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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... leave in one - half hour , or we should fire upon him . He left immediately , and I have heard nothing from him since . The forces on the railroad between this place and Morehead , I am told by two deserters , consisted of three ...
... leave in one - half hour , or we should fire upon him . He left immediately , and I have heard nothing from him since . The forces on the railroad between this place and Morehead , I am told by two deserters , consisted of three ...
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... leaving the Department of the South , I ap- plied for and received leave of absence to go North for thirty days , leaving this department June 19 . I have the honor to be , sir , very respectfully , yours , G. S. DANA , Capt . L. B. ...
... leaving the Department of the South , I ap- plied for and received leave of absence to go North for thirty days , leaving this department June 19 . I have the honor to be , sir , very respectfully , yours , G. S. DANA , Capt . L. B. ...
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... leave his station , but kept the flag working , sending the message , which was sent correctly , and then fixed station nearer the bank of the river , and there had the same communication with the commanding officer at that post . I ...
... leave his station , but kept the flag working , sending the message , which was sent correctly , and then fixed station nearer the bank of the river , and there had the same communication with the commanding officer at that post . I ...
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... In this connection I beg leave to adopt as part of my report ex- tracts from the reports of Colonel Osborn and Lieutenant - Colonel Campbell , of events which occurred prior to my assuming. CHAP . XLVIII . ] 45 SOUTH SIDE OF THE JAMES .
... In this connection I beg leave to adopt as part of my report ex- tracts from the reports of Colonel Osborn and Lieutenant - Colonel Campbell , of events which occurred prior to my assuming. CHAP . XLVIII . ] 45 SOUTH SIDE OF THE JAMES .
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... leave a strong line of skir- mishers to hold the position and fall back through the woods , con- cealing the movement . The latter was impossible , and Major San- ford reported that he could hold his place against all attacks , but to ...
... leave a strong line of skir- mishers to hold the position and fall back through the woods , con- cealing the movement . The latter was impossible , and Major San- ford reported that he could hold his place against all attacks , but to ...
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A. A. HUMPHREYS advance Aide-de-Camp ammunition artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack battery Belle Plain Bermuda Hundred bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain cavalry Chief of Staff City Point Colonel Comdg command of Major-General companies Creek dispatch Drewry's Bluff Eighteenth Army enemy enemy's FIFTH ARMY CORPS Fifth Corps fire flank force Fort Monroe Fredericksburg front G. K. WARREN HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY honor infantry intrenchments James River Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-General GRANT line of battle Major-General and Chief Major-General BURNSIDE major-general commanding directs Major-General HANCOCK Major-General HUMPHREYS Major-General Meade Major-General WARREN miles morning move NINTH ARMY North Carolina obedient servant officers ordered p. m. Major-General Petersburg picket-line pickets plank road position POTOMAC Q. A. GILLMORE railroad rear rebel received regiment respectfully Richmond SECOND CORPS sent Sixth Corps skirmishers Spotsylvania Court-House Station TENTH ARMY CORPS to-morrow trains troops turnpike U. S. GRANT Volunteers wagons WINF'D wounded