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, 1889 - 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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... position on the right of the road , throwing forward two companies as skirmishers , who soon became engaged , but without loss . I remained with my command in this position without material change until nearly 2 p . m . , when I was ...
... position on the right of the road , throwing forward two companies as skirmishers , who soon became engaged , but without loss . I remained with my command in this position without material change until nearly 2 p . m . , when I was ...
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... position until daylight of June 14 . At or near 4 a . m . we formed under cover of a hill at a distance of some 400 yards north of our latter position , in order to feed and graze our horses . Remained in that position until 4 p . m ...
... position until daylight of June 14 . At or near 4 a . m . we formed under cover of a hill at a distance of some 400 yards north of our latter position , in order to feed and graze our horses . Remained in that position until 4 p . m ...
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... position behind a stone wall on the south side of the Front Royal road , and near a sec- tion of Battery L , Fifth U. S. Artillery , which was engaged shelling the rebels in the woods . The regiment was in position but a short time when ...
... position behind a stone wall on the south side of the Front Royal road , and near a sec- tion of Battery L , Fifth U. S. Artillery , which was engaged shelling the rebels in the woods . The regiment was in position but a short time when ...
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... position had been in the column of retreat anywhere else than toward its rear , do you think you could have brought off your battery in safety ? Answer . The chances were just about even in the case . Question . Would it not have been ...
... position had been in the column of retreat anywhere else than toward its rear , do you think you could have brought off your battery in safety ? Answer . The chances were just about even in the case . Question . Would it not have been ...
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... position only about half an hour , when two or three batteries of the rebels were opened upon our main work , at about a mile distant , west of us . The position I was occupying at the time was a very exposed one , and the support at ...
... position only about half an hour , when two or three batteries of the rebels were opened upon our main work , at about a mile distant , west of us . The position I was occupying at the time was a very exposed one , and the support at ...
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advance Alabama ammunition Answer Army Corps arrived artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack Baltimore battalion battery battle of Gettysburg Berryville bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General C. S. Army camp Capt Captain captured casualties cavalry charge Colonel Colonel McReynolds column command Company crossed direction division driving encamped enemy enemy's engaged fall back field fight fire flank force forward Front Royal gallantry Georgia Gettysburg guard guns Hagerstown Halleck halted Harper's Ferry HEADQUARTERS hill honor horses immediately infantry Jones July June June 13 Lee's Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle Longstreet loss Major Major-General mand Martinsburg Maryland Heights ment miles Milroy morning moved movement night North Carolina o'clock obedient servant occupied officers Ohio picket pike position Potomac prisoners railroad rear rebel received orders regiment respectfully retreat river road Rodes sent sharpshooters skirmishers soon South tion town troops Virginia Cavalry Volunteers wagons Williamsport Winchester woods yards York