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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 94
... guns at Galveston ; consequently it is at the mercy of the enemy . My aide- de - camp , Capt . E. Higgins , late of the U. S. Navy , a most energetic and accomplished officer , volunteers to take to Galveston , via Berwick Bay , one or ...
... guns at Galveston ; consequently it is at the mercy of the enemy . My aide- de - camp , Capt . E. Higgins , late of the U. S. Navy , a most energetic and accomplished officer , volunteers to take to Galveston , via Berwick Bay , one or ...
Page 112
... guns . The few large guns now on the way , should they not arrive too late , will in some measure increase the efficiency of the harbor defenses . On a coast like this , however , where in calm weather a landing can be effected at any ...
... guns . The few large guns now on the way , should they not arrive too late , will in some measure increase the efficiency of the harbor defenses . On a coast like this , however , where in calm weather a landing can be effected at any ...
Page 117
... guns is very much exposed , and is at present almost in a defenseless condition from any combined attack by land and sea or from any considerable force by land alone . The intention of Captain Shea was to erect a closed work ( redoubt ) ...
... guns is very much exposed , and is at present almost in a defenseless condition from any combined attack by land and sea or from any considerable force by land alone . The intention of Captain Shea was to erect a closed work ( redoubt ) ...
Page 126
... guns , and ammunition , in endeavoring to place this post and other points on the seaboard in a respectable state of defense . The guns available are limited in number and of inferior caliber to those likely to be brought against us by ...
... guns , and ammunition , in endeavoring to place this post and other points on the seaboard in a respectable state of defense . The guns available are limited in number and of inferior caliber to those likely to be brought against us by ...
Page 130
... guns . Captain Pearson's company , from Matagorda , and Captain Phillips ' , from Lavaca , should have been ordered to the Pass , instead of farther back into the country . You are aware , from personal experience , of the uncertainty ...
... guns . Captain Pearson's company , from Matagorda , and Captain Phillips ' , from Lavaca , should have been ordered to the Pass , instead of farther back into the country . You are aware , from personal experience , of the uncertainty ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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