The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - Confederate States of America Series 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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... Ford , had been attacked and forced , so the enemy had penetrated to the west side . News of this attack at Byram's Ford reached me at 2 p . m . , and I immediately directed General Blunt to hasten re - enforcements to that point , and ...
... Ford , had been attacked and forced , so the enemy had penetrated to the west side . News of this attack at Byram's Ford reached me at 2 p . m . , and I immediately directed General Blunt to hasten re - enforcements to that point , and ...
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... ford of the river by felling timber , & c . About 10 a . m . the enemy's advance made its appearance at the ford , attacking our outposts and attempting to force a crossing . The ford was so effectually obstructed , however , and in its ...
... ford of the river by felling timber , & c . About 10 a . m . the enemy's advance made its appearance at the ford , attacking our outposts and attempting to force a crossing . The ford was so effectually obstructed , however , and in its ...
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... Ford six miles from Harrell's Ford . We found the river too high to ford and it was impossible for me to swim the balance of my command across . I then sent back the part of the command that was on this side of the river to Baton Rouge ...
... Ford six miles from Harrell's Ford . We found the river too high to ford and it was impossible for me to swim the balance of my command across . I then sent back the part of the command that was on this side of the river to Baton Rouge ...
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CHAPTER LIII | 1 |
Part IReports September 820 | 8 |
Carolina December 20 1960April | 14 |
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