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, 1890 - 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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Page 34
... Rosecrans decided to threaten the enemy's communication with his right , while his center and left seized the gaps and commanding points of the mountains in front . General Crittenden's reconnaissance on the 9th developed the fact that ...
... Rosecrans decided to threaten the enemy's communication with his right , while his center and left seized the gaps and commanding points of the mountains in front . General Crittenden's reconnaissance on the 9th developed the fact that ...
Page 35
... Rosecrans telegraphed that although he was " sufficiently strong for the enemy then in his front , " there were in ... Rosecrans ' and General Foster's telegrams of the 12th and 13th , I sent the following telegrams to Generals Burnside ...
... Rosecrans telegraphed that although he was " sufficiently strong for the enemy then in his front , " there were in ... Rosecrans ' and General Foster's telegrams of the 12th and 13th , I sent the following telegrams to Generals Burnside ...
Page 36
... Rosecrans ' right , and cut off his communi- cations . All of General Grant's available forces should be sent to Memphis , thence to Corinth and Tuscumbia , to co - operate with Rosecrans should the rebels attempt that movement ...
... Rosecrans ' right , and cut off his communi- cations . All of General Grant's available forces should be sent to Memphis , thence to Corinth and Tuscumbia , to co - operate with Rosecrans should the rebels attempt that movement ...
Page 37
... Rosecrans ' line of communication . General Meade was urged to attack General Lee's army while in its present reduced condition , or at least to prevent him from sending off any more detachments . It seemed useless to send any more ...
... Rosecrans ' line of communication . General Meade was urged to attack General Lee's army while in its present reduced condition , or at least to prevent him from sending off any more detachments . It seemed useless to send any more ...
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... Rosecrans ' troops were at this time scattered along an ex- tended line from Gordon's Mills to Alpine , a distance of some 40 miles . By the 17th they were brought more within supporting dis- tance , and on the morning of the 18th a ...
... Rosecrans ' troops were at this time scattered along an ex- tended line from Gordon's Mills to Alpine , a distance of some 40 miles . By the 17th they were brought more within supporting dis- tance , and on the morning of the 18th a ...
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