The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesSeries I: Contains the 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, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the "reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in chronological order. Volume XIV. 1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26) Chapter XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863. |
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... fire , by my direction , aiming at the densest of the enemy's masses , ceasing fire whenever the enemy , driven from their ranks , took refuge in depres- sions on the plains so as to be out of sight , and reopening upon them as they ...
... fire , by my direction , aiming at the densest of the enemy's masses , ceasing fire whenever the enemy , driven from their ranks , took refuge in depres- sions on the plains so as to be out of sight , and reopening upon them as they ...
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... fire . After assisting Captain Totten to silence the enemy's batteries , in which we perfectly succeeded , I ... fire . It seemed to check the enemy , as he changed his position to one more to my right and beyond my fire . A new ...
... fire . After assisting Captain Totten to silence the enemy's batteries , in which we perfectly succeeded , I ... fire . It seemed to check the enemy , as he changed his position to one more to my right and beyond my fire . A new ...
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... fire on us ; we are friends . " I ordered my men to withhold their fire , thinking they might be so . I then ordered Major Butler to ad- vance to the edge of the woods , to ascertain what regiment it was . As soon as they discovered the ...
... fire on us ; we are friends . " I ordered my men to withhold their fire , thinking they might be so . I then ordered Major Butler to ad- vance to the edge of the woods , to ascertain what regiment it was . As soon as they discovered the ...
Contents
CHAPTER X | 1 |
Operations in Missouri Arkansas Kansas and Indian Territory May | 10 |
1861 | 167 |
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