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, 1892 - 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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... hold the ridge commanding the crossing . One of General Crawford's brigades is now relieving my cavalry in holding this position . I have directed Colonel Chapman to move out on the New Market road , and to watch well the Charles City ...
... hold the ridge commanding the crossing . One of General Crawford's brigades is now relieving my cavalry in holding this position . I have directed Colonel Chapman to move out on the New Market road , and to watch well the Charles City ...
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... hold their reserves in hand to re - enforce on their own front or elsewhere as occasion may require . This order will be promulgated to - night . Q. A. GILLMORE , Major - General , Commanding . SPECIAL ORDERS , In the Field , near ...
... hold their reserves in hand to re - enforce on their own front or elsewhere as occasion may require . This order will be promulgated to - night . Q. A. GILLMORE , Major - General , Commanding . SPECIAL ORDERS , In the Field , near ...
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... hold their commands in readiness to move at 12 noon . Everything must be packed ready to start . By command of Major - General Warren : FRED . T. LOCKE , Assistant Adjutant - General . JUNE 14 , 1864 . [ General WARREN : ] GENERAL : I hold ...
... hold their commands in readiness to move at 12 noon . Everything must be packed ready to start . By command of Major - General Warren : FRED . T. LOCKE , Assistant Adjutant - General . JUNE 14 , 1864 . [ General WARREN : ] GENERAL : I hold ...
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... Hold your command ready to move over to - morrow . GEO . G. - MEADE , Major - General . P. S. - Please acknowledge receipt . CIRCULAR . ] HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS , June 14 , 1864-12.30 p . m . * In accordance with the inclosed ...
... Hold your command ready to move over to - morrow . GEO . G. - MEADE , Major - General . P. S. - Please acknowledge receipt . CIRCULAR . ] HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS , June 14 , 1864-12.30 p . m . * In accordance with the inclosed ...
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... hold his line with the old troops unless more artillery is ordered away . I construe your order for four field batteries to mean four batteries to be taken from the whole line . I have therefore detailed two from Foster and directed ...
... hold his line with the old troops unless more artillery is ordered away . I construe your order for four field batteries to mean four batteries to be taken from the whole line . I have therefore detailed two from Foster and directed ...
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A. A. HUMPHREYS A. E. BURNSIDE Artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack Battery Bermuda Hundred Birney bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General BUTLER'S HEADQUARTERS Capt Captain cavalry Chaffin's Bluff Chief of Staff City Point command of Major-General dispatch EIGHTEENTH ARMY Eighteenth Corps enemy enemy's Fifth Corps force Fort Powhatan front G. K. WARREN guns H. G. WRIGHT HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY Infantry intrenchments J. W. SHAFFER James River July June 18 June 23 Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General GRANT Major-General and Chief Major-General BUTLER Major-General HUMPHREYS Major-General MEADE Major-General WRIGHT miles morning move NINTH ARMY CORPS Ninth Corps obedient servant p. m. Major-General Petersburg picket-line pickets plank road position POTOMAC R. E. LEE railroad received Regiment relieve respectfully Richmond RUFUS INGALLS SECOND ARMY CORPS Second Corps sent Sheridan skirmish Smith TENTH ARMY THIRD DIVISION U. S. GRANT Volunteers WILLIAMS yesterday York Troops