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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... fire , or ravage the country of your enemy , except under the stress of stern neces- sity ; that is , as measures of retaliation for a brutal warfare on his part . If you do so without an absolute necessity , such conduct is reported as ...
... fire , or ravage the country of your enemy , except under the stress of stern neces- sity ; that is , as measures of retaliation for a brutal warfare on his part . If you do so without an absolute necessity , such conduct is reported as ...
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... fire once every five minutes , alternating from the right in each battery . The shells should be 20 [ CHAP . XL . S. C. AND GA . coasts , AND IN MID . AND E. FLA . II. The following-named officers are hereby announced ...
... fire once every five minutes , alternating from the right in each battery . The shells should be 20 [ CHAP . XL . S. C. AND GA . coasts , AND IN MID . AND E. FLA . II. The following-named officers are hereby announced ...
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... fire of the fort and drive the garrison to shelter . When the assault takes place in front , I would * See page 11 . propose to land from boats one of your best regiments CHAP . XL . ] 21 CORRESPONDENCE , ETC. - UNION . the right in ...
... fire of the fort and drive the garrison to shelter . When the assault takes place in front , I would * See page 11 . propose to land from boats one of your best regiments CHAP . XL . ] 21 CORRESPONDENCE , ETC. - UNION . the right in ...
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... fire upon Fort Wagner , each piece to fire once in fifteen minutes . By order of Brig . Gen. A. H. Terry : ADRIAN TERRY , Captain , and Assistant Adjutant - General . HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH , Morris Island , July 21 , 1863 ...
... fire upon Fort Wagner , each piece to fire once in fifteen minutes . By order of Brig . Gen. A. H. Terry : ADRIAN TERRY , Captain , and Assistant Adjutant - General . HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH , Morris Island , July 21 , 1863 ...
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... fire with similar results in regard to Sumter that were produced at Fort Pulaski . A battery of these effective cannon , bearing upon Fort Sumter , is not more than a mile and a half from this stronghold . " When Fort Sumter is rendered ...
... fire with similar results in regard to Sumter that were produced at Fort Pulaski . A battery of these effective cannon , bearing upon Fort Sumter , is not more than a mile and a half from this stronghold . " When Fort Sumter is rendered ...
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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