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, 1898 - 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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Page 423
... Arkansas forces , led by General Pearce , came up and formed the extreme left of our line . With this formation you ordered a rapid movement to be made in the direction the enemy had retired , and after advancing a short distance we ...
... Arkansas forces , led by General Pearce , came up and formed the extreme left of our line . With this formation you ordered a rapid movement to be made in the direction the enemy had retired , and after advancing a short distance we ...
Page 477
... Arkansas and Missouri troops , under the command of Brig . Gens . J. C. Tappan and M. M. Parsons , respectively , numbering in all about 4,300 muskets . On the morning of the 8th I received orders from the major - general commanding to ...
... Arkansas and Missouri troops , under the command of Brig . Gens . J. C. Tappan and M. M. Parsons , respectively , numbering in all about 4,300 muskets . On the morning of the 8th I received orders from the major - general commanding to ...
Page 483
... Arkansas : SIR : Being entirely without instructions to meet the grave responsi- bilities so suddenly thrust upon me , and the solemn circumstances by which my command is now surrounded , and believing that the Adminis- tration of the ...
... Arkansas : SIR : Being entirely without instructions to meet the grave responsi- bilities so suddenly thrust upon me , and the solemn circumstances by which my command is now surrounded , and believing that the Adminis- tration of the ...
Page 494
... Arkansas River on a ferry - boat we reached Fort Smith at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 27th . The town was in a political frenzy . The fort had been evacuated by Captain Sturgis , with four companies of the First Cavalry , four or ...
... Arkansas River on a ferry - boat we reached Fort Smith at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 27th . The town was in a political frenzy . The fort had been evacuated by Captain Sturgis , with four companies of the First Cavalry , four or ...
Page 531
... Arkansas , the last naval hope of the rebellion , hardly awaited the gallant attack of the Essex , but followed the example of her sisters , the Merrimac , the Manassas , the Mississippi , and the Louisiana , by her own destruction ...
... Arkansas , the last naval hope of the rebellion , hardly awaited the gallant attack of the Essex , but followed the example of her sisters , the Merrimac , the Manassas , the Mississippi , and the Louisiana , by her own destruction ...
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ADJT Adjutant and Inspector April Arkansas arms artillery Assistant Adjutant-General August authority battalion battery Brig brigade Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain cavalry Charleston citizens Colonel command of Major-General companies Confederate Corps D. H. HILL defense DEPARTMENT directed dispatch District Division duty enemy enemy's February fire Florida force Fort Saint Philip G. T. BEAUREGARD Georgia Government Governor guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS hereby Hilton Head honor immediately infantry instant Island JEFFERSON DAVIS L. P. WALKER letter Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Louisiana Major Major-General March ment miles military militia Milledgeville Mississippi MISSOURI STATE GUARD Morris Island obedient servant officers ordnance organized Orleans Port Hudson position President quartermaster railroad re-enforcements received regiment respectfully Richmond rifles River road Saint Louis Savannah Secretary Secretary of War sent South Carolina SPECIAL ORDERS steamer supplies Tallahassee Texas tion troops Twiggs U. S. Army Volunteers wounded