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 of the enemy and his resources , until by mere attrition , if in no other way , there should be nothing left to him but an equal sub- mission with the loyal section of our common country to the con- stitution and laws of the land ...
... force of the enemy and his resources , until by mere attrition , if in no other way , there should be nothing left to him but an equal sub- mission with the loyal section of our common country to the con- stitution and laws of the land ...
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... force under Forrest in Northeast Mississippi ; a considerable force , of all arms , in the Shenandoah Valley and in the western part of Virginia and extreme eastern part of Tennessee , and also con- fronting our sea - coast garrisons ...
... force under Forrest in Northeast Mississippi ; a considerable force , of all arms , in the Shenandoah Valley and in the western part of Virginia and extreme eastern part of Tennessee , and also con- fronting our sea - coast garrisons ...
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... force required for this service might be taken from the colored troops . Third . By properly fortifying on the Mississippi River , the force to guard it from Port Hudson to New Orleans can be reduced to 10,000 men , if not to a less ...
... force required for this service might be taken from the colored troops . Third . By properly fortifying on the Mississippi River , the force to guard it from Port Hudson to New Orleans can be reduced to 10,000 men , if not to a less ...
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... force , if no greater object is gained . Lee's army and Richmond being the greater objects toward which our attention must be directed in the next campaign , it is desirable to unite all the force we can against them . The necessity of ...
... force , if no greater object is gained . Lee's army and Richmond being the greater objects toward which our attention must be directed in the next campaign , it is desirable to unite all the force we can against them . The necessity of ...
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... force , under command of Major - General Sigel , was so held for the protection of West Virginia and the frontiers of Maryland and Pennsylvania . While these troops could not be withdrawn to distant fields without exposing the North to ...
... force , under command of Major - General Sigel , was so held for the protection of West Virginia and the frontiers of Maryland and Pennsylvania . While these troops could not be withdrawn to distant fields without exposing the North to ...
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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