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, 1892 - 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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... dispatch of 12.30 [ 1 ] p . m . received . I have ordered to Washing- ton the dismounted cavalry and one division of infantry , which will be followed by the balance of the corps , if necessary . We want now to crush out and destroy any ...
... dispatch of 12.30 [ 1 ] p . m . received . I have ordered to Washing- ton the dismounted cavalry and one division of infantry , which will be followed by the balance of the corps , if necessary . We want now to crush out and destroy any ...
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... dispatch reporting the defeat of Sherman at Atlanta and his retreat . The same deserter says he left a Richmond paper of to - day at the picket - line , which announced the capture of Harper's Ferry by Early . I have sent . for the ...
... dispatch reporting the defeat of Sherman at Atlanta and his retreat . The same deserter says he left a Richmond paper of to - day at the picket - line , which announced the capture of Harper's Ferry by Early . I have sent . for the ...
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... Dispatch received . Sorry to have troubled you on such erroneous impressions . W. T. H. BROOKS , Brigadier - General . BROOKS ' HEADQUARTERS , July 6 , 1864 . Brigadier - General WEITZEL : The gun seen yesterday by the lookout turned ...
... Dispatch received . Sorry to have troubled you on such erroneous impressions . W. T. H. BROOKS , Brigadier - General . BROOKS ' HEADQUARTERS , July 6 , 1864 . Brigadier - General WEITZEL : The gun seen yesterday by the lookout turned ...
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... dispatch of this date covering an order from Lieutenant - Gen- eral Grant is just received . I will at once proceed to Point Lookout and assume command . General Barnes I learn is now in command there . E. W. HINKS , Brigadier - General ...
... dispatch of this date covering an order from Lieutenant - Gen- eral Grant is just received . I will at once proceed to Point Lookout and assume command . General Barnes I learn is now in command there . E. W. HINKS , Brigadier - General ...
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... dispatch received . The detail will be made for working on the redoubts . Captain MENDELL : A. A. HUMPHREYS , Major - General and Chief of Staff . JULY 7 , 1864-5.30 p . m . If we can get a detail from another corps I wish to have them ...
... dispatch received . The detail will be made for working on the redoubts . Captain MENDELL : A. A. HUMPHREYS , Major - General and Chief of Staff . JULY 7 , 1864-5.30 p . m . If we can get a detail from another corps I wish to have them ...
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A. A. HUMPHREYS A. E. BURNSIDE Assistant Adjutant-General Battery Brig Brigadier-General BROADWAY LANDING Capt Captain CAVALRY CORPS Chaffin's Bluff Chief of Staff City Point Connecticut Artillery Deep Bottom DEPT detachment dispatch EIGHTEENTH ARMY EIGHTEENTH ARMY CORPS enemy engineer Fifth Corps Fort Monroe front G. K. WARREN guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY Heavy Artillery Hill's corps honor to report Infantry intrenchments July 12 July 27 July 30 last night Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General GRANT Major-General and Chief Major-General BURNSIDE Major-General HANCOCK Major-General HUMPHREYS Major-General MEADE Major-General WARREN morning mortars NINTH ARMY CORPS Ninth Corps NORTH CAROLINA obedient servant p. m. Major-General Petersburg picket picket-line plank road POTOMAC R. S. FOSTER received Regiment relieved respectfully Richmond SECOND ARMY CORPS Second Division sent TENTH ARMY to-day to-morrow to-night U. S. GRANT VIRGINIA AND NORTH Volunteers wagons Washington WEITZEL WILLIAMS WINF'D yesterday York Troops