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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... flank , described above , and the backward position of General Smith , I made a reconnaissance in that direction , and found large numbers of them ( infantry and artillery ) massed on a commanding elevation , ap- parently in expectation ...
... flank , described above , and the backward position of General Smith , I made a reconnaissance in that direction , and found large numbers of them ( infantry and artillery ) massed on a commanding elevation , ap- parently in expectation ...
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... flank to enter the city . The rifle - pits connecting with the retired parts of the fort on the right receded very rapidly , to take advantage of the ground . For a like reason there was an interval of upward of 100 yards between the ...
... flank to enter the city . The rifle - pits connecting with the retired parts of the fort on the right receded very rapidly , to take advantage of the ground . For a like reason there was an interval of upward of 100 yards between the ...
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... flank , and the whole of the Second Brigade , with the Mercantile Battery , were formed in line of battle to the right , between the creek and the crest of the hill then occupied by our troops . My division was then on the extreme right ...
... flank , and the whole of the Second Brigade , with the Mercantile Battery , were formed in line of battle to the right , between the creek and the crest of the hill then occupied by our troops . My division was then on the extreme right ...
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