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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Page 59
... rear guard of cavalry leaving an hour before our advance entered the place . The enemy having made his preparations for evacuation some days before , it was not possible to intercept his retreat . On the 13th the mass of Banks ' corps ...
... rear guard of cavalry leaving an hour before our advance entered the place . The enemy having made his preparations for evacuation some days before , it was not possible to intercept his retreat . On the 13th the mass of Banks ' corps ...
Page 65
... rear , so that they may be commanded by the work hereafter to be described . There will be at least four of these works , three of them being on the left of the railroad leading from Alexandria , at the positions occupied by the enemy's ...
... rear , so that they may be commanded by the work hereafter to be described . There will be at least four of these works , three of them being on the left of the railroad leading from Alexandria , at the positions occupied by the enemy's ...
Page 102
... rear , and act as guides to such of the wounded as can walk to the field or principal hospitals . These men should carry upon their persons a suitable sup- ply of lint , a few bandages and pins , a field tourniquet , and a small canteen ...
... rear , and act as guides to such of the wounded as can walk to the field or principal hospitals . These men should carry upon their persons a suitable sup- ply of lint , a few bandages and pins , a field tourniquet , and a small canteen ...
Page 117
... rear by crossing the New River . This , in my opinion , can only be securely done by occupying Dogwood Gap . If driven thence , or compelled to abandon this position , all the other objects you specify might , and probably would , be ...
... rear by crossing the New River . This , in my opinion , can only be securely done by occupying Dogwood Gap . If driven thence , or compelled to abandon this position , all the other objects you specify might , and probably would , be ...
Page 123
... rear or left flank , I paused to wait for Colonel Anderson to come upon them and to feel their position and numbers still further . In this time they were re- enforced with six companies and several pieces of artillery from Gauley ...
... rear or left flank , I paused to wait for Colonel Anderson to come upon them and to feel their position and numbers still further . In this time they were re- enforced with six companies and several pieces of artillery from Gauley ...
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advance arrived Assistant Adjutant-General attack August Baltimore Banks battery bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain cavalry Centreville Colonel column Commanding Division companies corps Cotton Hill Creek cross Department detachment direction dispatch duty Edwards Ferry enemy enemy's Fairfax Court-House field fire flank Floyd force Fort Monroe front Gauley guard guns Harper's Ferry HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY Hill honor horses immediately infantry instant instructions intrenchments JOSEPH HOOKER Kanawha killed Leesburg Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Major-General Manassas Maryland MCCLELLAN ment miles militia morning Mountain move movement night November o'clock p. m. obedient servant occupied officers Ohio Pennsylvania pickets Pohick Church Poolesville position Potomac railroad re-enforcements rear rebels received regiment respectfully retreat rifled river road Romney ROSECRANS scouts Secretary of War sent side skirmishers tion troops turnpike U. S. Army wagons Washington Western Virginia WILLIAMS Winchester woods wounded York Volunteers