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, 1890 - 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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... James Island , S. C. 20 , 1863. - Bombardment of Legare's Point , James Island , S. C. 30 , 1863. - Expedition to Barnwell's Island , S. C. 4 , 1863. - Affair at the mouth of Vincent's Creek , S. C. 17 - Dec . 31 , 1863. - Bombardment ...
... James Island , S. C. 20 , 1863. - Bombardment of Legare's Point , James Island , S. C. 30 , 1863. - Expedition to Barnwell's Island , S. C. 4 , 1863. - Affair at the mouth of Vincent's Creek , S. C. 17 - Dec . 31 , 1863. - Bombardment ...
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... islands reach to within 3 to 4 miles from the city . The harbor inside is bounded by the main land on the north and by James Island on the south side . The shortest distance between Sullivan's and Morris Islands is 2,700 yards ...
... islands reach to within 3 to 4 miles from the city . The harbor inside is bounded by the main land on the north and by James Island on the south side . The shortest distance between Sullivan's and Morris Islands is 2,700 yards ...
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... James Island Creek , while Fort Pemberton , a strong and heavily armed earth- work , located at the junction of Wappoo Cut and Stono River , con- trolled the approach in that direction . * * * * * * 16. In rear of the city of Charleston ...
... James Island Creek , while Fort Pemberton , a strong and heavily armed earth- work , located at the junction of Wappoo Cut and Stono River , con- trolled the approach in that direction . * * * * * * 16. In rear of the city of Charleston ...
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... James and Sullivan's Islands , and reach the city . 39. No written instructions whatever were given by the War De ... Island , after which the possession of James Island would be of but little value to the enemy . 40. Other plans of ...
... James and Sullivan's Islands , and reach the city . 39. No written instructions whatever were given by the War De ... Island , after which the possession of James Island would be of but little value to the enemy . 40. Other plans of ...
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... Island to partake of the nature of a surprise . Second . A demonstration in force on James Island , by way of the Stono River , designed to prevent re - enforcements to the enemy on Morris Island from that quarter , and , if possible ...
... Island to partake of the nature of a surprise . Second . A demonstration in force on James Island , by way of the Stono River , designed to prevent re - enforcements to the enemy on Morris Island from that quarter , and , if possible ...
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advance assault Assistant Adjutant-General attack August Battalion Battery Gregg Battery Simkins Battery Wagner Beauregard boats bomb-proof bombardment breaching Brig brigade Brigadier-General Brooke gun Capt Captain casualties Charleston Cheves Colonel columbiad commanding Company Creek Cumming's Point directed duty end of Morris Folly Island force Fort Johnson Fort Moultrie Fort Sumter Fort Wagner front garrison Georgia gunboats Hagood harbor headquarters Hilton Head howitzers infantry iron-clads Ironsides James Island Johnson July Keitt land batteries last night Lieut Lieutenant Light-House Inlet magazine marsh Military District monitors morning Morris Island mortar shells Moultrie o'clock obedient servant officers opened fire operations ordnance Otter Island parapet Parrott rifles party pickets position re-enforcements rear regiment respectfully Ripley Saint Helena Island sand-bags second parallel September sharpshooters shots were fired siege signal steamer Stono Sullivan's Island Sumter telegraph teries to-day transports troops vessels Volunteer Engineers Wagner and Gregg wounded yards