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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... land can only be taken in special cases ; that is , when captured on the field or in besieged places and towns , or as military contributions levied upon the inhabitants of hostile territory . ( See page 395 , Law of Nations . ) The ...
... land can only be taken in special cases ; that is , when captured on the field or in besieged places and towns , or as military contributions levied upon the inhabitants of hostile territory . ( See page 395 , Law of Nations . ) The ...
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... 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 each battery. The shells should be ...
... 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 each battery. The shells should be ...
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United States. War Department. propose to land from boats one of your best regiments , to assault the angle rearward and toward the water . I would also suggest a picked column of 300 or 400 men to attack the angle rearward and landward ...
United States. War Department. propose to land from boats one of your best regiments , to assault the angle rearward and toward the water . I would also suggest a picked column of 300 or 400 men to attack the angle rearward and landward ...
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... land on Folly Island and report to Brigadier - Gen- eral Vogdes . By order of Brig . Gen. Q. A. Gillmore : GENERAL ORDERS , ED . W. SMITH , Major , Assistant Adjutant - General . HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES , Morris Island , S. C. ...
... land on Folly Island and report to Brigadier - Gen- eral Vogdes . By order of Brig . Gen. Q. A. Gillmore : GENERAL ORDERS , ED . W. SMITH , Major , Assistant Adjutant - General . HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES , Morris Island , S. C. ...
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... land batteries kept pounding away at Fort Sumter throughout yesterday , chiefly with their heavy Parrott guns . There was comparatively little firing against Fort Wagner , on which the enemy can make no impression whatever . A monitor ...
... land batteries kept pounding away at Fort Sumter throughout yesterday , chiefly with their heavy Parrott guns . There was comparatively little firing against Fort Wagner , on which the enemy can make no impression whatever . A monitor ...
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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