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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... line , and was thrown forward on some high , clear ground in front of the Brock road . This elevated ground ... battle of the army . Dow's battery was placed in position in the second line of battle near the left of Mott's division . One ...
... line , and was thrown forward on some high , clear ground in front of the Brock road . This elevated ground ... battle of the army . Dow's battery was placed in position in the second line of battle near the left of Mott's division . One ...
Page 320
... line of battle was extremely slow . The troops were greatly retarded in their march by the artillery occupying the road . When I first joined General Getty near the Orange plank road he informed me that two divisions of Hill's corps ...
... line of battle was extremely slow . The troops were greatly retarded in their march by the artillery occupying the road . When I first joined General Getty near the Orange plank road he informed me that two divisions of Hill's corps ...
Page 323
... line of battle along the Orange plank road , from its extreme advance to its junction with the Brock road , by ... line , thought it advisable to withdraw the troops from the wood , where it was almost impossible to adjust our lines ...
... line of battle along the Orange plank road , from its extreme advance to its junction with the Brock road , by ... line , thought it advisable to withdraw the troops from the wood , where it was almost impossible to adjust our lines ...
Page 324
... line , gave way , retiring in disorder toward Chancellorsville . My staff and other officers made great exertions to rally these men , and many of them were returned to the line of battle , but a portion of them could not be collected ...
... line , gave way , retiring in disorder toward Chancellorsville . My staff and other officers made great exertions to rally these men , and many of them were returned to the line of battle , but a portion of them could not be collected ...
Page 329
... line , under com- mand of Col. ( now Bvt . Maj . Gen. ) Thomas W. Egan , Fortieth New York Volunteers , remained out in front of our line of battle along the Brock road , to cover the departure of my troops from that posi- tion . The ...
... line , under com- mand of Col. ( now Bvt . Maj . Gen. ) Thomas W. Egan , Fortieth New York Volunteers , remained out in front of our line of battle along the Brock road , to cover the departure of my troops from that posi- tion . 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