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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... train we have to cover , rendered it impossible to inflict the heavy blow on Lee's army I had hoped . My exact route to the James River I have not yet definitely marked out . U. S. GRANT , Lieutenant - General . Chief of Staff . Maj ...
... train we have to cover , rendered it impossible to inflict the heavy blow on Lee's army I had hoped . My exact route to the James River I have not yet definitely marked out . U. S. GRANT , Lieutenant - General . Chief of Staff . Maj ...
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... train . If it is more convenient to send them out by train to march from the railroad to Belle Plain or Fredericks- burg send them so . I am satisfied the enemy are very shaky , and are only kept up to the mark by the greatest exertions ...
... train . If it is more convenient to send them out by train to march from the railroad to Belle Plain or Fredericks- burg send them so . I am satisfied the enemy are very shaky , and are only kept up to the mark by the greatest exertions ...
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... trains , numbering about 4,000 wagons , meeting with but slight opposition . The average distance traveled by the ... train was to be carried through a hostile country and protected . Early on the 5th , the advance corps ( the Fifth ...
... trains , numbering about 4,000 wagons , meeting with but slight opposition . The average distance traveled by the ... train was to be carried through a hostile country and protected . Early on the 5th , the advance corps ( the Fifth ...
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... train . The latter it was never found necessary to land . I communicated direct to the commander of the expedition the following instructions : Bvt . Maj . Gen. A. H. TERRY : CITY POINT , VA . , January 3 , 1865 . GENERAL : The ...
... train . The latter it was never found necessary to land . I communicated direct to the commander of the expedition the following instructions : Bvt . Maj . Gen. A. H. TERRY : CITY POINT , VA . , January 3 , 1865 . GENERAL : The ...
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... train , and 4 trains of cars loaded with supplies for Lee's army . During this day I accom- panied General Meade's column , and about midnight received the following communication from General Lee : Lieut . Gen. U. S. GRANT : APRIL 8 ...
... train , and 4 trains of cars loaded with supplies for Lee's army . During this day I accom- panied General Meade's column , and about midnight received the following communication from General Lee : Lieut . Gen. U. S. GRANT : APRIL 8 ...
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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