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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... enemy to draw us away from the train , I immediately disposed my force so as to protect it , at the same time sending an aide to the front for orders . The aide was hardly out of sight when the fight thickened so rapidly that I moved ...
... enemy to draw us away from the train , I immediately disposed my force so as to protect it , at the same time sending an aide to the front for orders . The aide was hardly out of sight when the fight thickened so rapidly that I moved ...
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... enemy's cavalry turning our left flank . I should judge the enemy's flanking line of cavalry to have been 500 strong . I was soon struck on the left hip , but not disabled . Then Lieutenant Eddy was badly wounded ; then my horse . I ...
... enemy's cavalry turning our left flank . I should judge the enemy's flanking line of cavalry to have been 500 strong . I was soon struck on the left hip , but not disabled . Then Lieutenant Eddy was badly wounded ; then my horse . I ...
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... enemy in time to be ready to meet him . In less than an hour after getting into position , as above stated , our skirmishers became engaged with the advance of the enemy , who was moving upon us , and it soon became apparent that a ...
... enemy in time to be ready to meet him . In less than an hour after getting into position , as above stated , our skirmishers became engaged with the advance of the enemy , who was moving upon us , and it soon became apparent that a ...
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... enemy about 10.30 a.m. At12 m . I learned that the enemy in force were moving on my right toward Milledge- ville . Further information of the enemy's movement on Milledgeville reached me in the afternoon . At 8 p . m . , having received ...
... enemy about 10.30 a.m. At12 m . I learned that the enemy in force were moving on my right toward Milledge- ville . Further information of the enemy's movement on Milledgeville reached me in the afternoon . At 8 p . m . , having received ...
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... enemy ( a brigade of Kilpatrick's division of mounted infantry , as we were informed by prisoners taken ) appeared on our front at the bridge about 10.45 a . m . and commenced the attack , which was handsomely met on the west bank of ...
... enemy ( a brigade of Kilpatrick's division of mounted infantry , as we were informed by prisoners taken ) appeared on our front at the bridge about 10.45 a . m . and commenced the attack , which was handsomely met on the west bank of ...
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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