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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... monitors and the Sullivan's Island batteries . 19-20 , 1863. - Boat demonstration upon Fort Sumter , S. C. 24 , 1863. Skirmish near Cunningham's Bluff , S. C. 5 , 1863. - Affair at Murrell's Inlet , S. C. 25 , 1863. - Attack on the ...
... monitors and the Sullivan's Island batteries . 19-20 , 1863. - Boat demonstration upon Fort Sumter , S. C. 24 , 1863. Skirmish near Cunningham's Bluff , S. C. 5 , 1863. - Affair at Murrell's Inlet , S. C. 25 , 1863. - Attack on the ...
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... ( monitors ) and their adapta- tion to such work , and who was willing to risk his reputation in the development of their new and comparatively untried powers . The operation was regarded as one in which audacity could with pro- priety ...
... ( monitors ) and their adapta- tion to such work , and who was willing to risk his reputation in the development of their new and comparatively untried powers . The operation was regarded as one in which audacity could with pro- priety ...
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... monitors led by Rear - Admiral Dahlgren , which entered the main channel abreast of Morris Island , soon after our batteries opened . The monitors continued their fire through the day , mostly against Fort Wagner . • On the morning of ...
... monitors led by Rear - Admiral Dahlgren , which entered the main channel abreast of Morris Island , soon after our batteries opened . The monitors continued their fire through the day , mostly against Fort Wagner . • On the morning of ...
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... monitors still there . Enemy in force on Folly Island , actively erecting batteries yesterday . Season favorable for enemy's operations for quite a month . On the 12th , I telegraphed as follows to the honorable Secretary of War : Have ...
... monitors still there . Enemy in force on Folly Island , actively erecting batteries yesterday . Season favorable for enemy's operations for quite a month . On the 12th , I telegraphed as follows to the honorable Secretary of War : Have ...
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... monitors and gunboats . The following instructions were given to the engineer department : To have Shell Point Battery constructed for three instead of two guns ; the mortar batteries at Fort Johnson to be converted into gun batteries ...
... monitors and gunboats . The following instructions were given to the engineer department : To have Shell Point Battery constructed for three instead of two guns ; the mortar batteries at Fort Johnson to be converted into gun batteries ...
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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