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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... third series , but excluding the corre- spondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series . ROBERT N. SCOTT , Major Third Art . , and Bvt . Lieut . Col. WAR DEPARTMENT , August 23 , 1880 . Approved : ALEX ...
... third series , but excluding the corre- spondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series . ROBERT N. SCOTT , Major Third Art . , and Bvt . Lieut . Col. WAR DEPARTMENT , August 23 , 1880 . Approved : ALEX ...
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... Third . The demolition of Fort Sumter by two bombardments , viz , from the 17th to the 23d of August , and from the 27th of Octo- ber to the 9th of November . 24. Fourth . The siege and reduction of Forts Wagner and Gregg , terminating ...
... Third . The demolition of Fort Sumter by two bombardments , viz , from the 17th to the 23d of August , and from the 27th of Octo- ber to the 9th of November . 24. Fourth . The siege and reduction of Forts Wagner and Gregg , terminating ...
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... third . PLAN OF ATTACK . 35. First . To make a descent upon and obtain possession of the south end of Morris Island , known to be occupied by the enemy , and in progress of being strongly fortified , offensively and defensively . 36 ...
... third . PLAN OF ATTACK . 35. First . To make a descent upon and obtain possession of the south end of Morris Island , known to be occupied by the enemy , and in progress of being strongly fortified , offensively and defensively . 36 ...
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United States. War Department. 37. Third . From the position thus secured , to demolish Fort Sum- ter , and afterward co - operate with the fleet by a heavy artillery fire when it was ready to move in . 38. Fourth . The monitors and iron ...
United States. War Department. 37. Third . From the position thus secured , to demolish Fort Sum- ter , and afterward co - operate with the fleet by a heavy artillery fire when it was ready to move in . 38. Fourth . The monitors and iron ...
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... Third . To embark the men in Folly River , and pass in the night- time during high tide through the shallow creeks into Light - House Inlet , and make the assault from that direction . This last - named method of attack was adopted . 54 ...
... Third . To embark the men in Folly River , and pass in the night- time during high tide through the shallow creeks into Light - House Inlet , and make the assault from that direction . This last - named method of attack was adopted . 54 ...
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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