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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... desires to express his satisfaction with the good conduct of Tyler's division and Kitching's brigade of heavy artillery in the affair of yesterday evening . The gallant manner in which these commands ( the greater portion being for the ...
... desires to express his satisfaction with the good conduct of Tyler's division and Kitching's brigade of heavy artillery in the affair of yesterday evening . The gallant manner in which these commands ( the greater portion being for the ...
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... desires to know what disposition you have made of them and of your own troops on that flank . Major Forsyth , commanding cavalry detachment there , should co - operate with you . A. A. HUMPHREYS , Major - General and Chief of Staff ...
... desires to know what disposition you have made of them and of your own troops on that flank . Major Forsyth , commanding cavalry detachment there , should co - operate with you . A. A. HUMPHREYS , Major - General and Chief of Staff ...
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... desires that you charge your division commanders to make all preparations against surprise to - night . J. W. SHAFFER , Colonel and Chief of Staff . General GILLMORE : GENERAL SMITH'S HEADQUARTERS , May 20 , 1864-8.05 p . m . The gun ...
... desires that you charge your division commanders to make all preparations against surprise to - night . J. W. SHAFFER , Colonel and Chief of Staff . General GILLMORE : GENERAL SMITH'S HEADQUARTERS , May 20 , 1864-8.05 p . m . The gun ...
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... desires to know the cause of heavy firing on your left . J. W. SHAFFER , Colonel and Chief of Staff . SMITH'S HEADQUARTERS , May 20 , 1864 . General BUTLER : I think the gun - boats fired one or two shots ; no firing now . quiet . All ...
... desires to know the cause of heavy firing on your left . J. W. SHAFFER , Colonel and Chief of Staff . SMITH'S HEADQUARTERS , May 20 , 1864 . General BUTLER : I think the gun - boats fired one or two shots ; no firing now . quiet . All ...
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... desire this fact to be known . picket - line is visible . [ Indorsement . ] A far stronger force than my CHAS . GRIFFIN , Brigadier - General . G. K. WARREN , Major - General . HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC , May 21 , 1864-6.30 a . m ...
... desire this fact to be known . picket - line is visible . [ Indorsement . ] A far stronger force than my CHAS . GRIFFIN , Brigadier - General . G. K. WARREN , Major - General . HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC , May 21 , 1864-6.30 a . m ...
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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