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, 1890 - 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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... halted about half a mile from Sherman , and made his men lie down . The rebels have men behind the railroad bank to right of the tunnel . Cannot see whether few or many . ( Similar dispatch to Thomas . ) C. A. DANA . General SHERMAN ...
... halted about half a mile from Sherman , and made his men lie down . The rebels have men behind the railroad bank to right of the tunnel . Cannot see whether few or many . ( Similar dispatch to Thomas . ) C. A. DANA . General SHERMAN ...
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... halted his advance , in obedience to orders , on reaching the rifle - pits , where the rebel force was waiting for his at- tack . No such attack was made , however , the design being to secure the heights on our left , but not to ...
... halted his advance , in obedience to orders , on reaching the rifle - pits , where the rebel force was waiting for his at- tack . No such attack was made , however , the design being to secure the heights on our left , but not to ...
Page 124
... halted at a convenient point between Chattanooga and Rossville , and the commanding officer will report to General Grant for instructions . Execute the orders received from General Grant in reference to the destruction of property at ...
... halted at a convenient point between Chattanooga and Rossville , and the commanding officer will report to General Grant for instructions . Execute the orders received from General Grant in reference to the destruction of property at ...
Page 132
... halted and made a stout resistance , but our troops , by an impetuous assault , broke this line in several places ; then , scaling the breast- works at these points , opened a flank and reverse fire upon them , which , throwing them ...
... halted and made a stout resistance , but our troops , by an impetuous assault , broke this line in several places ; then , scaling the breast- works at these points , opened a flank and reverse fire upon them , which , throwing them ...
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... halted on this ridge for the pur- pose of taking a short rest before continuing the pursuit . Brigadier- General Wood had just driven the enemy from his front on the summit of the ridge , when I observed a large force of the enemy ...
... halted on this ridge for the pur- pose of taking a short rest before continuing the pursuit . Brigadier- General Wood had just driven the enemy from his front on the summit of the ridge , when I observed a large force of the enemy ...
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advance ammunition artillery attack battery Bragg breastworks bridge Brig Brigadier-General Brown's Ferry camp Capt Captain captured casualties cavalry Chattanooga Chickamauga Creek Colonel Grose colors column command Company crest crossing Cumberland deployed direction Eleventh enemy enemy's engaged enlisted Fifteenth fire flank force Fourth Army Corps front gallantly Geary's Granger Graysville guns halted HDQRS HEADQUARTERS hill honor Illinois Illinois Infantry Indiana Indiana Volunteers intrenchments JOSEPH HOOKER Kentucky killed Knoxville Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle Lookout Mountain Lookout Valley Major-General mand marched miles Mission Ridge Missionary Ridge morning moved forward movement night November 24 obedient servant officers Ohio Infantry Ohio Volunteer Infantry Orchard Knob Osterhaus picket pieces of artillery pontoon position prisoners railroad rear rebel received orders regiment respectfully Ringgold river road Rossville Second Brigade Second Division second line sent Sherman skirmishers soon summit Tenn Tennessee Tennessee River Third Brigade Thomas troops wagons Wood wounded yards