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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Page 15
... troops and derange my plans . I am letting him alone for the present . McCook reports the rebels attacked my pickets in front of the rail- road bridge at 2 p . m . to - day . The picket consisted of four compa- nies of the Thirty ...
... troops and derange my plans . I am letting him alone for the present . McCook reports the rebels attacked my pickets in front of the rail- road bridge at 2 p . m . to - day . The picket consisted of four compa- nies of the Thirty ...
Page 48
... troops acted firmly and en- thusiastically during the whole fight ; and , though the enemy numbered some 5,000 to our 1,500 , they were certainly well whipped . If I had had bread for my men ( some of whom had had nothing to eat for ...
... troops acted firmly and en- thusiastically during the whole fight ; and , though the enemy numbered some 5,000 to our 1,500 , they were certainly well whipped . If I had had bread for my men ( some of whom had had nothing to eat for ...
Page 55
... troops under my command . My loss in the action of January 10 is accurately stated at 10 killed and 14 wounded . The loss of the enemy was severe , estimated by the officers of my command , who had an opportunity to see their dead , at ...
... troops under my command . My loss in the action of January 10 is accurately stated at 10 killed and 14 wounded . The loss of the enemy was severe , estimated by the officers of my command , who had an opportunity to see their dead , at ...
Page 56
... troops fled in confusion , & c . I state that this is not only false , but it is an afterthought , for it can be proved by many that the enemy's troops represented themselves as having retired from the field because they were whipped ...
... troops fled in confusion , & c . I state that this is not only false , but it is an afterthought , for it can be proved by many that the enemy's troops represented themselves as having retired from the field because they were whipped ...
Page 78
... troops under General Thomas , over the rebel forces , some 12,000 strong , under General George B. Crittenden and General Źollicoffer . The defeat of the enemy was thorough and complete , and his loss in killed and wounded was great ...
... troops under General Thomas , over the rebel forces , some 12,000 strong , under General George B. Crittenden and General Źollicoffer . The defeat of the enemy was thorough and complete , and his loss in killed and wounded was great ...
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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