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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... gunboats to move up James River we would be materially assisted . I learn that one of the enemy's principal gunboats is at Norfolk ; the other in Richmond . I allude to the Jamestown and Yorktown . It is stated that the country is ...
... gunboats to move up James River we would be materially assisted . I learn that one of the enemy's principal gunboats is at Norfolk ; the other in Richmond . I allude to the Jamestown and Yorktown . It is stated that the country is ...
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... gunboats at once up the Chickahominy as far as possible , and also that you will forthwith in- struct the gunboats in the James River to cover the left flank of this army . I should be glad to have the gunboats proceed as far up the ...
... gunboats at once up the Chickahominy as far as possible , and also that you will forthwith in- struct the gunboats in the James River to cover the left flank of this army . I should be glad to have the gunboats proceed as far up the ...
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... gunboats to- ( Here telegraph line failed . ) Fort Powhatan is a most important point . It should be strongly guarded . City Point commands the channel past it . That demands a strong force of gunboats . To insure the passage of ...
... gunboats to- ( Here telegraph line failed . ) Fort Powhatan is a most important point . It should be strongly guarded . City Point commands the channel past it . That demands a strong force of gunboats . To insure the passage of ...
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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