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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Page 251
... rifle - pits on the brow of the hill , to protect his men , which was done , and the men have been constantly employed in extending and strengthening them . The Twelfth Missouri also moved forward and took possession of extensive rifle - ...
... rifle - pits on the brow of the hill , to protect his men , which was done , and the men have been constantly employed in extending and strengthening them . The Twelfth Missouri also moved forward and took possession of extensive rifle - ...
Page 321
... rifle - pits and shelter for the pickets and re- serves , and other duties that were very laborious . My command was ... rifle pit on the after- noon of June 24 , by Capt . William H. Mann and 10 men , which act you witnessed ...
... rifle - pits and shelter for the pickets and re- serves , and other duties that were very laborious . My command was ... rifle pit on the after- noon of June 24 , by Capt . William H. Mann and 10 men , which act you witnessed ...
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... rifle - pits , and about 20 of them captured under their very guns . The conduct of the officers and men who participated in this advance cannot be too highly commended . For the particulars of the movement , I beg leave to refer you to ...
... rifle - pits , and about 20 of them captured under their very guns . The conduct of the officers and men who participated in this advance cannot be too highly commended . For the particulars of the movement , I beg leave to refer you to ...
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advance Alabama arrived artillery assault attack Baker's Creek Battalion battery Bayou Big Black River bridge Brig Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain captured casualties Cavalry Champion's Hill charge Clinton Clinton road Colonel command Company Confederate crossed duty Edwards Depot enemy enemy's engaged Ferry road Fifteenth Army Fifteenth Army Corps fire flank force front gallant gallantry guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS heavy Illinois Illinois Cavalry Illinois Infantry Illinois Troops immediately Indiana Infantry instant Iowa Iowa Infantry Jackson road John July June Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle Louisiana Major Major-General mand miles Milliken's Bend Miss Mississippi Missouri morning night o'clock obedient servant occupied officers Ohio ordered Osterhaus pickets position prisoners railroad ravine rear rebel received Regiment respectfully rifle-pits Second Brigade sent sharpshooters shell siege siege of Vicksburg Sixteenth Smith Tennessee Third Brigade Thirteenth Army Thirteenth Army Corps trenches U. S. Army Vicksburg Volunteers William Wisconsin yards