The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-53 [serial no. 1-111] 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, order and returns relating specially thereto. 1880-1898. 111 vU.S. Government Printing Office, 1881 - Confederate States of America Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas. |
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United States. War Department. PREFACE . By an act approved June 23 , 1874 , Congress made an appropriation " to ... Departments . " This compilation will be the first general publication of the military records of the war , and will ...
United States. War Department. PREFACE . By an act approved June 23 , 1874 , Congress made an appropriation " to ... Departments . " This compilation will be the first general publication of the military records of the war , and will ...
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United States. War Department. The 3d Series will contain the correspondence , orders , reports , and returns of the ... departments ; the calls for troops , and the correspondence between the National and the several State authorities ...
United States. War Department. The 3d Series will contain the correspondence , orders , reports , and returns of the ... departments ; the calls for troops , and the correspondence between the National and the several State authorities ...
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... Department of Pennsylvania absorbed in the Department of the Potomac.§ 25 , 1861. - Skirmish near Piggot's Mill ( Big Run ? ) , W. Va . Scout into Virginia from Great Falls , Md . 26 , 1861. — Action at Cross - Lanes , near Summersville ...
... Department of Pennsylvania absorbed in the Department of the Potomac.§ 25 , 1861. - Skirmish near Piggot's Mill ( Big Run ? ) , W. Va . Scout into Virginia from Great Falls , Md . 26 , 1861. — Action at Cross - Lanes , near Summersville ...
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... department of that army from August 12 , 1861 , to March 17 , 1862 . No. 1 . Extract , embracing the " First Period , " from Maj . Gen. George B. McClellan's report of the operations of the Army of the Potomac from July 27 , 1861 , to ...
... department of that army from August 12 , 1861 , to March 17 , 1862 . No. 1 . Extract , embracing the " First Period , " from Maj . Gen. George B. McClellan's report of the operations of the Army of the Potomac from July 27 , 1861 , to ...
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... Department . The restoration of order in the city of Washington was effected through the appointment of a provost - marshal , whose authority was supported by the few regular troops within my command . These troops were thus in position ...
... Department . The restoration of order in the city of Washington was effected through the appointment of a provost - marshal , whose authority was supported by the few regular troops within my command . These troops were thus in position ...
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