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, 1892 - 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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... guard the bridge across Oostenaula and join your forces to General John E. Smith's and act against Hood from Allatoona . I will employ him from this quarter . He cannot tarry long , and will expose his flanks and trains , which should ...
... guard the bridge across Oostenaula and join your forces to General John E. Smith's and act against Hood from Allatoona . I will employ him from this quarter . He cannot tarry long , and will expose his flanks and trains , which should ...
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... guard . There are a good many officers here waiting to go down . We have no surplus of troops here . I got three regiments only from Kentucky ; all they could spare . I am instructed by General Sherman to issue any orders you may wish ...
... guard . There are a good many officers here waiting to go down . We have no surplus of troops here . I got three regiments only from Kentucky ; all they could spare . I am instructed by General Sherman to issue any orders you may wish ...
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... guard moving in direction of Columbia . Have telegraphed Columbia to send out scouting party and see what is going on . Have ordered scouting party on Cornersville road to go on and learn everything possible . All quiet below . Officers ...
... guard moving in direction of Columbia . Have telegraphed Columbia to send out scouting party and see what is going on . Have ordered scouting party on Cornersville road to go on and learn everything possible . All quiet below . Officers ...
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United States. War Department. is encamped there , and the guard altogether too small to guard so much property . I will take what force I can spare from here and proceed to Big Shanty as fast as possible . Your obedient servant , J ...
United States. War Department. is encamped there , and the guard altogether too small to guard so much property . I will take what force I can spare from here and proceed to Big Shanty as fast as possible . Your obedient servant , J ...
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... guard and picket the roads north and east of Atlanta , reporting to General Slocum . Please answer . SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS , No. 128 . * W. T. SHERMAN , Major - General . HDQRS . ARMY OF THE OHIO , Decatur , Ga . , October 3 , 1864 ...
... guard and picket the roads north and east of Atlanta , reporting to General Slocum . Please answer . SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS , No. 128 . * W. T. SHERMAN , Major - General . HDQRS . ARMY OF THE OHIO , Decatur , Ga . , October 3 , 1864 ...
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Aide-de-Camp Allatoona Artillery Assistant Adjutant-General Athens Atlanta Battery Beauregard bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General Burbridge camp Capt Captain Cartersville cavalry Chattanooga CHIEF OF CAVALRY Colonel Commanding CORSE cross Croxton CUMBERLAND Dalton Decatur direction dispatch District enemy FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS Florence forage force Forrest Garrard Gaylesville gun-boats HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT Hood Huntsville Illinois Troops Infantry J. M. SCHOFIELD John Johnsonville Kenesaw Kentucky Kingston L. M. DAYTON last night Lieut Lieutenant-General Major-General SHERMAN Major-General THOMAS Marietta Memphis miles MILITARY DIVISION MISSISSIPPI morning Mountain move Nashville November O. O. HOWARD obedient servant October 13 October 28 October 31 officers Ohio Troops p. m. Major-General p. m. Received pickets Pulaski R. S. GRANGER railroad re-enforcements rear rebel Regiment Resaca respectfully road Rome Rousseau scouts sent SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS STEEDMAN telegraph TENN Tennessee River to-day to-morrow to-night train Tuscumbia U. S. Volunteers W. T. SHERMAN wagons yesterday