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, 1890 - 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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Page 34
... ground it had so gallantly won . Both flanks having advanced more rapidly than the center , they were found confronting each other in lines nearly parallel and within artillery range . Any advance by them , especially at night , over ground ...
... ground it had so gallantly won . Both flanks having advanced more rapidly than the center , they were found confronting each other in lines nearly parallel and within artillery range . Any advance by them , especially at night , over ground ...
Page 35
... ground between us and the enemy . But this proved to be an error , and our cavalry soon came upon the enemy's rear guard where the main road passes through Missionary Ridge . He had availed himself of the night to withdraw from our ...
... ground between us and the enemy . But this proved to be an error , and our cavalry soon came upon the enemy's rear guard where the main road passes through Missionary Ridge . He had availed himself of the night to withdraw from our ...
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... ground on which my engineers and Gen- eral Cheatham have formed my line of battle . I send you a sketch * of the ground . You will see there are three roads converging on the spring . A is the Gordon's Mills road ; B is the Pea Vine ...
... ground on which my engineers and Gen- eral Cheatham have formed my line of battle . I send you a sketch * of the ground . You will see there are three roads converging on the spring . A is the Gordon's Mills road ; B is the Pea Vine ...
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... ground on the other side is high and commanding , and covered with wood . That on this side is low , and consists of open fields . As Buckner and Cheatham are in pos- session of Hunt's and Thedford's Fords , within a short distance ...
... ground on the other side is high and commanding , and covered with wood . That on this side is low , and consists of open fields . As Buckner and Cheatham are in pos- session of Hunt's and Thedford's Fords , within a short distance ...
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... ground . Seeing troops on the left retiring , I sent to inquire the meaning of it , and was informed that it was part of Brig . Gen. Preston Smith's bri- gade , which had been pressed back by superior numbers , thus leav- ing my left ...
... ground . Seeing troops on the left retiring , I sent to inquire the meaning of it , and was informed that it was part of Brig . Gen. Preston Smith's bri- gade , which had been pressed back by superior numbers , thus leav- ing my left ...
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advance Alabama Alexander's Bridge ammunition Arkansas ARMY OF TENNESSEE artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack battalion battery battle of Chickamauga BRAXTON BRAGG breastworks Bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General C. S. Army camp Capt Captain captured Cavalry charge Chattanooga road Cheatham Collierville Colonel command Company Confederate Creek crossed Cumberland Gap D. H. HILL direction division driving the enemy enemy's fall back Fayette fell field fight force front gade gallant gallantry Georgia guns halted HDQRS HEADQUARTERS heavy fire hill Hindman honor horses immediately instant James John Kentucky Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General line of battle Major Major-General mand ment miles Missionary Ridge Mississippi morning moved forward movement night o'clock obedient servant October October 16 officers Ohio ordnance pickets pieces of artillery Polk Polk's position prisoners Private re-enforcements rear received respectfully retire ridge right flank River sent September 19 Sergt sharpshooters skirmishers soon Tenn Tennessee Infantry Tennessee Regiment Tennessee Troops woods yards