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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... soon there- after as practicable . Should you not receive notice by that time to move , you will make such disposition of them and your other forces as you may deem best calcu- lated to deceive the enemy as to the real move to be made ...
... soon there- after as practicable . Should you not receive notice by that time to move , you will make such disposition of them and your other forces as you may deem best calcu- lated to deceive the enemy as to the real move to be made ...
Page 38
... soon became known to the whole country , disclosing the plans of the enemy , thus enabling General Sherman to fully meet them . He exhibited the weakness of supposing that an army that had been beaten and fearfuly deci- mated in a vain ...
... soon became known to the whole country , disclosing the plans of the enemy , thus enabling General Sherman to fully meet them . He exhibited the weakness of supposing that an army that had been beaten and fearfuly deci- mated in a vain ...
Page 47
... soon , therefore , as you can determine which of the two points , Wilmington or New Berne , you can best use for throwing supplies from to the interior , you will commence the accumulation of twenty days ' rations and forage for 60,000 ...
... soon , therefore , as you can determine which of the two points , Wilmington or New Berne , you can best use for throwing supplies from to the interior , you will commence the accumulation of twenty days ' rations and forage for 60,000 ...
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... soon after the 20th as he could get it off . I deemed it of the utmost impor- tance , before a general movement of the armies operating against Richmond , that all communication with the city north of James River should be cut off . The ...
... soon after the 20th as he could get it off . I deemed it of the utmost impor- tance , before a general movement of the armies operating against Richmond , that all communication with the city north of James River should be cut off . The ...
Page 86
... soon after Wright and Smith attacked Lee's right wing with their whole force . They moved from Cold Harbor in the direction of Mechanics- ville . Judging from the sounds of artillery and musketry , the fight was furious . Our latest ...
... soon after Wright and Smith attacked Lee's right wing with their whole force . They moved from Cold Harbor in the direction of Mechanics- ville . Judging from the sounds of artillery and musketry , the fight was furious . Our latest ...
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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