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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... re - enforcements , and that with the help of another brigade we could take the fort or at least hold it until we got our dead and wounded off , and that we had better send for re enforcements . " Ques- tion by him : " Have you got a ...
... re - enforcements , and that with the help of another brigade we could take the fort or at least hold it until we got our dead and wounded off , and that we had better send for re enforcements . " Ques- tion by him : " Have you got a ...
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... re - enforcements , orders were given to retreat as quietly as possible . The conduct of both offi- cers and men in the assault was meritorious in the extreme . Too much cannot be said in their praise for the cool courage and bravery ...
... re - enforcements , orders were given to retreat as quietly as possible . The conduct of both offi- cers and men in the assault was meritorious in the extreme . Too much cannot be said in their praise for the cool courage and bravery ...
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... re - enforcement by the enemy of the fort during our fight for its possession . In order to do this during the darkness Ĭ had in the afternoon marked on the platforms the distance that each piece ( trail ) should be traversed , as well ...
... re - enforcement by the enemy of the fort during our fight for its possession . In order to do this during the darkness Ĭ had in the afternoon marked on the platforms the distance that each piece ( trail ) should be traversed , as well ...
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... re - enforcements of the enemy came up at this time , and the fight , which had slackened a little , broke out again in all its fury , and continued till sunset , when the troops retired slowly from the field . The Fifty - fourth ...
... re - enforcements of the enemy came up at this time , and the fight , which had slackened a little , broke out again in all its fury , and continued till sunset , when the troops retired slowly from the field . The Fifty - fourth ...
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... Re - enforcements were called for from Savannah , but General McLaws had none to send , and the small command of not quite 700 men had twenty miles at least of line to watch and guard . Held to extreme orders , with an overwhelming ...
... Re - enforcements were called for from Savannah , but General McLaws had none to send , and the small command of not quite 700 men had twenty miles at least of line to watch and guard . Held to extreme orders , with an overwhelming ...
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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