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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... heavy on both sides ; espe- cially so in our officers . We have taken over twenty pieces of artil- lery and some 2,500 prisoners . General S. COOPER . BRAXTON BRAGG . THREE MILES FROM CHATTANOOGA , Via Tunnel Hill , September 23 , 1863 ...
... heavy on both sides ; espe- cially so in our officers . We have taken over twenty pieces of artil- lery and some 2,500 prisoners . General S. COOPER . BRAXTON BRAGG . THREE MILES FROM CHATTANOOGA , Via Tunnel Hill , September 23 , 1863 ...
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... heavy enfilade fire which he encountered from the right . Hood , later engaged , ad- vanced from the first fire , and continued to drive the force in his front until night . Cleburne's division , of Hill's corps , which first reached ...
... heavy enfilade fire which he encountered from the right . Hood , later engaged , ad- vanced from the first fire , and continued to drive the force in his front until night . Cleburne's division , of Hill's corps , which first reached ...
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... heavy loss in men , arms , and artillery , it had only been done by heavy sacrifices , in repeated , per- sistent , and most gallant assaults upon superior numbers strongly posted and protected . The conduct of our troops was excellent ...
... heavy loss in men , arms , and artillery , it had only been done by heavy sacrifices , in repeated , per- sistent , and most gallant assaults upon superior numbers strongly posted and protected . The conduct of our troops was excellent ...
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... heavy loss to the distance of about three - fourths of a mile , where he took shelter behind his breastworks , and , assisted by the arrival of heavy re - enforcements , checked the farther advance of my line . Without support either on ...
... heavy loss to the distance of about three - fourths of a mile , where he took shelter behind his breastworks , and , assisted by the arrival of heavy re - enforcements , checked the farther advance of my line . Without support either on ...
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... heavy fire from the enemy . We drove them back for a quarter of a mile , when we were ordered to halt , the enemy having ceased firing . We remained there until about 12.30 o'clock that night , when we were ordered to move back to the ...
... heavy fire from the enemy . We drove them back for a quarter of a mile , when we were ordered to halt , the enemy having ceased firing . We remained there until about 12.30 o'clock that night , when we were ordered to move back to the ...
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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