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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... transportation for our stores has been a work of extreme diffi- culty . But now that we have reached the river , we will hurry them up by boats . I shall hope to occupy Prestonburg to - morrow evening . I fear we shall not be able to ...
... transportation for our stores has been a work of extreme diffi- culty . But now that we have reached the river , we will hurry them up by boats . I shall hope to occupy Prestonburg to - morrow evening . I fear we shall not be able to ...
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... transportation of my stores from George's Creek had been a work of so great difficulty that I had not enough provisions here to give my whole command three days ' rations before starting . One small boat had come up from below , but I ...
... transportation of my stores from George's Creek had been a work of so great difficulty that I had not enough provisions here to give my whole command three days ' rations before starting . One small boat had come up from below , but I ...
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... transportation by the river and the impossi- bility of finding subsistence for my force at Prestonburg or Piketon seem to me to indicate this as the most eligible place for winter quarters . For the last five days no boats have been ...
... transportation by the river and the impossi- bility of finding subsistence for my force at Prestonburg or Piketon seem to me to indicate this as the most eligible place for winter quarters . For the last five days no boats have been ...
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... transportation and to fall myself into the midst of friendly populations . I regard West Liberty , in Morgan County , as the great center of Eastern Kentucky , and shall make it my main depot hereafter when I do move . It is 75 miles ...
... transportation and to fall myself into the midst of friendly populations . I regard West Liberty , in Morgan County , as the great center of Eastern Kentucky , and shall make it my main depot hereafter when I do move . It is 75 miles ...
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... transportation . I have sent the most positive orders for them to march with such transportation as they can get , but to march at once , and they have received the like order direct from the Department of War , " to march what they ...
... transportation . I have sent the most positive orders for them to march with such transportation as they can get , but to march at once , and they have received the like order direct from the Department of War , " to march what they ...
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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