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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... river bank opposite that place . Accordingly I left this post at 8 a . m . yesterday , taking with me Captains Chrisman and McNeill , and 50 men of Phifer's battalion , and First Lieutenant Orlin , with one gun of Swett's battery . The ...
... river bank opposite that place . Accordingly I left this post at 8 a . m . yesterday , taking with me Captains Chrisman and McNeill , and 50 men of Phifer's battalion , and First Lieutenant Orlin , with one gun of Swett's battery . The ...
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... river . Many of their tents were in full view , and they came out and fired on us with small - arms and one 12 ... river , and reports three regiments of the enemy at the former and a small force at the latter , both on the right bank ...
... river . Many of their tents were in full view , and they came out and fired on us with small - arms and one 12 ... river , and reports three regiments of the enemy at the former and a small force at the latter , both on the right bank ...
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... River opposite Mill Springs , December 14 , 1861 . SIR : On the 2d instant I informed you that I had , from the south bank of the river , shelled the enemy out of their camp on the north bank , and was rapidly constructing boats at Mill ...
... River opposite Mill Springs , December 14 , 1861 . SIR : On the 2d instant I informed you that I had , from the south bank of the river , shelled the enemy out of their camp on the north bank , and was rapidly constructing boats at Mill ...
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... river I have had the ferries patrolled with cavalry from the forks of the Cumberland down to Burkesville . On the our picket at Creelsborough was fired at across the river and by some men in a boat . They killed 2 in the boat , and lost ...
... river I have had the ferries patrolled with cavalry from the forks of the Cumberland down to Burkesville . On the our picket at Creelsborough was fired at across the river and by some men in a boat . They killed 2 in the boat , and lost ...
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... River for the protection of the repairing of the railroad bridge across the Green River . The bridge built by our pontoniers being finished on the evening of the 15th instant , the former order to defend our work in case of an attack ...
... River for the protection of the repairing of the railroad bridge across the Green River . The bridge built by our pontoniers being finished on the evening of the 15th instant , the former order to defend our work in case of an attack ...
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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