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, 1891 - 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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... ferry - boats at Wilcox's Landing . The laying of the pontoon bridge was completed about midnight of the 14th , and the crossing of the balance of the army was rapidly pushed forward by both bridge and ferry . After the crossing had ...
... ferry - boats at Wilcox's Landing . The laying of the pontoon bridge was completed about midnight of the 14th , and the crossing of the balance of the army was rapidly pushed forward by both bridge and ferry . After the crossing had ...
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... Ferry ; but owing to the difficulty of navigation by reason of low water and breaks in the railroad , great delay was experienced in getting there . It became necessary , therefore , to find other.troops to check this movement of the ...
... Ferry ; but owing to the difficulty of navigation by reason of low water and breaks in the railroad , great delay was experienced in getting there . It became necessary , therefore , to find other.troops to check this movement of the ...
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... Ferry , on the Shenandoah , when a sharp skirmish occurred ; and on the 20th , General Averell encountered and defeated a portion of the rebel army at Winchester , capturing four pieces of artillery and several hundred prisoners ...
... Ferry , on the Shenandoah , when a sharp skirmish occurred ; and on the 20th , General Averell encountered and defeated a portion of the rebel army at Winchester , capturing four pieces of artillery and several hundred prisoners ...
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... Ferry , leaving only such railroad guards and garrisons for public property as may be necessary . Use , in this concentration , the railroad , if by so doing time can be saved . From Harper's Ferry , if it is found that the enemy has ...
... Ferry , leaving only such railroad guards and garrisons for public property as may be necessary . Use , in this concentration , the railroad , if by so doing time can be saved . From Harper's Ferry , if it is found that the enemy has ...
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... Ferry , in Ouachita County , by General Thayer , who had marched from Fort Smith . After several severe skirmishes , in which the enemy was defeated , General Steele reached Camden , which he occupied about the middle of April . On ...
... Ferry , in Ouachita County , by General Thayer , who had marched from Fort Smith . After several severe skirmishes , in which the enemy was defeated , General Steele reached Camden , which he occupied about the middle of April . On ...
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