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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Page 54
... o'clock noon until near sunset , when the rebels were everywhere repulsed . In the early part of the action General McPherson was killed by a ball through the chest , while riding near the front . Thus prematurely fell an officer pre ...
... o'clock noon until near sunset , when the rebels were everywhere repulsed . In the early part of the action General McPherson was killed by a ball through the chest , while riding near the front . Thus prematurely fell an officer pre ...
Page 87
... o'clock yester- day morning I caused my skirmish line to advance against that of the enemy , driving them from their pits , which we took possession of after a short but spirited skirmish . At about 1 o'clock the enemy reorganized in ...
... o'clock yester- day morning I caused my skirmish line to advance against that of the enemy , driving them from their pits , which we took possession of after a short but spirited skirmish . At about 1 o'clock the enemy reorganized in ...
Page 99
... o'clock precisely , on the morning of the 27th , to assault the enemy's works on the south and west slope of Little Kenesaw Mountain . The column for assault being formed , I directed it at 8 o'clock precisely to move forward ...
... o'clock precisely , on the morning of the 27th , to assault the enemy's works on the south and west slope of Little Kenesaw Mountain . The column for assault being formed , I directed it at 8 o'clock precisely to move forward ...
Page 101
... o'clock , in advance of the Left Wing , Sixteenth Army Corps , on the road leading to Cross Keys , until I reached Providence Church , when I moved on a left- hand road ( called sometimes the Decatur road ) until I reached Nancy's Creek ...
... o'clock , in advance of the Left Wing , Sixteenth Army Corps , on the road leading to Cross Keys , until I reached Providence Church , when I moved on a left- hand road ( called sometimes the Decatur road ) until I reached Nancy's Creek ...
Page 142
... o'clock on the after- noon of the 14th . Our skirmishers were during this time con- stantly engaged with those of the enemy . About 4 p . m . of the 14th I was ordered to place my brigade in position in the valley to take a range of ...
... o'clock on the after- noon of the 14th . Our skirmishers were during this time con- stantly engaged with those of the enemy . About 4 p . m . of the 14th I was ordered to place my brigade in position in the valley to take a range of ...
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Acworth Alabama Army of Tennessee arrived artillery assault Assistant Adjutant-General Atlanta attack August Battalion battery breast-works Brig Brigadier-General C. S. Army camp Capt Captain captured casualties cavalry charge Chattahoochee Chattahoochee River Colonel command Company crossed Decatur driving enemy engaged enlisted evacuated fall back Fifteenth Army Corps Fifteenth Corps fire force Fourth Division front gallantry Georgia guns Hardee's HDQRS headquarters heavy hill honor Illinois Illinois Infantry Infantry intrenched Iowa Iowa Infantry Jonesborough July 22 June Kenesaw Mountain killed Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle loss Major-General mand marched Marietta miles Mississippi Missouri morning moved forward Nickajack Creek night o'clock obedient servant occupied officers operations July Osterhaus pickets prisoners railroad rear rebel regiment relieved remained repulsed Resaca respectfully rifle-pits River road Second Brigade Second Division September Seventeenth Army Corps Seventeenth Corps Sixteenth skirmish line Special Field Orders Tennessee Third Brigade took position troops Volunteers William wounded yards