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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... Hilton Head , March 12 , 1864 . Palatka should be fortified so that the position can be held against great odds . A field - work , inclosed with a formidable obstacle on all sides , will perhaps suffice , and no offensive operations ...
... Hilton Head , March 12 , 1864 . Palatka should be fortified so that the position can be held against great odds . A field - work , inclosed with a formidable obstacle on all sides , will perhaps suffice , and no offensive operations ...
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... Hilton Head , S. C. : GENERAL : In reply to your inquiry of this date in regard to the class of troops , with reference to their date of service in this department , which should , if the exigencies of the service demand it , be ...
... Hilton Head , S. C. : GENERAL : In reply to your inquiry of this date in regard to the class of troops , with reference to their date of service in this department , which should , if the exigencies of the service demand it , be ...
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... Hilton Head , S. C. , April 4 , 1864 . Lieut . Col. M. R. MORGAN , Chief Com . of Subsistence , Hilton Head , S. C .: COLONEL : I am instructed by the major - general commanding to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this ...
... Hilton Head , S. C. , April 4 , 1864 . Lieut . Col. M. R. MORGAN , Chief Com . of Subsistence , Hilton Head , S. C .: COLONEL : I am instructed by the major - general commanding to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this ...
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... Hilton Head , S. C. , April 4 , 1864 . I. The Second Battalion of the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry will proceed immediately to Hilton Head and report to Col. J. B. Howell , commanding district . The quartermaster's department will ...
... Hilton Head , S. C. , April 4 , 1864 . I. The Second Battalion of the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry will proceed immediately to Hilton Head and report to Col. J. B. Howell , commanding district . The quartermaster's department will ...
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... Hilton Head . Have you any other steamer fit for this purpose to go with her ? The steamer should not leave the Chesapeake until the storm is over , and should have coal and water to go farther , after reaching Hilton Head , where they ...
... Hilton Head . Have you any other steamer fit for this purpose to go with her ? The steamer should not leave the Chesapeake until the storm is over , and should have coal and water to go farther , after reaching Hilton Head , where they ...
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Adjutant and Inspector Aide-de-Camp April Army Artillery Assistant Adjutant-General Battalion Battery boats Brig brigade Brigadier-General Camp Milton Capt Captain cavalry Charleston Chief of Staff Colonel columbiad Comdg companies Confederate DEPT DISTRICT OF FLORIDA duty enemy enemy's fire Folly Island force Fort Johnson Fort Sumter G. T. BEAUREGARD garrison Georgia gun-boats guns H. W. FEILDEN H. W. HALLECK HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT Hilton Head honor howitzers inclose indorsement Infantry instant J. G. FOSTER Jacksonville James Island John's Island July Lieut Lieutenant Light Artillery Major March Morris Island NORTHERN DISTRICT obedient servant officers ordnance Palatka pickets Port Royal prisoners re-enforcements rebel received Regiment respectfully Richmond rifled Ripley River Royall's House Saint John's Samuel Jones Savannah SCHIMMELFENNIG sent South Carolina South Carolina Troops SPECIAL ORDERS steamer STRINGFELLOW Sullivan's Island Sumter TALIAFERRO Third Military District transportation U. S. Colored Troops W. L. M. BURGER York Volunteers