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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... road and my right extend to the brow of the mountain overlooking the Beverly Valley . In this position I moved forward during a violent mountain rainstorm , which drenched the men to such an extent that I was astonished that they were ...
... road and my right extend to the brow of the mountain overlooking the Beverly Valley . In this position I moved forward during a violent mountain rainstorm , which drenched the men to such an extent that I was astonished that they were ...
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... road leading to it but the turnpike , which it completely commanded . I , however , noticed a low ridge bordering a small brook which crossed the road a short distance ( within canister range ) of the works , and which appeared to run ...
... road leading to it but the turnpike , which it completely commanded . I , however , noticed a low ridge bordering a small brook which crossed the road a short distance ( within canister range ) of the works , and which appeared to run ...
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... road to it , and with 400 men I thought I could make the road before dark , it then being about 5 p . m . The working party was detailed from the Fourth Regiment , the men who had accompanied me up the hill being too much exhausted to ...
... road to it , and with 400 men I thought I could make the road before dark , it then being about 5 p . m . The working party was detailed from the Fourth Regiment , the men who had accompanied me up the hill being too much exhausted to ...
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... road south of the turnpike road . I found the road very difficult for heavy artillery and barricaded by trees felled across the road as often as once in a quarter of a mile , requiring the constant use of the pioneer corps . After ...
... road south of the turnpike road . I found the road very difficult for heavy artillery and barricaded by trees felled across the road as often as once in a quarter of a mile , requiring the constant use of the pioneer corps . After ...
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... road from Alexandria to Warrenton , a flat of some 400 or 500 yards wide extends west of the bridge on either side of the turnpike back to the hills , which rise with some abruptness from the flat to the height of thirty to sixty feet ...
... road from Alexandria to Warrenton , a flat of some 400 or 500 yards wide extends west of the bridge on either side of the turnpike back to the hills , which rise with some abruptness from the flat to the height of thirty to sixty feet ...
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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