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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... cavalry , all the cavalry that remains in the department , for the purpose of a raid on the railroad . As the weather is too hot for infantry to march any dis- tance , I propose to land the infantry and cavalry together , and push ...
... cavalry , all the cavalry that remains in the department , for the purpose of a raid on the railroad . As the weather is too hot for infantry to march any dis- tance , I propose to land the infantry and cavalry together , and push ...
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... cavalry is now guarded by a battery and 1,000 rebel cavalry . There are two points near Savan- nah that are accessible , but the operation will involve several days and nights spent in the rice fields , and this at this season will be ...
... cavalry is now guarded by a battery and 1,000 rebel cavalry . There are two points near Savan- nah that are accessible , but the operation will involve several days and nights spent in the rice fields , and this at this season will be ...
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... Cavalry , and one piece of artillery , sent out by Brigadier - General Hatch , supported by infantry , met with a disaster at Gainesville . It appears that the cavalry was too far in advance of the infantry to receive any support from ...
... Cavalry , and one piece of artillery , sent out by Brigadier - General Hatch , supported by infantry , met with a disaster at Gainesville . It appears that the cavalry was too far in advance of the infantry to receive any support from ...
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... Cavalry , under Captain Staples , and a por- tion of the rebel Captain Dickison's command ; no casualties . The troops at Magnolia , under direction of the engineer depart- ment , were employed during the greater part of the month in ...
... Cavalry , under Captain Staples , and a por- tion of the rebel Captain Dickison's command ; no casualties . The troops at Magnolia , under direction of the engineer depart- ment , were employed during the greater part of the month in ...
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... cavalry pickets on Seabrook Island posted as usual , but dressed partly in civilians ' dress . There were evidences that the enemy's cavalry patrols had been up Kiawah Island as far as Van- derhost's farm . On the morning of the 1st , a ...
... cavalry pickets on Seabrook Island posted as usual , but dressed partly in civilians ' dress . There were evidences that the enemy's cavalry patrols had been up Kiawah Island as far as Van- derhost's farm . On the morning of the 1st , a ...
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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