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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... instructions for the completion of the defenses of the capital , and for the entire re- organization of the department . Under his direction the entire system of defenses was carried into execution . This was completed before the army ...
... instructions for the completion of the defenses of the capital , and for the entire re- organization of the department . Under his direction the entire system of defenses was carried into execution . This was completed before the army ...
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... instructions to General McCall to remain at Dranes- ville , if he had not left before the order reached him . The order did not reach him until his return to his camp at Langley . He was then ordered to rest his men and hold his ...
... instructions to General McCall to remain at Dranes- ville , if he had not left before the order reached him . The order did not reach him until his return to his camp at Langley . He was then ordered to rest his men and hold his ...
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... instructions later issued to General Burnside , its commander . The whole country , indeed , had now become the theater of military operations from the Potomac to beyond the Mississippi , and to assist the Navy in perfecting and ...
... instructions later issued to General Burnside , its commander . The whole country , indeed , had now become the theater of military operations from the Potomac to beyond the Mississippi , and to assist the Navy in perfecting and ...
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... instructions heretofore given you , you will , after uniting with Flag - Officer Goldsborough , at Fort Monroe , proceed under his con- voy to Hatteras Inlet , where you will , in connection with him , take the most prompt measures for ...
... instructions heretofore given you , you will , after uniting with Flag - Officer Goldsborough , at Fort Monroe , proceed under his con- voy to Hatteras Inlet , where you will , in connection with him , take the most prompt measures for ...
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... instruction were sent to Generals Halleck , Buell , Sherman , and Butler ; and I also communicated verbally to these officers my views in full regarding the field of operations as- signed to each , and gave them their instructions as ...
... instruction were sent to Generals Halleck , Buell , Sherman , and Butler ; and I also communicated verbally to these officers my views in full regarding the field of operations as- signed to each , and gave them their instructions as ...
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