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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... rebel troops up the river , but the balance of evidence seems to me to show that it still continues . Hon . E. M. STANTON , [ C. A. DANA . ] Secretary of War . CHATTANOOGA , November 2 , 1863-8 p . m . Rebels fired about a dozen shells ...
... rebel troops up the river , but the balance of evidence seems to me to show that it still continues . Hon . E. M. STANTON , [ C. A. DANA . ] Secretary of War . CHATTANOOGA , November 2 , 1863-8 p . m . Rebels fired about a dozen shells ...
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... rebel intrenchments near the base , are very imperfectly known , and can only be ascertained by trying . Thomas thinks Bragg still has 40,000 men in the lines here , militia included . Grant thinks his force does not exceed 30,000 ...
... rebel intrenchments near the base , are very imperfectly known , and can only be ascertained by trying . Thomas thinks Bragg still has 40,000 men in the lines here , militia included . Grant thinks his force does not exceed 30,000 ...
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... rebel left in its positions , and , if practicable , carry the mountain . Deserters from the rebels , of whom about 20 come in daily , report they are expecting an attack , but think it will be made directly upon the front of lines here ...
... rebel left in its positions , and , if practicable , carry the mountain . Deserters from the rebels , of whom about 20 come in daily , report they are expecting an attack , but think it will be made directly upon the front of lines here ...
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... 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 assault the rebel works . We have taken about 200 prisoners , mostly Alabama troops , and ...
... 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 assault the rebel works . We have taken about 200 prisoners , mostly Alabama troops , and ...
Page 66
... rebels opened artillery from top of Mis- sionary Ridge ; the total number of cannon they displayed about twelve , all ... rebel picket of 19 men . The re- mainder of the division of Morgan L. Smith and the whole of John E. Smith's were ...
... rebels opened artillery from top of Mis- sionary Ridge ; the total number of cannon they displayed about twelve , all ... rebel picket of 19 men . The re- mainder of the division of Morgan L. Smith and the whole of John E. Smith's were ...
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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