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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Page 324
... fire of musketry . Though the firing was very heavy , little execution was done among our troops , but after half an hour had passed , some of the troops began to waver , and finally a portion of Mott's division and Ward's brigade , of ...
... fire of musketry . Though the firing was very heavy , little execution was done among our troops , but after half an hour had passed , some of the troops began to waver , and finally a portion of Mott's division and Ward's brigade , of ...
Page 332
... fire as they advanced . Our brave troops again resisted their onset with undaunted resolution . Their fire along the whole line was so continuous and deadly that the enemy found it impossible to withstand it , but broke again and ...
... fire as they advanced . Our brave troops again resisted their onset with undaunted resolution . Their fire along the whole line was so continuous and deadly that the enemy found it impossible to withstand it , but broke again and ...
Page 333
... fire it extricated itself from the forest , losing very heavily in killed and wounded . Colonel Brown crossed the river some distance above the pontoon bridge , forming his troops on the right of Brooke , who had also crossed to the ...
... fire it extricated itself from the forest , losing very heavily in killed and wounded . Colonel Brown crossed the river some distance above the pontoon bridge , forming his troops on the right of Brooke , who had also crossed to the ...
Page 357
... fire of musketry as we pushed up to their lines , also sweeping the slope with artillery . Barlow's divis- ion remained in position along the Po River until 1.45 p . m . , when by direction of General Meade he was recalled across the ...
... fire of musketry as we pushed up to their lines , also sweeping the slope with artillery . Barlow's divis- ion remained in position along the Po River until 1.45 p . m . , when by direction of General Meade he was recalled across the ...
Page 358
... fire until when within about 300 yards ; the Irish Brigade then gave a wild cheer and immediately the enemy opened a tremendous fire of mus- ketry on us over the parapets with some artillery , but nothing could now stop our men , who ...
... fire until when within about 300 yards ; the Irish Brigade then gave a wild cheer and immediately the enemy opened a tremendous fire of mus- ketry on us over the parapets with some artillery , but nothing could now stop our men , who ...
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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