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, 1898 - 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 69
... force he will act with boldness and promptitude , as I fully believe . He is , however , in a very helpless condition . He has only about 4,000 arms ( old mus kets rifled ) and no heavy artillery , but has sixty five pieces of field ...
... force he will act with boldness and promptitude , as I fully believe . He is , however , in a very helpless condition . He has only about 4,000 arms ( old mus kets rifled ) and no heavy artillery , but has sixty five pieces of field ...
Page 90
... force is at present inad- equate for this purpose . Under these circumstances would it not be well to suspend the further movement of Tennessee troops to Virginia ? A regiment of Arkansas troops ( Colonel Flournoy's ) will be in Memphis ...
... force is at present inad- equate for this purpose . Under these circumstances would it not be well to suspend the further movement of Tennessee troops to Virginia ? A regiment of Arkansas troops ( Colonel Flournoy's ) will be in Memphis ...
Page 93
... force of 20,000 or 30,000 men will be concentrated at Cairo , and in all this section there are only a few half - formed companies of volunteers and home guards , mostly with- out arms of any kind , to meet and repel any attempt at ...
... force of 20,000 or 30,000 men will be concentrated at Cairo , and in all this section there are only a few half - formed companies of volunteers and home guards , mostly with- out arms of any kind , to meet and repel any attempt at ...
Page 94
... force . If the Government of the Confederate States should not determine to take and fortify Columbus , then a strong force should be immediately sent to Union City , the intersection of the Mobile and Ohio with the Nashville and ...
... force . If the Government of the Confederate States should not determine to take and fortify Columbus , then a strong force should be immediately sent to Union City , the intersection of the Mobile and Ohio with the Nashville and ...
Page 99
... forces of Tennessee to maintain the independence of the South . The great trouble is the want of small - arms . The ... force , and I am satisfied that when the river is known to be completely covered by my batteries an effort will be ...
... forces of Tennessee to maintain the independence of the South . The great trouble is the want of small - arms . The ... force , and I am satisfied that when the river is known to be completely covered by my batteries an effort will be ...
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