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, 1898 - 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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... possible way of getting her away from that situation , I ordered a white flag to be raised as a signal of surrender , as I wished to save the remaining lives . When the flag had been raised I again went aft and found that the captain of ...
... possible way of getting her away from that situation , I ordered a white flag to be raised as a signal of surrender , as I wished to save the remaining lives . When the flag had been raised I again went aft and found that the captain of ...
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... possible give you a plain state- ment of facts which came under my notice . Of the scenes of carnage , of the determined valor of the troops , I need not speak , but the fact that they gained the fort amid the darkness of the night and ...
... possible give you a plain state- ment of facts which came under my notice . Of the scenes of carnage , of the determined valor of the troops , I need not speak , but the fact that they gained the fort amid the darkness of the night and ...
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... possible to distinguish whether the men coming from the fort were our own or those of the enemy . Under these circumstances the head of the column gave way , and the regiment retired in some confusion . I now learn that it was reformed ...
... possible to distinguish whether the men coming from the fort were our own or those of the enemy . Under these circumstances the head of the column gave way , and the regiment retired in some confusion . I now learn that it was reformed ...
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... possible , as an assault would be made on Fort Wagner about sunset . " The firing from the first was accurate , so much so that at about 11 a . m . the enemy's fire from the work slack- ened considerably , and from 12 m . until the ...
... possible , as an assault would be made on Fort Wagner about sunset . " The firing from the first was accurate , so much so that at about 11 a . m . the enemy's fire from the work slack- ened considerably , and from 12 m . until the ...
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... possible , and the entire want of previous practice by the artillerists manning the 30 - pounder Parrotts ( they having never before fired them ) rendered their fire somewhat ineffectual . The 8 - inch how- itzers might do good service ...
... possible , and the entire want of previous practice by the artillerists manning the 30 - pounder Parrotts ( they having never before fired them ) rendered their fire somewhat ineffectual . The 8 - inch how- itzers might do good service ...
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ADJT Adjutant and Inspector April Arkansas arms artillery Assistant Adjutant-General August authority battalion battery Brig brigade Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain cavalry Charleston citizens Colonel command of Major-General companies Confederate Corps D. H. HILL defense DEPARTMENT directed dispatch District Division duty enemy enemy's February fire Florida force Fort Saint Philip G. T. BEAUREGARD Georgia Government Governor guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS hereby Hilton Head honor immediately infantry instant Island JEFFERSON DAVIS L. P. WALKER letter Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Louisiana Major Major-General March ment miles military militia Milledgeville Mississippi MISSOURI STATE GUARD Morris Island obedient servant officers ordnance organized Orleans Port Hudson position President quartermaster railroad re-enforcements received regiment respectfully Richmond rifles River road Saint Louis Savannah Secretary Secretary of War sent South Carolina SPECIAL ORDERS steamer supplies Tallahassee Texas tion troops Twiggs U. S. Army Volunteers wounded