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 34
... skirmishers nearly 1 mile , and , if the movement continues successful , will turu the enemy's right . C. P. STONE , Brigadier - General . General MCCLELLAN : EDWARDS FERRY , October 21 , 1861-4 p . m . Nearly all my force is across the ...
... skirmishers nearly 1 mile , and , if the movement continues successful , will turu the enemy's right . C. P. STONE , Brigadier - General . General MCCLELLAN : EDWARDS FERRY , October 21 , 1861-4 p . m . Nearly all my force is across the ...
Page 119
... skirmishers , advance them across the road , and engage the enemy on their flank , while I brought up and engaged the enemy's front with the reserve stationed half way to the mill , under command of Lieutenant Morris , and also with a ...
... skirmishers , advance them across the road , and engage the enemy on their flank , while I brought up and engaged the enemy's front with the reserve stationed half way to the mill , under command of Lieutenant Morris , and also with a ...
Page 120
... skirmishers hurriedly thrown out , under Captain Humphrey , the rebels were checked and driven back , with a loss of 6 or 8 killed and wounded . The firing was kept up from both sides through the day with con- siderable effect from our ...
... skirmishers hurriedly thrown out , under Captain Humphrey , the rebels were checked and driven back , with a loss of 6 or 8 killed and wounded . The firing was kept up from both sides through the day with con- siderable effect from our ...
Page 130
... skirmishers kept up a well directed - fire along the whole of the enemy's left , while Schneider's rifled battery , taking a more ad- vantageous position , and McMullin's howitzer battery continued to play on the rebels ' guns at the ...
... skirmishers kept up a well directed - fire along the whole of the enemy's left , while Schneider's rifled battery , taking a more ad- vantageous position , and McMullin's howitzer battery continued to play on the rebels ' guns at the ...
Page 131
... skirmishers to occupy the cliffs along Meadow River down to the ferry to prevent small parties from crossing . Orders were therefore given to go into camp , that the troops might rest . Camp Gauley , the captured camp , was occupied ...
... skirmishers to occupy the cliffs along Meadow River down to the ferry to prevent small parties from crossing . Orders were therefore given to go into camp , that the troops might rest . Camp Gauley , the captured camp , was occupied ...
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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