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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... York River , lest the enemy thereby might receive intimations of intended movements . In obedience to your orders ... York and James Rivers . This information is laid down on the maps , three in number , herewith in- closed , * and all ...
... York River , lest the enemy thereby might receive intimations of intended movements . In obedience to your orders ... York and James Rivers . This information is laid down on the maps , three in number , herewith in- closed , * and all ...
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... York River open to him . He will then doubt- less transport an army up that river and so compel me to fall back . It will then be necessary to evacuate Norfolk , bringing the troops to Richmond . I am told that two small iron - clad ...
... York River open to him . He will then doubt- less transport an army up that river and so compel me to fall back . It will then be necessary to evacuate Norfolk , bringing the troops to Richmond . I am told that two small iron - clad ...
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... York River would also enable the Virginia to ven . ture more successfully against a fleet of iron - clad vessels , because in the narrow points of the river she would have the advantage of forcing the enemy to receive her fire in any ...
... York River would also enable the Virginia to ven . ture more successfully against a fleet of iron - clad vessels , because in the narrow points of the river she would have the advantage of forcing the enemy to receive her fire in any ...
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By order of the President Blenkers division is to join General Fré | 60 |
Officers | 184 |
Aggregate present | 204 |
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A. P. Hill advance April Army Corps artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack BANKHEAD MAGRUDER battery Bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General Camp Captain cavalry Chickahominy Colonel command of Major-General Court-House D. H. HILL defense DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN directed dispatch Drewry's Bluff duty E. M. STANTON E. V. SUMNER enemy enemy's fire force Fort Monroe front Goldsborough gunboats guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY honor Huger infantry instructions James River July June June 26 land letter Lieut Longstreet MAGRUDER Major-General McClellan March March 27 miles Monroe morning move movement Navy necessary night Norfolk North Carolina NORTHERN VIRGINIA obedient servant officers Peninsula Petersburg pickets Point position POTOMAC President R. B. MARCY R. E. LEE railroad re-enforcements rear received regiments respectfully Richmond road Secretary Secretary of War sent SPECIAL ORDERS steamers telegraph tion to-day to-morrow transportation troops vessels Volunteers wagons Washington Williamsburg yesterday York River Yorktown