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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Page 53
... land . As this post is within the limits of Colorado Territory , I have the honor to request that you will cause two companies of infantry volunteers to be enrolled and sent to that post , to be mustered into the service of the United ...
... land . As this post is within the limits of Colorado Territory , I have the honor to request that you will cause two companies of infantry volunteers to be enrolled and sent to that post , to be mustered into the service of the United ...
Page 74
... land or Wise , and very little progress is now being made in organizing volunteers in this Territory . Very respectfully , sir , your obedient servant , ED . R. S. CANBY , Colonel Nineteenth Infantry , Comdg . Department . HEADQUARTERS ...
... land or Wise , and very little progress is now being made in organizing volunteers in this Territory . Very respectfully , sir , your obedient servant , ED . R. S. CANBY , Colonel Nineteenth Infantry , Comdg . Department . HEADQUARTERS ...
Page 117
... land and sea or from any considerable force by land alone . The intention of Captain Shea was to erect a closed work ( redoubt ) , but after commencing the work he was ordered from headquarters to desist from the further prosecution of ...
... land and sea or from any considerable force by land alone . The intention of Captain Shea was to erect a closed work ( redoubt ) , but after commencing the work he was ordered from headquarters to desist from the further prosecution of ...
Page 119
... lands . A few men - a thousand men - cannot defend it ; they will only be caught in a trap ; there will be no way of retreat . The gloomy desert of sand between the Rio Grande and Nueces will lose us the cannon . The enemy will hardly land ...
... lands . A few men - a thousand men - cannot defend it ; they will only be caught in a trap ; there will be no way of retreat . The gloomy desert of sand between the Rio Grande and Nueces will lose us the cannon . The enemy will hardly land ...
Page 123
... land route - bayous over a hundred yards in width and from 10 to 15 feet in depth , and without ferries . In case of an attack on this point , for immediate assistance there could be mustered of the militia in Indianola and Lavaca one ...
... land route - bayous over a hundred yards in width and from 10 to 15 feet in depth , and without ferries . In case of an attack on this point , for immediate assistance there could be mustered of the militia in Indianola and Lavaca one ...
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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