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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... to Florence , Ala . , from which place I will march by the most direct practicable route to join you at Hunts- ville . The substance of the above has been communicated to you by telegraph to - day . The troops of this command are all ...
... to Florence , Ala . , from which place I will march by the most direct practicable route to join you at Hunts- ville . The substance of the above has been communicated to you by telegraph to - day . The troops of this command are all ...
Page 48
... in to - day , and the three will be across the Tennessee River to - night ; the other three ought to be in to - morrow and the day after , and the whole over the river day after to - morrow night . I shall endeavor not to sacrifice the ...
... in to - day , and the three will be across the Tennessee River to - night ; the other three ought to be in to - morrow and the day after , and the whole over the river day after to - morrow night . I shall endeavor not to sacrifice the ...
Page 70
... to join his command . He will stop at Louisville to consult with General Allen in regard to supplies . Please send the ... day is received . Am delighted at the arrangement , and it shall receive my most hearty concurrence . I will ...
... to join his command . He will stop at Louisville to consult with General Allen in regard to supplies . Please send the ... day is received . Am delighted at the arrangement , and it shall receive my most hearty concurrence . I will ...
Page 83
... to any of our approaching parties . The absence of artil- lery surprises me . Are you certain his works are occupied in force ? That is the point I want to develop . McPherson was passing Villa- now at 2 p . m . to - day . Use every bit of ...
... to any of our approaching parties . The absence of artil- lery surprises me . Are you certain his works are occupied in force ? That is the point I want to develop . McPherson was passing Villa- now at 2 p . m . to - day . Use every bit of ...
Page 87
... to make a bold and rapid movement on the enemy's flank or lines of communication . All wagons and baggage of every description will be left behind , except ambulances and ammunition- wagons enough to ... day in such order as the chief of CHAP ...
... to make a bold and rapid movement on the enemy's flank or lines of communication . All wagons and baggage of every description will be left behind , except ambulances and ammunition- wagons enough to ... day in such order as the chief of CHAP ...
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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