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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... road . The best idea of his operations may be gained from General McPherson's letter of May 9 , 10.30 p . m . , to ... road to the cross - roads , two miles from the town . As soon as the lines were formed , Major - General Logan pushed ...
... road . The best idea of his operations may be gained from General McPherson's letter of May 9 , 10.30 p . m . , to ... road to the cross - roads , two miles from the town . As soon as the lines were formed , Major - General Logan pushed ...
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... road , cross- ing the river at Lay's Ferry ; General Dodge had the advance .. When between two and three miles from the river the advance met a check , coming upon the enemy in some force . A division of the Fifteenth Corps was pushed ...
... road , cross- ing the river at Lay's Ferry ; General Dodge had the advance .. When between two and three miles from the river the advance met a check , coming upon the enemy in some force . A division of the Fifteenth Corps was pushed ...
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... road . The 2d , the movement was continued by General Blair following the division ( M. L. Smith's ) of the Fifteenth Corps . It having been discovered that the enemy had evacuated his works , General McPherson sent the rest of the ...
... road . The 2d , the movement was continued by General Blair following the division ( M. L. Smith's ) of the Fifteenth Corps . It having been discovered that the enemy had evacuated his works , General McPherson sent the rest of the ...
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... road . By General Sherman's Special Field Orders , No. 36 , the army of General McPherson was directed to move toward Stone Mountain , and to secure strong ground within four miles of General Scho- field's position near Decatur ...
... road . By General Sherman's Special Field Orders , No. 36 , the army of General McPherson was directed to move toward Stone Mountain , and to secure strong ground within four miles of General Scho- field's position near Decatur ...
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... road all to pieces with our cavalry . " From this I judge that had our cavalry succeeded to his expectation the infantry movement would not have been made ; but this was not the case , as the enemy was able to repair the damage done by ...
... road all to pieces with our cavalry . " From this I judge that had our cavalry succeeded to his expectation the infantry movement would not have been made ; but this was not the case , as the enemy was able to repair the damage done by ...
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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