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. |
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... pickets ; yesterday they came up and opened with four pieces of artillery . They make a dash on our pickets almost every day and skirmish a little , but do not seem disposed to fight much as they inva- riably fall back when any force is ...
... pickets ; yesterday they came up and opened with four pieces of artillery . They make a dash on our pickets almost every day and skirmish a little , but do not seem disposed to fight much as they inva- riably fall back when any force is ...
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... pickets from the two hills to the right of the Tunnel Hill road without firing a shot , paying no attention to the few shots fired by them . I directed these hills to be held by a strong guard - four companies . From that point the picket ...
... pickets from the two hills to the right of the Tunnel Hill road without firing a shot , paying no attention to the few shots fired by them . I directed these hills to be held by a strong guard - four companies . From that point the picket ...
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United States. War Department. General Wood's pickets on the left . General Davis is posted behind the creek , his left closed up on Wood's division , right on Chickamauga Creek , protected by an earth - work held by part of General ...
United States. War Department. General Wood's pickets on the left . General Davis is posted behind the creek , his left closed up on Wood's division , right on Chickamauga Creek , protected by an earth - work held by part of General ...
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... picketing through that gap to the east , and your head of column at Lee's , with cavalry and pickets out on the main road toward Varnell's as far as the hill , which is part of the Buzzard Roost near Sary's . I will be to - morrow about ...
... picketing through that gap to the east , and your head of column at Lee's , with cavalry and pickets out on the main road toward Varnell's as far as the hill , which is part of the Buzzard Roost near Sary's . I will be to - morrow about ...
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... pickets , but as yet without success . Gresham wrote me by courier yesterday ; he arrived at Clifton on 30th ; from his letter I think he is still there . He said he would keep me advised of everything of inter- est . I supposed the ...
... pickets , but as yet without success . Gresham wrote me by courier yesterday ; he arrived at Clifton on 30th ; from his letter I think he is still there . He said he would keep me advised of everything of inter- est . I supposed the ...
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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