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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... thrown into a state of disorder , which reacted disadvantageously upon those which followed , and rendered it neces- sary to send in the supporting brigade , the southeast bastion was gained , and held by us for nearly three hours . The ...
... thrown into a state of disorder , which reacted disadvantageously upon those which followed , and rendered it neces- sary to send in the supporting brigade , the southeast bastion was gained , and held by us for nearly three hours . The ...
Page 58
... thrown , in an emergency , wheresoever the enemy might develop his point of attack , but principally to re - enforce James Island . Leaving a force on Folly Island after the attack in April , the en- emy gave only occasional evidence of ...
... thrown , in an emergency , wheresoever the enemy might develop his point of attack , but principally to re - enforce James Island . Leaving a force on Folly Island after the attack in April , the en- emy gave only occasional evidence of ...
Page 59
... thrown up on the north end of Little Folly Island . He soon overpowered the small force and weak batteries , which alone could be opposed to his offensive movements at the time , and drove our troops out of their works back to the ...
... thrown up on the north end of Little Folly Island . He soon overpowered the small force and weak batteries , which alone could be opposed to his offensive movements at the time , and drove our troops out of their works back to the ...
Page 68
... thrown open to bombardment . It is not safe to have less than a regi- ment of infantry on Morris Island , which , if once carried by the enemy , would expose Fort Sumter to be taken in reverse and demolished . * * * * * * * Late ...
... thrown open to bombardment . It is not safe to have less than a regi- ment of infantry on Morris Island , which , if once carried by the enemy , would expose Fort Sumter to be taken in reverse and demolished . * * * * * * * Late ...
Page 71
... thrown up by its garrison . The engineer department used every exertion to hire labor , but its efforts were not crowned with any appreciable success . In the middle of June the batteries on the south end of Morris Island were engaged ...
... thrown up by its garrison . The engineer department used every exertion to hire labor , but its efforts were not crowned with any appreciable success . In the middle of June the batteries on the south end of Morris Island were engaged ...
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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