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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Page 74
... Simkins ) , in advance of Fort Johnson , for one 10 - inch columbiad , one 6.40 - inch Brooke gun , and three 10 - inch mortars . The armament of Fort Moultrie was ordered to be increased by guns taken from Fort Sumter . An appeal was ...
... Simkins ) , in advance of Fort Johnson , for one 10 - inch columbiad , one 6.40 - inch Brooke gun , and three 10 - inch mortars . The armament of Fort Moultrie was ordered to be increased by guns taken from Fort Sumter . An appeal was ...
Page 82
... Simkins with columbiads from 11 a . m . to 11 p . m . , when mortar firing was resumed and continued until morning . The enemy on Morris Island was busy during the past night , and his advance works were then about 600 yards from ...
... Simkins with columbiads from 11 a . m . to 11 p . m . , when mortar firing was resumed and continued until morning . The enemy on Morris Island was busy during the past night , and his advance works were then about 600 yards from ...
Page 83
... Simkins , prevented any progress on the part of the enemy . His batteries in rear replied to the fire of Wagner , and interrupted our communications with Cumming's Point . On the 13th , the enemy endeavored several times to repair the ...
... Simkins , prevented any progress on the part of the enemy . His batteries in rear replied to the fire of Wagner , and interrupted our communications with Cumming's Point . On the 13th , the enemy endeavored several times to repair the ...
Page 116
... Simkins , Cheves , and several of the enemy's Morris Isl- and batteries have been in occasional action during the night ; Bat- tery Wagner firing steadily . Since 6 o'clock last night 213 shots were fired by our batteries and 129 by ...
... Simkins , Cheves , and several of the enemy's Morris Isl- and batteries have been in occasional action during the night ; Bat- tery Wagner firing steadily . Since 6 o'clock last night 213 shots were fired by our batteries and 129 by ...
Page 117
... Simkins , Cheves , and Haskell have been firing occasionally . In the past twelve hours , 66 shots have been fired by our batteries and 148 by the enemy . Colonel [ Thomas H. ] Johnson telegraphs from Hardeeville : No change in the ...
... Simkins , Cheves , and Haskell have been firing occasionally . In the past twelve hours , 66 shots have been fired by our batteries and 148 by the enemy . Colonel [ Thomas H. ] Johnson telegraphs from Hardeeville : No change in the ...
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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