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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... dark . He drove the enemy from his intrenched skir- mish line and still holds it . I have no report of our losses , but sup- pose them to be light . Major - General HALLECK , Chief of Staff . U. S. GRANT , Lieutenant - General ...
... dark . He drove the enemy from his intrenched skir- mish line and still holds it . I have no report of our losses , but sup- pose them to be light . Major - General HALLECK , Chief of Staff . U. S. GRANT , Lieutenant - General ...
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... dark- ness set in , each army holding substantially the same position that they had on the evening of the 5th . After dark the enemy made a feeble attempt to turn our right flank , capturing several hundred prisoners and creating ...
... dark- ness set in , each army holding substantially the same position that they had on the evening of the 5th . After dark the enemy made a feeble attempt to turn our right flank , capturing several hundred prisoners and creating ...
Page 67
... dark , without having accomplished anything of consequence . On Wright's front something better was done . large part of the ground before that general is an impracticable morass , and the only good approach is on his extreme left ...
... dark , without having accomplished anything of consequence . On Wright's front something better was done . large part of the ground before that general is an impracticable morass , and the only good approach is on his extreme left ...
Page 78
... dark , Hancock made an attack , which broke into the rebel line of works , taking some prisoners , and satisfying himself that the whole corps of Ewell was before him . Shortly afterward the division of Gibbon was attacked , but ...
... dark , Hancock made an attack , which broke into the rebel line of works , taking some prisoners , and satisfying himself that the whole corps of Ewell was before him . Shortly afterward the division of Gibbon was attacked , but ...
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... dark . General Grant means to fight here if there is a fair chance , but he will not run his head against heavy works . We shall at any rate remain here through to - morrow , in order to give time for Wilson , who is ordered with his ...
... dark . General Grant means to fight here if there is a fair chance , but he will not run his head against heavy works . We shall at any rate remain here through to - morrow , in order to give time for Wilson , who is ordered with his ...
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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