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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... soon dis- abled the vessel . The troops on board were saved by swimming and by the boats of the Edwin Lewis , with the loss of their arms . The steamer was then burnt . Our loss is 13 killed , drowned , or missing . Seventy - five ...
... soon dis- abled the vessel . The troops on board were saved by swimming and by the boats of the Edwin Lewis , with the loss of their arms . The steamer was then burnt . Our loss is 13 killed , drowned , or missing . Seventy - five ...
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... soon , I hope , be in a condition to operate on the offensive with some effect . As many of the regiments , especially the new colored ones , are sadly deficient in drill , I have ordered them collected into a camp of in- struction at ...
... soon , I hope , be in a condition to operate on the offensive with some effect . As many of the regiments , especially the new colored ones , are sadly deficient in drill , I have ordered them collected into a camp of in- struction at ...
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... soon as I can get torpedo catchers rigged to the few army gun- boats we have , and a few pontoon - boats made . The health of the command is generally good , although the sick- list is on the increase . This must be expected in this ...
... soon as I can get torpedo catchers rigged to the few army gun- boats we have , and a few pontoon - boats made . The health of the command is generally good , although the sick- list is on the increase . This must be expected in this ...
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... soon as I can go up there and arrange the details for locating and firing them . I would like very much to receive your sanction to the occupation of this fort , which , I think , can be done with little loss of life . I am preparing to ...
... soon as I can go up there and arrange the details for locating and firing them . I would like very much to receive your sanction to the occupation of this fort , which , I think , can be done with little loss of life . I am preparing to ...
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... soon be placed in a battery built by the troops , and will no doubt prove very effective . As you did not order the assaulting arks , plans of which I sent you , I am going to work building two of them here . These will be simply modern ...
... soon be placed in a battery built by the troops , and will no doubt prove very effective . As you did not order the assaulting arks , plans of which I sent you , I am going to work building two of them here . These will be simply modern ...
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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