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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... retreat of the main army in the event of disaster , but to render it out of the enemy's power to attempt a diversion in Maryland . So much time has passed and the winter is approaching so rapidly , that but two courses are left to the ...
... retreat of the main army in the event of disaster , but to render it out of the enemy's power to attempt a diversion in Maryland . So much time has passed and the winter is approaching so rapidly , that but two courses are left to the ...
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... retreat in the event of a disaster . These troops and guns will of course be removed as soon as the forts are captured . Should the Navy fail to reduce the works , you will land your forces and siege train , and endeavor to breach the ...
... retreat in the event of a disaster . These troops and guns will of course be removed as soon as the forts are captured . Should the Navy fail to reduce the works , you will land your forces and siege train , and endeavor to breach the ...
Page 42
... retreat be more difficult by your plan than mine ? Yours , truly , Major - General MCCLELLAN . ABRAHAM LINCOLN . These questions were substantially answered by the following letter of the same date to the Secretary of War : HEADQUARTERS ...
... retreat be more difficult by your plan than mine ? Yours , truly , Major - General MCCLELLAN . ABRAHAM LINCOLN . These questions were substantially answered by the following letter of the same date to the Secretary of War : HEADQUARTERS ...
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... retreat in the event of disaster , unless it should be decided to select and intrench a new base somewhere near Dumfries , a pro- ceeding involving much time . After the passage of the Occoquan by the main army , this covering force ...
... retreat in the event of disaster , unless it should be decided to select and intrench a new base somewhere near Dumfries , a pro- ceeding involving much time . After the passage of the Occoquan by the main army , this covering force ...
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... retreat . There was skirmishing during the march , and a few shots exchanged by the artillery , without any loss on our part . Their loss , if any , is not known . General Howard will return to this camp to - mor- row morning . E. V. ...
... retreat . There was skirmishing during the march , and a few shots exchanged by the artillery , without any loss on our part . Their loss , if any , is not known . General Howard will return to this camp to - mor- row morning . E. V. ...
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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