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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... Sumter , of operations January 1 - September 26 . No. 37. - Capt . John Johnson , C. S. Engineers , of operations July 19-26 . No. 38. - Col . Alfred Rhett , First South Carolina Artillery , commanding Fifth Mili- tary District , & c ...
... Sumter , of operations January 1 - September 26 . No. 37. - Capt . John Johnson , C. S. Engineers , of operations July 19-26 . No. 38. - Col . Alfred Rhett , First South Carolina Artillery , commanding Fifth Mili- tary District , & c ...
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... Sumter from our mortar batteries . A few shells are each day thrown into Charleston . On the 13th and 14th instant , a heavy fire was maintained from our mortars , columbiads , and rifled guns upon Sumter . On the 13th , 240 and on the ...
... Sumter from our mortar batteries . A few shells are each day thrown into Charleston . On the 13th and 14th instant , a heavy fire was maintained from our mortars , columbiads , and rifled guns upon Sumter . On the 13th , 240 and on the ...
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... Sumter . A line of batteries and rifle - pits now extends from Fort Johnson to Secessionville and thence across to the Stono River . This line is very strong , but there are chances in favor of a surprise , by means of boats and light ...
... Sumter . A line of batteries and rifle - pits now extends from Fort Johnson to Secessionville and thence across to the Stono River . This line is very strong , but there are chances in favor of a surprise , by means of boats and light ...
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... Sumter and the city is main- tained slowly . I am extending Battery Putnam and connecting it with Battery Chatfield , so as to obtain positions for a larger number of guns bearing on Fort Sumter and the channel . We have already knocked ...
... Sumter and the city is main- tained slowly . I am extending Battery Putnam and connecting it with Battery Chatfield , so as to obtain positions for a larger number of guns bearing on Fort Sumter and the channel . We have already knocked ...
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... Sumter continues with marked effect , although our fire is very slow and unfrequent , in con- sequence of the stock of ammunition having given out and none being received . The rebels are calculating how many days they can hold the fort ...
... Sumter continues with marked effect , although our fire is very slow and unfrequent , in con- sequence of the stock of ammunition having given out and none being received . The rebels are calculating how many days they can hold the fort ...
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Acting Assistant Adjutant-General Adjutant and Inspector attack battalion Battery Simkins boats Brig brigade Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain NANCE cavalry Charleston Colonel Colquitt's columbiad command Company Creek DEPT detachment ELLIOTT enemy enemy's February February 12 Fifty-second Pennsylvania Finegan Folly Island force Fort Johnson Fort Putnam FORT SUMTER front G. T. BEAUREGARD Georgia Gregg gun-boats guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS Hilton Head honor to report indorsement infantry instant J. C. MITCHEL Jacksonville James Island January John's Island Johnson July land last night Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Major Major-General miles missed monitors morning Morris Island mortar shells obedient servant officers ordered Pennsylvania Volunteers pickets railroad Rantowles re-enforcements rebel respectfully River S. C. BOYLSTON Savannah schooners Seabrook Island Secessionville sent shots fired skirmishers steamer Stono Stono River Sullivan's Island SUMTER T. A. HUGUENIN TALIAFERRO to-day transports U. S. Army U. S. Colored Troops vessels wounded yesterday York Volunteers