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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... position . That stronghold once de- molished , or its offensive power practically destroyed , the mon- itors and iron - clads , they affirmed , could remove the channel ob- structions , secure control of the entire harbor , and reach ...
... position . That stronghold once de- molished , or its offensive power practically destroyed , the mon- itors and iron - clads , they affirmed , could remove the channel ob- structions , secure control of the entire harbor , and reach ...
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... position of the coast in our possession , was occupied by a brigade under Brig . Gen. I. Vogdes , who had intrenched the position strongly , and had mounted several heavy guns on the south end of the island , to control the waters of ...
... position of the coast in our possession , was occupied by a brigade under Brig . Gen. I. Vogdes , who had intrenched the position strongly , and had mounted several heavy guns on the south end of the island , to control the waters of ...
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... position . Engineer troops .. Pieces of field artillery completely equipped and mounted . Pieces of field artillery without horses and but partially manned . 10,000 850 600 28 8 Parrott rifled guns of 8 inches diameter of bore , known ...
... position . Engineer troops .. Pieces of field artillery completely equipped and mounted . Pieces of field artillery without horses and but partially manned . 10,000 850 600 28 8 Parrott rifled guns of 8 inches diameter of bore , known ...
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... position from ten to twelve guns of various calibers , and that these were so arranged in batteries of single pieces that they each covered with their fire not only the north end of Folly Island , held by our advanced pickets , and the ...
... position from ten to twelve guns of various calibers , and that these were so arranged in batteries of single pieces that they each covered with their fire not only the north end of Folly Island , held by our advanced pickets , and the ...
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... position defended by Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg , thus greatly augmenting the difficulty to be overcome in capturing the position , whether by assault or grad- ual approaches . 78 . SPECIAL ORDERS , No. 9 . HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ...
... position defended by Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg , thus greatly augmenting the difficulty to be overcome in capturing the position , whether by assault or grad- ual approaches . 78 . SPECIAL ORDERS , No. 9 . HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ...
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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