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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Page 37
... engagement took place , with heavy loss to our side . Colonel Harris , with the remnant of his command , cut his way out of Gainesville and retreated , fighting , towards Magnolia , on the Saint John's River , which place he reached ...
... engagement took place , with heavy loss to our side . Colonel Harris , with the remnant of his command , cut his way out of Gainesville and retreated , fighting , towards Magnolia , on the Saint John's River , which place he reached ...
Page 42
... engagement . While at or near Haulover Cut , a book was found containing copies of messages that had been transmitted over the line between this place and Folly Island . The messages had been read from Botany Bay station by a man ...
... engagement . While at or near Haulover Cut , a book was found containing copies of messages that had been transmitted over the line between this place and Folly Island . The messages had been read from Botany Bay station by a man ...
Page 44
... engagement took place , the object of the expedi- tion being simply to attract the attention of the enemy . Some 15 or 20 messages were sent . The expedition returned to Folly Island on the 11th instant . In the District of Florida ...
... engagement took place , the object of the expedi- tion being simply to attract the attention of the enemy . Some 15 or 20 messages were sent . The expedition returned to Folly Island on the 11th instant . In the District of Florida ...
Page 47
... Seabrook Island , at the landing of General Birney at White Point , during the engagement up the Dawho River , while General Birney was disembarking on James Island , and. CHAP . XLVII . ] 47 OPERATIONS IN CHARLESTON HARBOR , ETC.
... Seabrook Island , at the landing of General Birney at White Point , during the engagement up the Dawho River , while General Birney was disembarking on James Island , and. CHAP . XLVII . ] 47 OPERATIONS IN CHARLESTON HARBOR , ETC.
Page 59
... engagement about 400 to 500 infantry , and was re - enforced about noon by about 200 more infantry and a light battery of four pieces . During the afternoon columns of dust on the road showed plainly that the enemy was advancing with ...
... engagement about 400 to 500 infantry , and was re - enforced about noon by about 200 more infantry and a light battery of four pieces . During the afternoon columns of dust on the road showed plainly that the enemy was advancing with ...
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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