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, 1891 - 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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... GRANT , Major - General . HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES , Mossy Creek , January 3 , 1864–9 a . m . General Parke's Headquarters , Strawberry Plains : I have withdrawn McCook , forming line on east side of creek , with Foster on left ...
... GRANT , Major - General . HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES , Mossy Creek , January 3 , 1864–9 a . m . General Parke's Headquarters , Strawberry Plains : I have withdrawn McCook , forming line on east side of creek , with Foster on left ...
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... Grant . I tel- egraphed for a naval gun - boat to convoy , and it was sent me . of the steamers went to Carthage and delivered their cargoes ; the other steamer is here and two more to arrive , and I want to know what to do with them ...
... Grant . I tel- egraphed for a naval gun - boat to convoy , and it was sent me . of the steamers went to Carthage and delivered their cargoes ; the other steamer is here and two more to arrive , and I want to know what to do with them ...
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... GRANT , Comdg . Mil . Div . of the Miss . , Chattanooga , Tenn .: I leave for Columbus and Memphis at 4 p . m . to - day . General W. S. Smith is supposed to be crossing the Tennessee to - day . I will aim to re - enforce him with ...
... GRANT , Comdg . Mil . Div . of the Miss . , Chattanooga , Tenn .: I leave for Columbus and Memphis at 4 p . m . to - day . General W. S. Smith is supposed to be crossing the Tennessee to - day . I will aim to re - enforce him with ...
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... Grant's judgment would be the highest incentive to me to make such order . Nor can I understand how doing so is bad ... Grant would not permit it if it so appeared to him . Major - General GRANT : A. LINCOLN . FRANKFORT , KY . , January ...
... Grant's judgment would be the highest incentive to me to make such order . Nor can I understand how doing so is bad ... Grant would not permit it if it so appeared to him . Major - General GRANT : A. LINCOLN . FRANKFORT , KY . , January ...
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... Grant is not intended to affect in any way your powers and authority as a com- mander of a military department . You will therefore make your returns and reports to the Adjutant - General of the Army , and com- municate as usual with ...
... Grant is not intended to affect in any way your powers and authority as a com- mander of a military department . You will therefore make your returns and reports to the Adjutant - General of the Army , and com- municate as usual with ...
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Adjutant and Inspector Army of Tennessee Artillery Assistant Adjutant-General Battalion Battery bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain Chattanooga Chief of Cavalry Collierville Colonel command Confederate cross Cumberland Dalton Dandridge Demopolis DEPARTMENT OF EAST direction dispatch duty East Tennessee enemy enemy's February February 11 forage force Forrest French Broad G. M. DODGE Georgia guard H. W. HALLECK HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT horses Illinois Troops Indiana Troops indorsement Infantry J. E. JOHNSTON James January January 20 John Knoxville Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-General Polk Longstreet Major-General Major-General GRANT Memphis ment Meridian miles Miss Mississippi Mobile morning move movement Nashville obedient servant officers Ohio Troops quartermaster railroad re-enforcements rebel received Regiment respectfully Richmond river road Russellville SCHOFIELD scouts sent Sevierville SIXTEENTH ARMY SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS SPECIAL ORDERS Strawberry Plains supplies telegraph Tenn Tennessee Troops Thomas to-morrow U. S. GRANT U. S. Volunteers Vicksburg W. T. SHERMAN wagons William