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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... rebels encamped on Rich Mountain , and attack them in rear . After a very tedious march , following a path which led us through thickets so dense and woods so filled with undergrowth that it was impossible to see fifty feet on either ...
... rebels encamped on Rich Mountain , and attack them in rear . After a very tedious march , following a path which led us through thickets so dense and woods so filled with undergrowth that it was impossible to see fifty feet on either ...
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... rebel while in the act of firing upon you as you charged with my command upon their position . That portion of the regiment left to guard the flank was the principal mark of the rebels ' cannon , several round shot and shell falling ...
... rebel while in the act of firing upon you as you charged with my command upon their position . That portion of the regiment left to guard the flank was the principal mark of the rebels ' cannon , several round shot and shell falling ...
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... rebel camp at Alleghany Summit on the 13th instant : My command consisted of the following detachments : 700 of the Ninth Indiana Regiment , under Colonel Moody ; 400 of the Twenty- fifth Ohio Regiment , under Colonel Jones ; 250 of the ...
... rebel camp at Alleghany Summit on the 13th instant : My command consisted of the following detachments : 700 of the Ninth Indiana Regiment , under Colonel Moody ; 400 of the Twenty- fifth Ohio Regiment , under Colonel Jones ; 250 of the ...
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... rebel camp . The enemy now attempted to outflank us on our right , and threw out a strong column to come up a ravine and out on the top of the ridge on around our right flank , but I ordered up Major Dobbs with the reserve of about ...
... rebel camp . The enemy now attempted to outflank us on our right , and threw out a strong column to come up a ravine and out on the top of the ridge on around our right flank , but I ordered up Major Dobbs with the reserve of about ...
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... rebels back and bring away our dead and wounded . By great and active exertions this was effected . The rebels were for ... rebel camp , which appeared rather a hard road to travel , and the nearest practicable route around to him was by ...
... rebels back and bring away our dead and wounded . By great and active exertions this was effected . The rebels were for ... rebel camp , which appeared rather a hard road to travel , and the nearest practicable route around to him was by ...
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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