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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... returned to the place where Colonel Bendix was stationed , and found that he was opposed by a large body of troops coming from the direction of Hampton , a portion of whom I could then see upon a rise of land in front . I immediately ...
... returned to the place where Colonel Bendix was stationed , and found that he was opposed by a large body of troops coming from the direction of Hampton , a portion of whom I could then see upon a rise of land in front . I immediately ...
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... returned with these men to the place where I had first formed . I then found that Colonel Duryea's regi- ment had retired and were then out of sight , and Colonel Townsend's regiment was also retreating . All of my detachment assembled ...
... returned with these men to the place where I had first formed . I then found that Colonel Duryea's regi- ment had retired and were then out of sight , and Colonel Townsend's regiment was also retreating . All of my detachment assembled ...
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... returned with great spirit from their batteries and infantry , throwing from their batteries shrapnel , shot , ball , & c . , with rapidity and force . I immediately gave the command for the men to lie down ( being at that time far in ...
... returned with great spirit from their batteries and infantry , throwing from their batteries shrapnel , shot , ball , & c . , with rapidity and force . I immediately gave the command for the men to lie down ( being at that time far in ...
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... then recalled , and we returned to camp with a loss of 1 man killed and 2 wounded . We captured two prisoners of the picket guard , which ( as afterward. 12 MD . , E. N. C. , PA . , VA . , EXCEPT S. W. , & W. VA . [ CHAP . LXIN .
... then recalled , and we returned to camp with a loss of 1 man killed and 2 wounded . We captured two prisoners of the picket guard , which ( as afterward. 12 MD . , E. N. C. , PA . , VA . , EXCEPT S. W. , & W. VA . [ CHAP . LXIN .
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... returned with an affirmative answer , when we at once advanced , expecting momentarily to encounter their pickets , but for some reason not known they never fired upon us , but fell back to their works and we quietly occupied the ...
... returned with an affirmative answer , when we at once advanced , expecting momentarily to encounter their pickets , but for some reason not known they never fired upon us , but fell back to their works and we quietly occupied the ...
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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