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, 1883 - 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 76
... Island No. 10 , and descent upon Union City , Tenn . Feb. Mar. SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS . 28. - Union forces advance from Commerce upon New Madrid , Mo. 1. - Skirmish near Sikeston , Mo. 2. — Skirmish near New Madrid , Mo. 3-14 ...
... Island No. 10 , and descent upon Union City , Tenn . Feb. Mar. SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS . 28. - Union forces advance from Commerce upon New Madrid , Mo. 1. - Skirmish near Sikeston , Mo. 2. — Skirmish near New Madrid , Mo. 3-14 ...
Page 77
... Island No. 10 to - night . If so , all difficulty is over . Troops in fine condition and can be relied on . Railroad to Sikeston under water and roads to Commerce bad . Best send anything for this command to Island No. 8 , with orders ...
... Island No. 10 to - night . If so , all difficulty is over . Troops in fine condition and can be relied on . Railroad to Sikeston under water and roads to Commerce bad . Best send anything for this command to Island No. 8 , with orders ...
Page 78
... Island No. 10 , and for the idea of which I am indebted to Gen. Schuyler Hamilton , was completed by Colonel Bissell's Engineer Regiment , and four steamers brought through on the night of the 6th . The heavy batteries I had thrown up ...
... Island No. 10 , and for the idea of which I am indebted to Gen. Schuyler Hamilton , was completed by Colonel Bissell's Engineer Regiment , and four steamers brought through on the night of the 6th . The heavy batteries I had thrown up ...
Page 79
... island itself contained this garrison and these guns , but that they were disposed in the system of defenses for the island , on and around it , on both banks of the Mississippi River . New Madrid was manifestly the weak point of this ...
... island itself contained this garrison and these guns , but that they were disposed in the system of defenses for the island , on and around it , on both banks of the Mississippi River . New Madrid was manifestly the weak point of this ...
Page 83
... Island No. 10. The conse- quence is that one gunboat and ten large steamers which were there are cut off from below , and must either be destroyed or fall into our hands . Island No. 10 must necessarily be evacuated , as it can neither ...
... Island No. 10. The conse- quence is that one gunboat and ten large steamers which were there are cut off from below , and must either be destroyed or fall into our hands . Island No. 10 must necessarily be evacuated , as it can neither ...
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