The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesSeries I: Contains the 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, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the "reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in chronological order. Volume XIV. 1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26) Chapter XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863. |
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... advance against the enemy ; that an advance under the existing circumstances would , in my judgment , have been attended with the highest degree of peril , with great suffering and sickness among the men , and with imminent danger of ...
... advance against the enemy ; that an advance under the existing circumstances would , in my judgment , have been attended with the highest degree of peril , with great suffering and sickness among the men , and with imminent danger of ...
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... advance concealed along fences and under cover , but rapidly drovo in his advance , and the regiment mored up steadily in support , the right and center on and to the right of the Hagerstown turnpike , and the left across a corn - field ...
... advance concealed along fences and under cover , but rapidly drovo in his advance , and the regiment mored up steadily in support , the right and center on and to the right of the Hagerstown turnpike , and the left across a corn - field ...
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... advance , a portion of our right extending across the road and beyond the grain - stacks . We were led in line into the corn - field about 20 paces , and ordered to halt , as we could not distinguish our own troops . It was here our ...
... advance , a portion of our right extending across the road and beyond the grain - stacks . We were led in line into the corn - field about 20 paces , and ordered to halt , as we could not distinguish our own troops . It was here our ...
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September 3November 14 1862 | 3 |
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17th instant advance ammunition Antietam Creek Army Corps arrived artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack battle of Antietam battles of South bave Boonsborough bridge Brig Burkittsville Burnside camp Capt Captain cavalry Colonel column command Company corn-field Crampton's Pass crest crossed D. H. Hill deployed directed division enemy enemy's batteries engaged field fire flank force ford forward Frederick front gallantly General-in-Chief guns Hagerstown Harper's Ferry HDQRS hill Hooker horses Infantry Keedysville killed Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle Major-General Maryland Heights McClellan miles morning moved night o'clock p. m. obedient servant occupied October officers opened ordered Pennsylvania Reserves Pennsylvania Volunteers Pleasonton position Potomac quartermaster re-enforcements rear rebel received regiment respectfully ridge river road Second Brigade sent September September 14 September 20 Sharpsburg Shepherdstown skirmishers soon South Mountain station Sumner supplies Third Brigade tion troops turnpike Washington William Wisconsin woods wounded yards York Infantry York Volunteers