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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... yards distant from and to the left of the turnpike , for the purpose of shelling the woods , distant from 800 to 900 yards , directly in my front . After shelling for some time , General Gibbon ordered the section to be still farther ...
... yards distant from and to the left of the turnpike , for the purpose of shelling the woods , distant from 800 to 900 yards , directly in my front . After shelling for some time , General Gibbon ordered the section to be still farther ...
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... yards . A section of the enemy's artillery was planted upon a knoll immediately in front of and not more than 600 yards distant from my right wing . This was twice silenced and driven back by the fire of my right wing , concentrated ...
... yards . A section of the enemy's artillery was planted upon a knoll immediately in front of and not more than 600 yards distant from my right wing . This was twice silenced and driven back by the fire of my right wing , concentrated ...
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... yards , under a heavy ire of grape , canister , and shell from the enemy's artil . lery , the brigade emerged into an open clover field some 200 or 250 yards in width , across which the forward movement was continued for some 150 +0 200 ...
... yards , under a heavy ire of grape , canister , and shell from the enemy's artil . lery , the brigade emerged into an open clover field some 200 or 250 yards in width , across which the forward movement was continued for some 150 +0 200 ...
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September 3November 14 1862 | 3 |
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