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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... necessary at the Cherokee train . Our loss was 15 killed , and 37 wounded . The officers and men under my command behaved throughout the en- gagement at Chusto - Talasah on the 9th of December in such manner as to meet unqualified ...
... necessary at the Cherokee train . Our loss was 15 killed , and 37 wounded . The officers and men under my command behaved throughout the en- gagement at Chusto - Talasah on the 9th of December in such manner as to meet unqualified ...
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... necessary for me to state that I entered the Cherokee Nation with a portion of my divis- ion upon the representation of Colonel Cooper , commanding the Indian Department , calling upon me for additional force . This call was based upon ...
... necessary for me to state that I entered the Cherokee Nation with a portion of my divis- ion upon the representation of Colonel Cooper , commanding the Indian Department , calling upon me for additional force . This call was based upon ...
Page 54
... necessary to maintain the peace of Atchison City and County and arresting any irregular bands or bodies of armed men who may be depredating on the public or contravening the provisions of General Orders , No. 5 , issued from these ...
... necessary to maintain the peace of Atchison City and County and arresting any irregular bands or bodies of armed men who may be depredating on the public or contravening the provisions of General Orders , No. 5 , issued from these ...
Page 81
... necessary to bring down a few heavy guns by land to operate against those of the enemy . They were accordingly sent for , and meantime forced reconnaissances were pushed over the whole ground and into several parts of the town . Some ...
... necessary to bring down a few heavy guns by land to operate against those of the enemy . They were accordingly sent for , and meantime forced reconnaissances were pushed over the whole ground and into several parts of the town . Some ...
Page 87
... necessary to state to you that the passage of a great river , lined with batteries and in the face of the enemy , is one of the most difficult and hazardous operations of war , and cannot be justified except in a case of urgent ...
... necessary to state to you that the passage of a great river , lined with batteries and in the face of the enemy , is one of the most difficult and hazardous operations of war , and cannot be justified except in a case of urgent ...
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