The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-5 [serial no. 122-126] Correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Union authorities (embracing their correspondence with the Confederate officials) note relating specially to the subjects of the first and second series. It embraces the reports of the Secretary of War, of the general-in-chief and of the chiefs of the several staff corps and departments ... 1899-1900. 5 vU.S. Government Printing Office, 1899 - 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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... Excellency JOHN J. PETTUS , WM . H. GIST . WAR DEPARTMENT , Washington , November 14 , 1860 . Governor of Mississippi , Jackson : SIR : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt this day from the Hon . Jacob Thompson of your letter of ...
... Excellency JOHN J. PETTUS , WM . H. GIST . WAR DEPARTMENT , Washington , November 14 , 1860 . Governor of Mississippi , Jackson : SIR : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt this day from the Hon . Jacob Thompson of your letter of ...
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... Excellency SAM . HOUSTON , Governor of Texas , Austin : SIR : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communi- cations by mail of the 28th ultimo and by telegraph of the 6th instant , desiring that a corps of Texas Rangers ...
... Excellency SAM . HOUSTON , Governor of Texas , Austin : SIR : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communi- cations by mail of the 28th ultimo and by telegraph of the 6th instant , desiring that a corps of Texas Rangers ...
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... Excellency's letter , I beg to say that a better reference of the subject cannot be made than to Major- General Sandford , a general of excellent intelligence and judgment in all such matters . With the highest respect , I have the ...
... Excellency's letter , I beg to say that a better reference of the subject cannot be made than to Major- General Sandford , a general of excellent intelligence and judgment in all such matters . With the highest respect , I have the ...
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... Excellency O. P. MORTON , J. HOLT , Secretary of War . WAR DEPARTMENT , Washington , January 24 , 1861 . Governor of Indiana , Indianapolis : SIR : In answer to your letter of the 17th instant I have the honor to inclose to you a report ...
... Excellency O. P. MORTON , J. HOLT , Secretary of War . WAR DEPARTMENT , Washington , January 24 , 1861 . Governor of Indiana , Indianapolis : SIR : In answer to your letter of the 17th instant I have the honor to inclose to you a report ...
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... Excellency the President . We hope that it will be favorably received and that we will be able to show our attachment to the Union by defending its institutions . With the highest regard , we remain , your obedient servants , CHAS . H ...
... Excellency the President . We hope that it will be favorably received and that we will be able to show our attachment to the Union by defending its institutions . With the highest regard , we remain , your obedient servants , CHAS . H ...
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A. G. CURTIN accepted Adjutant-General ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE Albany appointed April April 26 arms Arsenal artillery Assistant Secretary August authority batteries Boston brigade Brigadier-General Butler called camp Capt Captain cavalry Colonel command companies Congress DEAR SIR defense desire directed dispatch duty E. D. MORGAN enlisted equipped ERASTUS FAIRBANKS EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT force Fort Monroe Frémont furnished Government guns Harbor Harrisburg hereby honor to acknowledge immediately inclose Inclosure infantry instant Iowa ISRAEL WASHBURN January July July 27 June letter lieutenant Major-General March Massachusetts ment military militia muskets mustered into service November obedient servant October Ohio Ordnance organization Pennsylvania President quota raised ready received recruiting regi Regiment Infantry regiments regiments of infantry request requisition respectfully rifles Saint SCOTT Secretary of War sent September September 14 SIMON CAMERON supply telegraph THOMAS tion troops U. S. Army U. S. service United volunteers WAR DEPARTMENT Washington Washington City York