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 , New Found River , and South Anna River , all of them streams presenting considerable obstacles to the movement of an army , to be crossed . I have determined , therefore , to turn the enemy's right by crossing at or near Han ...
... River , New Found River , and South Anna River , all of them streams presenting considerable obstacles to the movement of an army , to be crossed . I have determined , therefore , to turn the enemy's right by crossing at or near Han ...
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... River was strongly garrisoned by Federal troops from Saint Louis , Mo. , to its mouth . The line of the Arkansas was also held , thus giving us armed pos- session of all west of the Mississippi north of that stream . A few points in ...
... River was strongly garrisoned by Federal troops from Saint Louis , Mo. , to its mouth . The line of the Arkansas was also held , thus giving us armed pos- session of all west of the Mississippi north of that stream . A few points in ...
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... River , and coming in safely on our left and rear . The damage to the enemy in this expedition more than compensated for the losses we sustained . It severed all connection by railroad with Richmond for several weeks . With a view of ...
... River , and coming in safely on our left and rear . The damage to the enemy in this expedition more than compensated for the losses we sustained . It severed all connection by railroad with Richmond for several weeks . With a view of ...
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... River , about Florence or Decatur ? If he does this he ought to be met and prevented from getting north of the Tennessee River . If you were to cut loose , I do not believe you would meet Hood's army , but would be bushwhacked by all ...
... River , about Florence or Decatur ? If he does this he ought to be met and prevented from getting north of the Tennessee River . If you were to cut loose , I do not believe you would meet Hood's army , but would be bushwhacked by all ...
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... River , northward on an offensive campaign , left the whole country open and Sherman's route to his own choice . How that campaign was conducted , how little opposition was met with , the condition of the country through which the ...
... River , northward on an offensive campaign , left the whole country open and Sherman's route to his own choice . How that campaign was conducted , how little opposition was met with , the condition of the country through which the ...
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advance afternoon Army Corps artillery assault Assistant Adjutant-General attack Barlow's Battalion battery Birney bivouacked Bottom's Bridge breast-works bridge Brig Brock road camp Capt Captain captured Cavalry Corps charge Chickahominy Church Cold Harbor Colonel command continuation of report crossed daylight encamped enemy enemy's engaged EPOCH fell back Fifth Corps fire flank force Fredericksburg front guns halted Hancock Heavy Artillery hospital Infantry intrenched James River June killed Lieut Lieutenant line of battle loss Major-General marched Massachusetts miles morning moved night Ninth Corps North Anna River occupied officers operations Pamunkey River Pennsylvania Volunteers picket plank road Po River Potomac prisoners railroad Rapidan Rapidan River rear rebel regiment relieved remained reserve respectfully Richmond rifle-pits Second Brigade Second Corps Second Division sent sharpshooters Sixth Corps skirmish line Spotsylvania Court-House Station Third Brigade Third Division Todd's Tavern took position Total Totopotomoy train troops U. S. Army Wilderness woods wounded