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, 1882 - 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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... attack on the post , I immediately ordered in the two companies of the Seventh Infantry from San Tomas , and kept the garrison under arms until after daylight , when mounted parties were sent out to reconnoiter . In the mean time the ...
... attack on the post , I immediately ordered in the two companies of the Seventh Infantry from San Tomas , and kept the garrison under arms until after daylight , when mounted parties were sent out to reconnoiter . In the mean time the ...
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... attack the forces under my command at Fort Bliss . I was satis- fied that if I permitted them to concentrate , my command was too weak to maintain my position . I therefore determined to attack the enemy in detail , and prevent , if ...
... attack the forces under my command at Fort Bliss . I was satis- fied that if I permitted them to concentrate , my command was too weak to maintain my position . I therefore determined to attack the enemy in detail , and prevent , if ...
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... attack us under cover of night . up The enemy not appearing , I sent my spies to reconnoiter , and dis- cover , if possible , their movements . The spies reported the enemy at work at the fort making breastworks , and evidently ...
... attack us under cover of night . up The enemy not appearing , I sent my spies to reconnoiter , and dis- cover , if possible , their movements . The spies reported the enemy at work at the fort making breastworks , and evidently ...
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... attacked them , and were able to carry off their scalps as laurels of victory . The bodies of Pemberton and Emmanacker were found , and buried as well as cir- cumstances would admit , with a salute fired over their graves , and a cross ...
... attacked them , and were able to carry off their scalps as laurels of victory . The bodies of Pemberton and Emmanacker were found , and buried as well as cir- cumstances would admit , with a salute fired over their graves , and a cross ...
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... attack , but I was not able to accomplish the work in one or two days as it ought to have been done , on account of my time being occupied in purchasing forage and making many necessary preparations in my camp to enable me to keep out ...
... attack , but I was not able to accomplish the work in one or two days as it ought to have been done , on account of my time being occupied in purchasing forage and making many necessary preparations in my camp to enable me to keep out ...
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ammunition arms arrived artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack battery Baylor Bowling Green Brig brigade Brigadier-General Buckner C. S. Army Camp Dick Robinson Captain cavalry Colonel Comdg Commanding Department companies Confederate Cumberland Gap defense Department of Texas direction E. R. S. Canby East Tennessee enemy F. K. ZOLLICOFFER Fillmore force Fort Bliss Fort Brown Fort Craig Fort Fillmore Fort Hatteras Fort Monroe Galveston Government governor guard guns Hatteras HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT inclose Indians infantry instant instructions J. P. BENJAMIN Johnston Kentucky Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Louisville Major Lynde Major-General ment Mesilla Mexico miles military movement mustered Nashville November obedient servant October officers ordnance organized POLK position R. S. CANBY railroad re-enforcements received regiment respectfully Richmond River road Roanoke Island Santa Fé Secretary Secretary of War sent September soon supplies Tenn Territory Texans tion troops Virginia volunteers Yorktown