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 83
... shots were fired with great range ; three only struck the fort . One shot passed over the fort at great elevation , and dropped a mile to the westward . At 5 p . m . the enemy opened again on the fort with the 8 - inch Parrotts . No ...
... shots were fired with great range ; three only struck the fort . One shot passed over the fort at great elevation , and dropped a mile to the westward . At 5 p . m . the enemy opened again on the fort with the 8 - inch Parrotts . No ...
Page 84
... shots were fired against Fort Sumter ; 448 struck outside , 233 inside , and 270 passed over . The casualties in the fort amounted to 14 . On August 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , and 23 , the fierce bombardment of Fort Sumter was continued ...
... shots were fired against Fort Sumter ; 448 struck outside , 233 inside , and 270 passed over . The casualties in the fort amounted to 14 . On August 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , and 23 , the fierce bombardment of Fort Sumter was continued ...
Page 85
... shots were thrown against it in the course of the day . Every endeavor was made to retard the approach of the besiegers to Battery Wagner . His working parties were fired on from the bat- tery ; but this had to be discontinued and the ...
... shots were thrown against it in the course of the day . Every endeavor was made to retard the approach of the besiegers to Battery Wagner . His working parties were fired on from the bat- tery ; but this had to be discontinued and the ...
Page 86
... shots against it . They were also busily engaged in completing their advanced works , though greatly disturbed by ... shots , striking Fort Moultrie fifteen times , but doing no damage . The fort fired 132 shots . The enemy's fire on ...
... shots against it . They were also busily engaged in completing their advanced works , though greatly disturbed by ... shots , striking Fort Moultrie fifteen times , but doing no damage . The fort fired 132 shots . The enemy's fire on ...
Page 87
... shots , of which 116 struck outside , 35 inside , and 34 passed over . The projectiles used were 8 - inch Par- rott rifle shell , and 11 and 15 inch smooth - bore shot and shell . Fort Sumter was unable to answer , not having a gun in ...
... shots , of which 116 struck outside , 35 inside , and 34 passed over . The projectiles used were 8 - inch Par- rott rifle shell , and 11 and 15 inch smooth - bore shot and shell . Fort Sumter was unable to answer , not having a gun in ...
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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