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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... distance traveled by the troops that day was about 12 miles . This I regarded as a great success , and it removed from my mind the most serious apprehensions I had entertained , that of crossing the river in the face of an active ...
... distance traveled by the troops that day was about 12 miles . This I regarded as a great success , and it removed from my mind the most serious apprehensions I had entertained , that of crossing the river in the face of an active ...
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... distance in the rear of his own line . Between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon the enemy attacked and drove in his pickets and reoccupied his old line . On the night of the 20th and morning of the 21st , a lodgment was effected by ...
... distance in the rear of his own line . Between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon the enemy attacked and drove in his pickets and reoccupied his old line . On the night of the 20th and morning of the 21st , a lodgment was effected by ...
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... distance of 25 miles , where he found the enemy in force , and in a position from which he could not dislodge him . He then commenced his re- turn march , and on the 28th met the enemy's cavalry in force at the Weldon railroad crossing ...
... distance of 25 miles , where he found the enemy in force , and in a position from which he could not dislodge him . He then commenced his re- turn march , and on the 28th met the enemy's cavalry in force at the Weldon railroad crossing ...
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... distance that , without possession of the land north of New Inlet or Fort Fisher , it was impossible for the navy to entirely close the harbor against the entrance of blockade - runners . To secure the possession of this land required ...
... distance that , without possession of the land north of New Inlet or Fort Fisher , it was impossible for the navy to entirely close the harbor against the entrance of blockade - runners . To secure the possession of this land required ...
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... distance marched that day was 30 miles , over a very rocky and hilly road . At 3 a . m . , January 26 , I started the whole force back to Sylamore , expecting that the rebels had gathered there again . I sent skir- mishers on foot over ...
... distance marched that day was 30 miles , over a very rocky and hilly road . At 3 a . m . , January 26 , I started the whole force back to Sylamore , expecting that the rebels had gathered there again . I sent skir- mishers on foot over ...
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advance Alexandria April Arkansas arrived attack Banks Batesville Bayou Bluff Brig brigade Brigadier-General Camden camp Cane River Capt Captain captured cavalry Colonel column Comdg command Company Creek crossing detachment direction dispatch DISTRICT OF WEST division encamped enemy enemy's engagement expedition fall back Ferry field fight fire flank forage force Fort De Russy forward front Grand Ecore gun-boats guns HDQRS honor to report horses Illinois Infantry instant killed Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle Little Rock loss Major-General mand March miles Missouri morning moved movement Natchitoches night Nineteenth Army Corps o'clock obedient servant officers ordered pickets pieces of artillery Pine Bluff Pleasant Hill position prisoners re-enforcements rear rebels received Red River regiment respectfully retreat road Sabine Cross-Roads Second Brigade sent Shreveport skirmishers Smith Taylor Third Brigade Thirteenth Army Thirteenth Army Corps train TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT troops U. S. Army Volunteers wagons WEST LOUISIANA woods wounded Yellow Bayou