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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... detachment of about 50 men to follow me , under the command of Major Oswald , of my regiment . It was my intention to enter the town and meet Major Oswald 2 miles this side and commence the burning back towards the ferry . I had ...
... detachment of about 50 men to follow me , under the command of Major Oswald , of my regiment . It was my intention to enter the town and meet Major Oswald 2 miles this side and commence the burning back towards the ferry . I had ...
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... detachment forward into the wood which covered the eminence . We had , however , advanced but a few paces , when Col- onel Jones rode up to our line , and I then saw the regiment of the latter and another regiment , which I afterwards ...
... detachment forward into the wood which covered the eminence . We had , however , advanced but a few paces , when Col- onel Jones rode up to our line , and I then saw the regiment of the latter and another regiment , which I afterwards ...
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... detachment of cavalry thrown in advance examined the next plantation to the south- east of the road and reported no ... detachment of cavalry covered my front , while another visited the places on either side of the road . The ...
... detachment of cavalry thrown in advance examined the next plantation to the south- east of the road and reported no ... detachment of cavalry covered my front , while another visited the places on either side of the road . The ...
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Carolina December 20 1860April | 14 |
CHAPTER XVI | 436 |
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