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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... instant , has returned unsuccessful . It appears from verbal reports , which are all I have yet received , that two of the transports , the steamers Edwin Lewis and the Bos- ton , under the conduct of Col. Thomas Bayley , Ninth U. S. ...
... instant , has returned unsuccessful . It appears from verbal reports , which are all I have yet received , that two of the transports , the steamers Edwin Lewis and the Bos- ton , under the conduct of Col. Thomas Bayley , Ninth U. S. ...
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... instant , the enemy fired a general feu de joie from all their batteries , some firing shot and shell and others blank cartridges . About 500 shots were fired in all in Charleston Harbor on that day . I am at a loss to account for this ...
... instant , the enemy fired a general feu de joie from all their batteries , some firing shot and shell and others blank cartridges . About 500 shots were fired in all in Charleston Harbor on that day . I am at a loss to account for this ...
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... instant with a force of about 5,000 infantry , 100 cav- alry , and two sections of artillery , for the purpose of making a demonstration against Charleston and the railroad leading to Savan- nah . We entered the mouth of the North ...
... instant with a force of about 5,000 infantry , 100 cav- alry , and two sections of artillery , for the purpose of making a demonstration against Charleston and the railroad leading to Savan- nah . We entered the mouth of the North ...
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... instant , that our advance upon John's and James Islands caused the enemy to accumulate troops to oppose our further prog- ress . These took up a position on John's Island , in front of our troops , which occupied the south bank of the ...
... instant , that our advance upon John's and James Islands caused the enemy to accumulate troops to oppose our further prog- ress . These took up a position on John's Island , in front of our troops , which occupied the south bank of the ...
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... instant , the propeller Prince Albert , a blockading vessel , was discovered aground off Sullivan's Island , near Fort Moultrie , and was immediately opened upon by our batteries on the north end of Morris Island , which after a few ...
... instant , the propeller Prince Albert , a blockading vessel , was discovered aground off Sullivan's Island , near Fort Moultrie , and was immediately opened upon by our batteries on the north end of Morris Island , which after a few ...
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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