The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesSeries I: Contains the 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, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the "reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in chronological order. Volume XIV. 1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26) Chapter XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863. |
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Page 336
... fire . Arriving within 200 yards of the enemy's line , exposed during the whole time in an open field to a most terrific fire of artillery and small - arms from a force greatly superior to their own and strongly intrenched , the enemy ...
... fire . Arriving within 200 yards of the enemy's line , exposed during the whole time in an open field to a most terrific fire of artillery and small - arms from a force greatly superior to their own and strongly intrenched , the enemy ...
Page 414
... fire was very accurate , and the effect of the heavy shells from the navy guns , both ashore aud afloat , ap- parently very great . After they had once got the range the fire of the mortars was admirable . The rate of fire at first was ...
... fire was very accurate , and the effect of the heavy shells from the navy guns , both ashore aud afloat , ap- parently very great . After they had once got the range the fire of the mortars was admirable . The rate of fire at first was ...
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... fire was concentrated on any one point they would merely unseen remove to some other . To the morning of the 22d our efforts were with the heavy guns that bore on them to interfere with the investing approaches of the enemy . The ...
... fire was concentrated on any one point they would merely unseen remove to some other . To the morning of the 22d our efforts were with the heavy guns that bore on them to interfere with the investing approaches of the enemy . The ...
Contents
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS | 3 |
Operations in Charleston Harbor South | 14 |
Skirmish in Pike County | 17 |
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