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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... force at his command , I am a little in doubt . It is evident that he can move south , covering the road he has to guard , with a larger force than he can spare to be removed to re - enforce armies elsewhere . Then , too , under the ...
... force at his command , I am a little in doubt . It is evident that he can move south , covering the road he has to guard , with a larger force than he can spare to be removed to re - enforce armies elsewhere . Then , too , under the ...
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... force equal to his own , he will be doing good service . In a letter to the Secretary of War , written about one week ago , I recommended Generals Sherman and Meade for promotion to major - generals in the Regular Army , and Hancock for ...
... force equal to his own , he will be doing good service . In a letter to the Secretary of War , written about one week ago , I recommended Generals Sherman and Meade for promotion to major - generals in the Regular Army , and Hancock for ...
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... force . Keep your pontoon train near you and endeavor to throw a bridge as soon as possible , at some point where you can command the crossing . GEO . G. MEADE , Major - General . General HUMPHREYS : HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS , May 20 ...
... force . Keep your pontoon train near you and endeavor to throw a bridge as soon as possible , at some point where you can command the crossing . GEO . G. MEADE , Major - General . General HUMPHREYS : HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS , May 20 ...
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... force , and am losing heav- ily . The left seems to be safe enough . A prisoner says their line runs from one river to the other , with rifle - pits , & c . , and the number supposed to be there is about 20,000 men . I think if you wish ...
... force , and am losing heav- ily . The left seems to be safe enough . A prisoner says their line runs from one river to the other , with rifle - pits , & c . , and the number supposed to be there is about 20,000 men . I think if you wish ...
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... force you have you have been unable to force your line back , I think it may cost too much . risk to attempt it farther with the force which can be sent from General Smith's line . Can you hold what you have ? Are the enemy pressing you ...
... force you have you have been unable to force your line back , I think it may cost too much . risk to attempt it farther with the force which can be sent from General Smith's line . Can you hold what you have ? Are the enemy pressing you ...
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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