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, 1893 - 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 was made by Wheeler's cavalry upon the city of Atlanta and was repulsed by us without any loss on our part . November 15. - Entire army on the move ; division moved at 8 a . m . by Decatur road ; encamped near Stone Mountain ...
... attack was made by Wheeler's cavalry upon the city of Atlanta and was repulsed by us without any loss on our part . November 15. - Entire army on the move ; division moved at 8 a . m . by Decatur road ; encamped near Stone Mountain ...
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... attack and take on the following morning . December 13. - Received orders from the general - in - chief not to attack the fort , but try and open communication with our fleet at Saint Cathe- rine's Sound , which was done . Encamped at ...
... attack and take on the following morning . December 13. - Received orders from the general - in - chief not to attack the fort , but try and open communication with our fleet at Saint Cathe- rine's Sound , which was done . Encamped at ...
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... attack Fort McAllister , as that was the only obstacle to our free communication with the fleet in Ossabaw Sound . The enemy had destroyed the bridge over the Ogeechee , on the Darien road , commonly known as the " King's Bridge ...
... attack Fort McAllister , as that was the only obstacle to our free communication with the fleet in Ossabaw Sound . The enemy had destroyed the bridge over the Ogeechee , on the Darien road , commonly known as the " King's Bridge ...
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... attack by a much larger force than the garrison , and , in my opinion , will never be made . Second . The defense of the approaches : Three main roads lead into the city from inland , viz , the Ogeechee plank road ( Darien road ) , the ...
... attack by a much larger force than the garrison , and , in my opinion , will never be made . Second . The defense of the approaches : Three main roads lead into the city from inland , viz , the Ogeechee plank road ( Darien road ) , the ...
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... attack and defense , the new lines constructed during our occupation of the city , and the lines of 1814. As soon as completed it will be for- warded to the Engineer Department.t All of which is respectfully submitted . O. M. POE ...
... attack and defense , the new lines constructed during our occupation of the city , and the lines of 1814. As soon as completed it will be for- warded to the Engineer Department.t All of which is respectfully submitted . O. M. POE ...
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Acting Assistant Adjutant-General advance Aide-de-Camp ambulance ARMY OF GEORGIA artillery Atlanta Augusta battery bivouacked Brig Brigadier-General Buck Head camp campaign Capt Captain captured cavalry Charleston Colonel column Creek crossed Davisborough December December 21 DEPARTMENT AND ARMY destroyed direction distance marched Eatonton encamped enemy enemy's Fifteenth Army Corps flank forage force Fort McAllister four miles Fourteenth Army Fourteenth Army Corps Fourth Division front Georgia guns HDQRS honor horses Illinois Infantry King's Bridge Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Little Ogeechee Louisville Macon Major-General Milledgeville Millen morning moved night November November 15 November 24 O. O. HOWARD obedient servant Oconee River officers Ogeechee River Ohio order of Maj Osterhaus picket position railroad rear guard rebel regiment respectfully Sandersville Second Brigade Second Division sent SEVENTEENTH ARMY SEVENTEENTH ARMY CORPS skirmishers South SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS Station swamp Third Brigade three miles to-morrow troops U. S. Army wagons Waynesborough wounded