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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... reached the works nearly opposite the south- eastern bastion , while the right and left wings , respectively , were opposite the eastern and southern faces of the works , but on account of the depth of the ditch and the water the least ...
... reached the works nearly opposite the south- eastern bastion , while the right and left wings , respectively , were opposite the eastern and southern faces of the works , but on account of the depth of the ditch and the water the least ...
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... reaching the top of the glacis , and many had reached the moat when General Strong directed his brigade to fall back and reform , as some of the regiments were badly broken up and scattered . My regiment fell back in good order and were ...
... reaching the top of the glacis , and many had reached the moat when General Strong directed his brigade to fall back and reform , as some of the regiments were badly broken up and scattered . My regiment fell back in good order and were ...
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... reached Roper's . There Colonel Kemper pro- posed to leave a force of infantry to go down and recover the guns and the dead body . I at first declined , thinking it not prudent to do so , but immediately , on reflection , left the ...
... reached Roper's . There Colonel Kemper pro- posed to leave a force of infantry to go down and recover the guns and the dead body . I at first declined , thinking it not prudent to do so , but immediately , on reflection , left the ...
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... reached the mouth of Kiawah River , and proceeding up that river gave us the benefit of her broad- sides , while she moved to a position enfilading both the middle and lower batteries , where she remained behind a small island until ...
... reached the mouth of Kiawah River , and proceeding up that river gave us the benefit of her broad- sides , while she moved to a position enfilading both the middle and lower batteries , where she remained behind a small island until ...
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... reached the charge below . I trust the foregoing report is sufficiently in detail to meet the wishes of the commanding general . It is the nearest approximation to a proper report that can be made from the meager information furnished ...
... reached the charge below . I trust the foregoing report is sufficiently in detail to meet the wishes of the commanding general . It is the nearest approximation to a proper report that can be made from the meager information furnished ...
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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