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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... river above Port Royal should be held by our cavalry , in order to enable the transports to pass up . Supplies of forage will accompany the fleet . Large amounts of prop- erty have been sent to Fredericksburg . If that place is to be ...
... river above Port Royal should be held by our cavalry , in order to enable the transports to pass up . Supplies of forage will accompany the fleet . Large amounts of prop- erty have been sent to Fredericksburg . If that place is to be ...
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... river to throw back his right flank , hold to the river , and have any force to hold the Anderson house , but this will depend greatly on the nature of the ground . Over 470 prisoners have reached the provost - mar- shal - general from ...
... river to throw back his right flank , hold to the river , and have any force to hold the Anderson house , but this will depend greatly on the nature of the ground . Over 470 prisoners have reached the provost - mar- shal - general from ...
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... River . Captain Lee , Third Indiana Cavalry , in from scouting , says the enemy have fallen back over the Ny River . Lieutenant Freeley , Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry , has a post of 90 men well toward Fredericksburg ; he pickets and ...
... River . Captain Lee , Third Indiana Cavalry , in from scouting , says the enemy have fallen back over the Ny River . Lieutenant Freeley , Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry , has a post of 90 men well toward Fredericksburg ; he pickets and ...
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... river . Can you send some of your Wiard or other gun - boats , with orders to protect the fleet , and to scour the river for boats , and prevent the planting of torpedoes ? M. C. MEIGS , Quartermaster - General . IN THE FIELD , May 20 ...
... river . Can you send some of your Wiard or other gun - boats , with orders to protect the fleet , and to scour the river for boats , and prevent the planting of torpedoes ? M. C. MEIGS , Quartermaster - General . IN THE FIELD , May 20 ...
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... River , to escort stores to White House . He replied could go to West Point , but on account of torpedoes in Pamunkey was dangerous to go farther . Sent two days ' forage to him - all I had at the depot . Five days ' forage was called ...
... River , to escort stores to White House . He replied could go to West Point , but on account of torpedoes in Pamunkey was dangerous to go farther . Sent two days ' forage to him - all I had at the depot . Five days ' forage was called ...
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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