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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... attack on the forts in Charleston Harbor , and the present condition of affairs in that direction . The concurrent testimony is that the defenses on Morris Island have undergone a material change within the last three weeks , much to ...
... attack on the forts in Charleston Harbor , and the present condition of affairs in that direction . The concurrent testimony is that the defenses on Morris Island have undergone a material change within the last three weeks , much to ...
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... attack the angle rearward and landward , passing up the rivulet that enters Vincent's Creek . For this I would also endeavor to furnish boats . Thus assaulted , and these men kept under shelter to the last mo- ment , it seems to me that ...
... attack the angle rearward and landward , passing up the rivulet that enters Vincent's Creek . For this I would also endeavor to furnish boats . Thus assaulted , and these men kept under shelter to the last mo- ment , it seems to me that ...
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... attack on the Charles- ton defenses . It has been necessary to take the Wabash away , how- ever , in your operations here , and as a consequence I have been obliged to send troops from Morris Ísland to Hilton Head . I feel , as ...
... attack on the Charles- ton defenses . It has been necessary to take the Wabash away , how- ever , in your operations here , and as a consequence I have been obliged to send troops from Morris Ísland to Hilton Head . I feel , as ...
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... attack upon Charleston . A colored regiment , 1,000 strong , left Philadelphia on the 13th for that point . J. G. FOSTER , Major - General . HDQRS . DEPT . OF THE SOUTH , GENERAL ORDERS , In the Field , Morris Island , S. C. , Aug. 22 ...
... attack upon Charleston . A colored regiment , 1,000 strong , left Philadelphia on the 13th for that point . J. G. FOSTER , Major - General . HDQRS . DEPT . OF THE SOUTH , GENERAL ORDERS , In the Field , Morris Island , S. C. , Aug. 22 ...
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... attack is postponed until to - night . I think with our batteries in operation against Sumter she cannot fire a gun at you even in the daytime , if she has any to fire , which I doubt . GILLMORE , General . OFF MORRIS ISLAND , August 22 ...
... attack is postponed until to - night . I think with our batteries in operation against Sumter she cannot fire a gun at you even in the daytime , if she has any to fire , which I doubt . GILLMORE , General . OFF MORRIS ISLAND , August 22 ...
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10-inch columbiad Adjutant and Inspector Admiral DAHLGREN Artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack August August 22 Battalion Battery Wagner boats Brig brigade Brigadier-General Capt Captain Charleston Chief Engineer chief of artillery Chief of Staff Colonel columbiad Comdg companies Confederate COOPER Creek Cumming's Point D. B. HARRIS defense DEPT duty enemy enemy's fire FLORIDA Folly Island force Fort Johnson Fort Sumter G. T. BEAUREGARD Georgia Georgia Troops gunboats guns HAGOOD harbor HDQRS Heavy Artillery Hilton Head honor indorsement Infantry instructions iron-clads James Island Johnson July Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel lines Major-General Military District monitors Morris Island Moultrie negroes night November obedient servant October officers picket Q. A. GILLMORE R. S. RIPLEY re-enforcements Regiment respectfully Richmond River Savannah Secessionville sent September shells siege South Carolina Artillery South Carolina Cavalry South Carolina Troops South Carolina Volunteers SPECIAL ORDERS steamer Stono Sullivan's Island Sumter Third Military District THOMAS JORDAN tion torpedoes