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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Page 35
... rebels by going south . If there is any way of getting at Hood's army I would prefer that ; but I must trust to your own judgment . I find I shall not be able to send a force from here to act with you on Savannah . Your movements ...
... rebels by going south . If there is any way of getting at Hood's army I would prefer that ; but I must trust to your own judgment . I find I shall not be able to send a force from here to act with you on Savannah . Your movements ...
Page 64
... rebels , 4 miles distant , and returned at 5 a . m . January 24. They found the camp abandoned , the rebels having left it the day before and marched toward the Salem road . At 6 a . m . the command moved in the same order as before ...
... rebels , 4 miles distant , and returned at 5 a . m . January 24. They found the camp abandoned , the rebels having left it the day before and marched toward the Salem road . At 6 a . m . the command moved in the same order as before ...
Page 65
... rebels out , who fired into our forces from very steep and high hills . Three companies dismounted and advanced as skirmishers , killing and wounding several rebels and driving them from the hills . In the first attack Sergeant Mil- len ...
... rebels out , who fired into our forces from very steep and high hills . Three companies dismounted and advanced as skirmishers , killing and wounding several rebels and driving them from the hills . In the first attack Sergeant Mil- len ...
Page 66
... rebels had slipped out on a by - road , and were hiding themselves . From infor- mation obtained and judging by the tracks I ascertained that Free- man's train and a portion of his forces had moved northward along the creek . I sent the ...
... rebels had slipped out on a by - road , and were hiding themselves . From infor- mation obtained and judging by the tracks I ascertained that Free- man's train and a portion of his forces had moved northward along the creek . I sent the ...
Page 85
... rebels until 10 o'clock at night of the 16th , and searched all day of the 17th for them . They scattered during the night of the 16th and could not be found on the 17th . It is reported by Lieutenant Couch that Blunt's band numbers ...
... rebels until 10 o'clock at night of the 16th , and searched all day of the 17th for them . They scattered during the night of the 16th and could not be found on the 17th . It is reported by Lieutenant Couch that Blunt's band numbers ...
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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