The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesSeries I: Contains the 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, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the "reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in chronological order. Volume XIV. 1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26) Chapter XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863. |
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Page 48
... Poolesville road , and placed the remaining companies of the Third and Fourth Maine to guard the roads about the mouth of the Monocacy . At 9 a . m . I heard firing on the Poolesville road , and soon learned that my pickets were ...
... Poolesville road , and placed the remaining companies of the Third and Fourth Maine to guard the roads about the mouth of the Monocacy . At 9 a . m . I heard firing on the Poolesville road , and soon learned that my pickets were ...
Page 53
... Poolesville and guarding the river fords . I started directly for Poolesville , but , instead of marching upon that point , avoided it by a march through the woods , leaving it 2 or 3 miles to my left , and getting into the road from ...
... Poolesville and guarding the river fords . I started directly for Poolesville , but , instead of marching upon that point , avoided it by a march through the woods , leaving it 2 or 3 miles to my left , and getting into the road from ...
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... Poolesville arrived after the enemy had crossed the river . Unless otherwise ordered , I shall move back to my camp near Sharpsburg , to - morrow . My horses need rest and shoeing very badly . It appears that a regiment of infantry ...
... Poolesville arrived after the enemy had crossed the river . Unless otherwise ordered , I shall move back to my camp near Sharpsburg , to - morrow . My horses need rest and shoeing very badly . It appears that a regiment of infantry ...
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advance Aide-de-Camp Army Corps ARMY OF NORTHERN Assistant Adjutant-General Baltimore battery bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General Burnside camp Captain captured cavalry Centreville Chief of Staff Colonel command of Major-General Court-House crossed Culpeper DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON direction dispatch division duty enemy enemy's force Frederick General-in-Chief guns H. W. HALLECK Hagerstown Harper's Ferry Harrisburg HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES HEINTZELMAN honor horses infantry J. E. B. Stuart Jackson Leesburg Lieut Lieutenant Major-General Major-General HALLECK Major-General MCCLELLAN Manassas Maryland MCCLELLAN miles Monocacy morning move NORTHERN VIRGINIA November obedient servant October October 12 October 29 officers p. m. Received Pennsylvania pickets PLEASONTON Poolesville Potomac quartermaster R. B. MARCY R. E. LEE railroad rebels regiments respectfully Richmond river road RUFUS INGALLS scouts Secretary of War sent September September 11 Sharpsburg Shepherdstown STANTON Stuart to-day to-morrow troops U. S. Army valley wagons Warrenton Winchester wounded yesterday