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, 1891 - 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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 9
... hold Decatur against all the cavalry in North Alabama . He has a good bridge to his rear , and we know cavalry don't ... hold them where they can really do us very little damage . Again , if Decatur should be abandoned , the enemy would ...
... hold Decatur against all the cavalry in North Alabama . He has a good bridge to his rear , and we know cavalry don't ... hold them where they can really do us very little damage . Again , if Decatur should be abandoned , the enemy would ...
Page 15
... hold this place , and at the same time menace the enemy , but such is not the present condition of affairs . This command is the disjointed remnants of brigades with a condemned battery and a section of worn - out 6 - pounders , with a ...
... hold this place , and at the same time menace the enemy , but such is not the present condition of affairs . This command is the disjointed remnants of brigades with a condemned battery and a section of worn - out 6 - pounders , with a ...
Page 41
... hold your position . Be careful of your ammunition . Reserve your fire until the enemy is in sight and within effective range , then deliver it with deadly force , taking care to keep cool , and aim low . It is not the rapid ...
... hold your position . Be careful of your ammunition . Reserve your fire until the enemy is in sight and within effective range , then deliver it with deadly force , taking care to keep cool , and aim low . It is not the rapid ...
Page 60
... hold one brigade in reserve to our line . This is founded upon the presumption that I am not mistaken as to seeing the enemy's camps . If they should attack between Ross and Williams , we are not strong enough there . I do not ...
... hold one brigade in reserve to our line . This is founded upon the presumption that I am not mistaken as to seeing the enemy's camps . If they should attack between Ross and Williams , we are not strong enough there . I do not ...
Page 64
... Hooker should be at Trickum . Let your men bathe and rest . If your cavalry can hold Varnell's it is well , but don't risk much on that flank . The tunnel is not injured . I will send you 64 [ CHAP . L. THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN .
... Hooker should be at Trickum . Let your men bathe and rest . If your cavalry can hold Varnell's it is well , but don't risk much on that flank . The tunnel is not injured . I will send you 64 [ CHAP . L. THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN .
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General Acworth Adairsville advance Allatoona artillery attack battery Big Shanty bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General Captain cavalry Cavalry Division Chattanooga Chief of Staff Colonel cross CUMBERLAND Dallas Dalton Decatur DEPARTMENT AND ARMY dispatch enemy enemy's Etowah Fifteenth Army Corps flank force FOURTEENTH ARMY FOURTH ARMY CORPS front Garrard HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY Huntsville infantry J. M. SCHOFIELD June June 19 June 27 Kingston Lieut Lieutenant-General major-general commanding Major-General SCHOFIELD Major-General SHERMAN Major-General THOMAS Marietta McPherson miles MISSISSIPPI move movement Nashville obedient servant officer Ohio p. m. Major-General pickets POLK position Powder Springs railroad rear rebel regiment Resaca respectfully ridge Ringgold river Rome Sandtown Second Division sent skirmishers SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS Stoneman Tenn Tennessee Third Division to-day to-night train troops Tunnel Hill Twentieth Army Twentieth Army Corps TWENTIETH CORPS Twenty-third Army Corps Villanow W. T. SHERMAN wagons WHIPPLE