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, 1897 - 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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... enemy during that day , * and now transmit one more in detail : On the 25th instant I communicated in general terms information of the repeated attempts made by the enemy to land men under the fire of his ship's guns , in which he was ...
... enemy during that day , * and now transmit one more in detail : On the 25th instant I communicated in general terms information of the repeated attempts made by the enemy to land men under the fire of his ship's guns , in which he was ...
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United States. War Department. march in advance , in the direction of the enemy . When within three- quarters of a mile of the enemy's works I came upon their pickets , who fired upon us , mortally wounding Capt . Chris . Miller , * who ...
United States. War Department. march in advance , in the direction of the enemy . When within three- quarters of a mile of the enemy's works I came upon their pickets , who fired upon us , mortally wounding Capt . Chris . Miller , * who ...
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... enemy's lines and to increase in altitude as it extended from the road . Its front toward the enemy was a bold escarpment , and I was of the opinion that it preserved this character for some distance . The next morning , some hours ...
... enemy's lines and to increase in altitude as it extended from the road . Its front toward the enemy was a bold escarpment , and I was of the opinion that it preserved this character for some distance . The next morning , some hours ...
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... enemy continuing retreating and firing upon our advancing pickets at every convenient opportunity . After the exchange of fires a reconnaissance was made , discovering many abandoned masked batteries , and at last quite an extensive ...
... enemy continuing retreating and firing upon our advancing pickets at every convenient opportunity . After the exchange of fires a reconnaissance was made , discovering many abandoned masked batteries , and at last quite an extensive ...
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... enemy's line , in an open field , where we came under the direct fire of the enemy's batteries , formed in " column by division . " After remaining in this position for some ten minutes I received orders from both your aides and those ...
... enemy's line , in an open field , where we came under the direct fire of the enemy's batteries , formed in " column by division . " After remaining in this position for some ten minutes I received orders from both your aides and those ...
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advance Aide-de-Camp ammunition April ARMY CORPS ARMY OF VIRGINIA arrived artillery attack Baltimore battery bridge Brig Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain cavalry Chief of Staff Colonel command of Major-General commanding general directs Company Court-House Creek DEPARTMENT dispatch duty enemy enemy's F. J. PORTER fire flank force Fort Monroe front guard guns Hagerstown Harper's Ferry HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY honor horses infantry June Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle Major Major-General Major-General McClellan Manassas mand McClellan McDowell ment miles morning move night o'clock obedient servant officers Ohio Pennsylvania Reserve Pennsylvania Volunteers pickets Pleasonton Poolesville position POTOMAC quartermaster R. B. MARCY railroad re-enforcements rear rebel received Rectortown regiment relieved respectfully river road Secretary Secretary of War sent September September 17 Sharpsburg skirmishers SPECIAL ORDERS STANTON telegraph to-day to-morrow troops U. S. Army Virginia W. S. ROSECRANS wagons Warrenton Washington WILLIAMS woods wounded York Volunteers