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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... enemy in flank , which was executed with so much effect that one of the enemy's field batteries would have been captured had the Twenty - sixth been supported by other troops . During the day the force of the enemy was largely increased ...
... enemy in flank , which was executed with so much effect that one of the enemy's field batteries would have been captured had the Twenty - sixth been supported by other troops . During the day the force of the enemy was largely increased ...
Page 53
... enemy , it appears to me , has reduced his forces , or at least shows less than formerly . To ascertain the facts and find out the weak points , I have ordered the boat infantry to drive the enemy's boats out of the creeks and marsh ...
... enemy , it appears to me , has reduced his forces , or at least shows less than formerly . To ascertain the facts and find out the weak points , I have ordered the boat infantry to drive the enemy's boats out of the creeks and marsh ...
Page 55
... enemy has kept quiet and I myself postponed small operations in order to hold my force in readiness , for reasons stated in a letter to the general commanding the department . The enemy has continued to fire from Secessionville on the ...
... enemy has kept quiet and I myself postponed small operations in order to hold my force in readiness , for reasons stated in a letter to the general commanding the department . The enemy has continued to fire from Secessionville on the ...
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... enemy as over six regiments of infan- try , among whom is Colquitt's ( Georgia ) brigade , six light batteries , about 3,000 men of the heavy artillery ( being the First and Second Regiments South Carolina Artillery and Lucas ...
... enemy as over six regiments of infan- try , among whom is Colquitt's ( Georgia ) brigade , six light batteries , about 3,000 men of the heavy artillery ( being the First and Second Regiments South Carolina Artillery and Lucas ...
Page 57
... enemy in the fort have again been overthrown ; besides that we have now the advantage of knowing the armament of all the enemy's bat- teries capable of bearing on Forts Putnam , Chatfield , and Strong . The armament of Battery Bee is ...
... enemy in the fort have again been overthrown ; besides that we have now the advantage of knowing the armament of all the enemy's bat- teries capable of bearing on Forts Putnam , Chatfield , and Strong . The armament of Battery Bee is ...
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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