfully Richmond SECOND ARMY CORPS Second Division sent TENTH ARMY to-day to-morrow to-night U. S. GRANT VIRGINIA AND NORTH Volunteers wagons Washington WEITZEL WILLIAMS WINF'D yesterday York Troops