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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... Sixth Corps : General Burnside is ordered to push forward his pickets . Major- general commanding directs that you push forward your pickets and feel the enemy , giving your pickets such support as you can without weakening your main ...
... Sixth Corps : General Burnside is ordered to push forward his pickets . Major- general commanding directs that you push forward your pickets and feel the enemy , giving your pickets such support as you can without weakening your main ...
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... Sixth Corps : May 20 , 1864-1.20 p . m . The engineer officers started immediately after your request . I have had a tracing of the sketch you want sent you . A. A. HUMPHREYS , Major - General and Chief of Staff . HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF ...
... Sixth Corps : May 20 , 1864-1.20 p . m . The engineer officers started immediately after your request . I have had a tracing of the sketch you want sent you . A. A. HUMPHREYS , Major - General and Chief of Staff . HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF ...
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... Sixth Corps serving with you before withdrawing . Be careful not to pass across or on the edge of the open fields of Anderson's farm , as they are in full view of the enemy . Upon withdrawing , you will direct Major Forsyth to report to ...
... Sixth Corps serving with you before withdrawing . Be careful not to pass across or on the edge of the open fields of Anderson's farm , as they are in full view of the enemy . Upon withdrawing , you will direct Major Forsyth to report to ...
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... Sixth Corps : Major - General Warren is directed to withdraw at 10 o'clock , if not attacked before that time . If practicable he will return to you the portion of your corps serving with him before he withdraws . He will direct Major ...
... Sixth Corps : Major - General Warren is directed to withdraw at 10 o'clock , if not attacked before that time . If practicable he will return to you the portion of your corps serving with him before he withdraws . He will direct Major ...
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... SIXTH CORPS , May 21 , 1864-8.25 a . m . Can you tell me about how many cavalry in Major Forsyth's command ? H. G. WRIGHT , Major - General . HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC , Major - General WRIGHT , Commanding Sixth Corps : May 21 ...
... SIXTH CORPS , May 21 , 1864-8.25 a . m . Can you tell me about how many cavalry in Major Forsyth's command ? H. G. WRIGHT , Major - General . HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC , Major - General WRIGHT , Commanding Sixth Corps : May 21 ...
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A. A. HUMPHREYS A. E. BURNSIDE Artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack Battalion battery Belle Plain Birney bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General Capt Captain CAVALRY CORPS Chief of Staff City Point Cold Harbor Colonel command of Major-General Commanding Ninth crossing dispatch EIGHTEENTH ARMY enemy enemy's Fifth Corps force Fort Monroe Fort Powhatan Fredericksburg front G. K. WARREN Haw's Shop HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY Infantry intrenchments J. H. WILSON James River June Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel Major-General and Chief Major-General BURNSIDE major-general commanding directs Major-General HANCOCK Major-General HUMPHREYS Major-General MEADE Major-General WARREN miles morning move NINTH ARMY CORPS North Carolina obedient servant officer p. m. Major-General p. m. Received picket-line pickets position POTOMAC railroad rear Regiment respectfully Richmond road SECOND ARMY CORPS Second Division sent Sixth Corps skirmish line Smith TENTH ARMY Third Division to-day to-morrow to-night Virginia Volunteers wagons White House WILLIAMS WINF'D