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, 1882 - 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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... enemy cross . Very respectfully , your obedient servant , General GEORGE H. THOMAS , Commanding Eastern Division . A. SCHOEPF , Brigadier - General . P. S. - The enemy have moved their artillery and opened fire again . I have hardly ...
... enemy cross . Very respectfully , your obedient servant , General GEORGE H. THOMAS , Commanding Eastern Division . A. SCHOEPF , Brigadier - General . P. S. - The enemy have moved their artillery and opened fire again . I have hardly ...
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... enemy's belief of a re - enforcement on our right . At the same time Com- pany A , till then delayed by their flanking movement , appeared on the enemy's right wing , on our left , when their artillery retreated in haste . The cavalry ...
... enemy's belief of a re - enforcement on our right . At the same time Com- pany A , till then delayed by their flanking movement , appeared on the enemy's right wing , on our left , when their artillery retreated in haste . The cavalry ...
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... enemy up the hill , where I could use my infantry and artillery with effect and be out of range of the enemy's batteries . Before returning to the column the fire from the skirmishers recom- menced . The enemy appeared in force upon my ...
... enemy up the hill , where I could use my infantry and artillery with effect and be out of range of the enemy's batteries . Before returning to the column the fire from the skirmishers recom- menced . The enemy appeared in force upon my ...
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... enemy's cavalry from Tom's Hill , 23 miles on the route to Paintsville . Our advance guard is holding the position to - night . In view of the exceedingly bad condition of the roads , made worse by the heavy rains of the last two days ...
... enemy's cavalry from Tom's Hill , 23 miles on the route to Paintsville . Our advance guard is holding the position to - night . In view of the exceedingly bad condition of the roads , made worse by the heavy rains of the last two days ...
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... enemy . The transportation of my stores from George's Creek had been a work of so great difficulty that I had not ... enemy's rear if still retreating . At the same time I took 1,100 of the best men from the Fortieth and Forty - second ...
... enemy . The transportation of my stores from George's Creek had been a work of so great difficulty that I had not ... enemy's rear if still retreating . At the same time I took 1,100 of the best men from the Fortieth and Forty - second ...
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advance arms arrived artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack battalion battery battle boats Bowling Green Brig brigade Brigadier-General Buckner C. S. Army Cairo camp Capt Captain cavalry Clarksville Colonel Columbus command companies Creek Cumberland Cumberland River D. C. BUELL December defense division Donelson East Tennessee enemy enemy's engaged February February 15 field fire flank Floyd force Fort Donelson Fort Henry forward front gunboats guns H. W. HALLECK HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT Henry Illinois Indiana infantry intrenchments J. P. BENJAMIN January Kentucky killed Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Louisville Major-General MCCLELLAN ment miles Mill Springs Mississippi Missouri morning move movement Nashville night o'clock obedient servant officers Ohio Paducah pickets Piketon Pillow position Prestonburg railroad re-enforcements rear rebel received regiment respectfully retreat rifle road Saint Louis sent skirmishers Somerset surrender Tenn Tennessee River troops U. S. GRANT Volunteers WESTERN DEPARTMENT wounded Zollicoffer