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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... attack our forts , that is man- ifest , but will try and get possession of Decatur . All the infantry and cavalry not in forts or block - houses should be directed against him by roads , say by the Shelbyville pike and Fayetteville ...
... attack our forts , that is man- ifest , but will try and get possession of Decatur . All the infantry and cavalry not in forts or block - houses should be directed against him by roads , say by the Shelbyville pike and Fayetteville ...
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... attack in rear ; third , it does not leave Tennessee and Kentucky so open to rebel raids ; fourth , the Alabama River is more navigable for our gun - boats than the Savannah ; fifth , this line is more defensible for General Canby's ...
... attack in rear ; third , it does not leave Tennessee and Kentucky so open to rebel raids ; fourth , the Alabama River is more navigable for our gun - boats than the Savannah ; fifth , this line is more defensible for General Canby's ...
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... attack our road , and has left one corps on this side , near Campbellton . We should interpose . W. T. SHERMAN , Major - General , Commanding . Major - General SHERMAN : CARTERSVILLE , October 2 , 1864 . ( Through General Elliott ...
... attack our road , and has left one corps on this side , near Campbellton . We should interpose . W. T. SHERMAN , Major - General , Commanding . Major - General SHERMAN : CARTERSVILLE , October 2 , 1864 . ( Through General Elliott ...
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... attack him fiercely . General Davis will be in close support . I will throw General Stanley across the Chattahoochee and be prepared to put our whole force in motion to interpose between Hood who may at- tempt to mash our road about ...
... attack him fiercely . General Davis will be in close support . I will throw General Stanley across the Chattahoochee and be prepared to put our whole force in motion to interpose between Hood who may at- tempt to mash our road about ...
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... attack will be made on Acworth or Allatoona , after- ward Rome . In the event of a repulse they will retreat by Blue Moun- tain to Jacksonville and Selma . J. MCARTHUR , Brigadier - General . [ OCTOBER 2 , 1864. - For Ransom to Clark ...
... attack will be made on Acworth or Allatoona , after- ward Rome . In the event of a repulse they will retreat by Blue Moun- tain to Jacksonville and Selma . J. MCARTHUR , Brigadier - General . [ OCTOBER 2 , 1864. - For Ransom to Clark ...
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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