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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... enemy's pickets in . A. A. HUMPHREYS , ( Same to .eneral Wright . ) Major - General . MAY 21 , 1864-6 a . m . General WARREN , Commanding Fifth Corps : Has any movement of the enemy been observed in your front this morning ? H. G. ...
... enemy's pickets in . A. A. HUMPHREYS , ( Same to .eneral Wright . ) Major - General . MAY 21 , 1864-6 a . m . General WARREN , Commanding Fifth Corps : Has any movement of the enemy been observed in your front this morning ? H. G. ...
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... enemy is in force in my front , his artillery in plain sight , and before I ad- vance my pickets , I desire this fact to ... enemy's , and ascertain all they can and report . Very respectfully , your obedient servant , A. S. MARVIN , JR ...
... enemy is in force in my front , his artillery in plain sight , and before I ad- vance my pickets , I desire this fact to ... enemy's , and ascertain all they can and report . Very respectfully , your obedient servant , A. S. MARVIN , JR ...
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... enemy's rifle - pits are very strong and cannot be taken , in my opinion , by the skirmish line . I have lost ... enemy at that point . By command of Lieutenant - General Grant : JNO . A. RAWLINS , Brigadier - General and Chief of Staff ...
... enemy's rifle - pits are very strong and cannot be taken , in my opinion , by the skirmish line . I have lost ... enemy at that point . By command of Lieutenant - General Grant : JNO . A. RAWLINS , Brigadier - General and Chief of Staff ...
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... enemy's column arrived there yesterday before he left . Very respectfully , your obedient servant , WINF'D S. HANCOCK , Major - General of Volunteers . HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS , May 23 , 1864-4 p . m . Brigadier - General WILLIAMS ...
... enemy's column arrived there yesterday before he left . Very respectfully , your obedient servant , WINF'D S. HANCOCK , Major - General of Volunteers . HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS , May 23 , 1864-4 p . m . Brigadier - General WILLIAMS ...
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... enemy's earth - work and rifle - pits which they held this side of the river and behind a creek . The assault was a gallant one . The works were carried ; the enemy were driven across the river with a small loss in prisoners . It is ...
... enemy's earth - work and rifle - pits which they held this side of the river and behind a creek . The assault was a gallant one . The works were carried ; the enemy were driven across the river with a small loss in prisoners . It is ...
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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