The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesSeries I: Contains the 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, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the "reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in chronological order. Volume XIV. 1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26) Chapter XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863. |
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Page 247
... back rapidly . Hearing of Colonel Roddey commanding a force of the enemy on my left flank , I sent or- ders forward ... fall 3 miles in the rear of the advance . Colonel Cornyn hearing firing in the rear , immediately fell back , and ...
... back rapidly . Hearing of Colonel Roddey commanding a force of the enemy on my left flank , I sent or- ders forward ... fall 3 miles in the rear of the advance . Colonel Cornyn hearing firing in the rear , immediately fell back , and ...
Page 308
... back on the flanks , and that I would certainly be surrounded if I did not hastily retire . I accordingly fell back ... fall back , which they did in good order , to a strong and safe position , where we rested until midnight . Having ...
... back on the flanks , and that I would certainly be surrounded if I did not hastily retire . I accordingly fell back ... fall back , which they did in good order , to a strong and safe position , where we rested until midnight . Having ...
Page 597
... fall back immediately , leaving me to hold the enemy in check . My men rushed into action , loading as they went , and with much eagerness engaged the enemy from a hillside under cover of heavy timber , they charging my position from an ...
... fall back immediately , leaving me to hold the enemy in check . My men rushed into action , loading as they went , and with much eagerness engaged the enemy from a hillside under cover of heavy timber , they charging my position from an ...
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