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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Page 19
... forward to the top of the hill I met that regiment falling back under a murderous fire grape and canister and musketry . I gave the order to lie down and await the enemy , who were pushing forward with a yell . When at short range the ...
... forward to the top of the hill I met that regiment falling back under a murderous fire grape and canister and musketry . I gave the order to lie down and await the enemy , who were pushing forward with a yell . When at short range the ...
Page 21
... forward , and , being convinced that nothing short of a desperate charge would carry the works , I ordered my officers to the front and moved forward under a very destructive and murderous fire . Had to advance thus for about 150 yards ...
... forward , and , being convinced that nothing short of a desperate charge would carry the works , I ordered my officers to the front and moved forward under a very destructive and murderous fire . Had to advance thus for about 150 yards ...
Page 22
... forward on third company and halted in a deep ravine , the Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry forming upon my left and the Ninety - first Ohio Volunteer Infantry forming in the rear of the Twelfth . I then received orders to advance and ...
... forward on third company and halted in a deep ravine , the Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry forming upon my left and the Ninety - first Ohio Volunteer Infantry forming in the rear of the Twelfth . I then received orders to advance and ...
Page 25
... forward to within about 600 paces of the clearing and base of the mountain . We were here met by a fearful fire of shell and spherical case - shot from the enemy's batteries . The column was immediately halted and the troops placed ...
... forward to within about 600 paces of the clearing and base of the mountain . We were here met by a fearful fire of shell and spherical case - shot from the enemy's batteries . The column was immediately halted and the troops placed ...
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... forward as skirmishers , who advanced to the bridge and fired it ; one company of the Eleventh Virginia and two of the Fifteenth Virginia , supporting a section of McMullin's battery west of the railroad , the Fourth Penn- sylvania ...
... forward as skirmishers , who advanced to the bridge and fired it ; one company of the Eleventh Virginia and two of the Fifteenth Virginia , supporting a section of McMullin's battery west of the railroad , the Fourth Penn- sylvania ...
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advance ARMY CORPS arrived artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack Averell B. F. KELLEY Baltimore battalion Battery BRECKINRIDGE bridge Brig Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain captured Cavalry Division Christiansburg Cloyd's Mountain Colonel column Company Crook crossed CUMBERLAND DEPARTMENT OF WEST DEPT detachment direction dispatch DuffiƩ duty encamped enemy enemy's engagement fall back fire flank force front guns HALLECK Harper's Ferry HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT honor horses Imboden instant July June killed Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle Lynchburg Major-General marched Martinsburg Maryland Maryland Heights MAX WEBER McCausland MEYSENBURG miles Monocacy morning Mount Jackson moved night o'clock obedient servant officers Ohio National Guard pickets pike position Potomac railroad rear rebel received regiment respectfully retreat River road scouts Second Brigade sent Sigel skirmishers Stahel Staunton Third Brigade train troops U. S. Army Valley Veteran Reserve Corps Virginia Cavalry Virginia Infantry wagons Washington West Virginia wounded