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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... road by a creek , he found a small force of the enemy posted with a few pieces of artillery . I ordered General Birney to cross the creek with a boat ( which I furnished him , on wheels , for emergencies like this ) , while I went up ...
... road by a creek , he found a small force of the enemy posted with a few pieces of artillery . I ordered General Birney to cross the creek with a boat ( which I furnished him , on wheels , for emergencies like this ) , while I went up ...
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... road . Shall cross if possible . All bridges destroyed . Ammunition most gone for howitzers . Our skirmishers are as near as we can get . Two wounded . BIRNEY , General . General FOSTER : We have a boat and will cross creek as soon as ...
... road . Shall cross if possible . All bridges destroyed . Ammunition most gone for howitzers . Our skirmishers are as near as we can get . Two wounded . BIRNEY , General . General FOSTER : We have a boat and will cross creek as soon as ...
Page 59
... road showed plainly that the enemy was advancing with considerable force against our troops on James Island , and , as my object was accomplished , I gave orders to retire . Had I known , general , your intentions in regard to another ...
... road showed plainly that the enemy was advancing with considerable force against our troops on James Island , and , as my object was accomplished , I gave orders to retire . Had I known , general , your intentions in regard to another ...
Page 78
... road that runs through James Island at this point , I was ordered to file to the right and follow the river running up to Fort Lamar . I had just got the right wing of my regiment on the new direction [ when ] we were fired upon by a ...
... road that runs through James Island at this point , I was ordered to file to the right and follow the river running up to Fort Lamar . I had just got the right wing of my regiment on the new direction [ when ] we were fired upon by a ...
Page 84
... road , where the road branches to Bugbee Bridge , to prevent my communication with Legareville being cut , we marched to a point opposite Battery Pringle and occupied a strong position , fronting on a marsh , the right of the line ...
... road , where the road branches to Bugbee Bridge , to prevent my communication with Legareville being cut , we marched to a point opposite Battery Pringle and occupied a strong position , fronting on a marsh , the right of the line ...
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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