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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... hill , there forming in our usual position at alarm - in close column . The undersigned being at the time of the general alarm at the headquarters of the division , Lieutenant- Colonel Von Trebra ordered Companies K , G , and F to the ...
... hill , there forming in our usual position at alarm - in close column . The undersigned being at the time of the general alarm at the headquarters of the division , Lieutenant- Colonel Von Trebra ordered Companies K , G , and F to the ...
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... 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 right and ...
... 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 right and ...
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... hill 3 miles from Paintsville , on the road to Prestonburg , where he is throw- ing up earthworks . About the same time 300 or 400 cavalry came in from West Liberty and encamped at the mouth of Jennie's Creek , where they still remain ...
... hill 3 miles from Paintsville , on the road to Prestonburg , where he is throw- ing up earthworks . About the same time 300 or 400 cavalry came in from West Liberty and encamped at the mouth of Jennie's Creek , where they still remain ...
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... Hill to this point , on the headwaters of Tom's Creek , a distance of but little more than 3 miles from our former place of encampment . To - day our scouts encountered and drove back a hundred of the enemy's cavalry from Tom's Hill ...
... Hill to this point , on the headwaters of Tom's Creek , a distance of but little more than 3 miles from our former place of encampment . To - day our scouts encountered and drove back a hundred of the enemy's cavalry from Tom's Hill ...
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United States. War Department. same evening from his intrenched hill , with one 12 - pounder and two regiments of ... hills . Colonel Bolles had 2 killed and 1 wounded . To - day we have occupied all their works and sent out cavalry ...
United States. War Department. same evening from his intrenched hill , with one 12 - pounder and two regiments of ... hills . Colonel Bolles had 2 killed and 1 wounded . To - day we have occupied all their works and sent out cavalry ...
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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