The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesSeries I: Contains the 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, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the "reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in chronological order. Volume XIV. 1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26) Chapter XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863. |
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... enemy's works , they retreating across the Big Black River and setting fire to the bridge . As it now became necessary to build a bridge before we could cross , we remained encamped in the enemy's works until the next day , Monday , May ...
... enemy's works , they retreating across the Big Black River and setting fire to the bridge . As it now became necessary to build a bridge before we could cross , we remained encamped in the enemy's works until the next day , Monday , May ...
Page 173
... enemy's line untenable . The enemy resisted our approach here more strongly than at any other point , burning sap - rollers , using mines , and throwing grenades . Counter - mines ( see extract from Captain Hicken- looper's report ...
... enemy's line untenable . The enemy resisted our approach here more strongly than at any other point , burning sap - rollers , using mines , and throwing grenades . Counter - mines ( see extract from Captain Hicken- looper's report ...
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... enemy's lines , if practicable , near Chewalla , and , passing north of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad , break up the enemy's communications on all the railroads in that section . As the success of this expedition depended very greatly ...
... enemy's lines , if practicable , near Chewalla , and , passing north of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad , break up the enemy's communications on all the railroads in that section . As the success of this expedition depended very greatly ...
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