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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... fell in torrents , making the road nearly impassable in the blackness of the night . It would have been impossible for man or beast to have marched but for the continual flash of lightning which kept us in the road a part of the time ...
... fell in torrents , making the road nearly impassable in the blackness of the night . It would have been impossible for man or beast to have marched but for the continual flash of lightning which kept us in the road a part of the time ...
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... fell back beyond the range of our artillery , leaving Thomas victorious on his hard - fought field . As most of the corps of McCook and Crittenden had retreated to Chattanooga , it was deemed advisable also to withdraw the left wing to ...
... fell back beyond the range of our artillery , leaving Thomas victorious on his hard - fought field . As most of the corps of McCook and Crittenden had retreated to Chattanooga , it was deemed advisable also to withdraw the left wing to ...
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... fell leading a gallant charge against the foe , advancing on our retreating troops , I may be ex- cused from departing from the strict rule of mentioning those offi- cers whose good conduct could be properly officially noticed by the ...
... fell leading a gallant charge against the foe , advancing on our retreating troops , I may be ex- cused from departing from the strict rule of mentioning those offi- cers whose good conduct could be properly officially noticed by the ...
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... fell into the hands of the enemy . 99 Is specially mentioned for good conduct by Briga dier - General Johnson . Being one of Brigadier - General Wood's escort , he says , " When I called , this brave and devoted boy , a youth of not ...
... fell into the hands of the enemy . 99 Is specially mentioned for good conduct by Briga dier - General Johnson . Being one of Brigadier - General Wood's escort , he says , " When I called , this brave and devoted boy , a youth of not ...
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... fell back in confusion , leaving the ground covered with the fallen . When night fell this body of heroes stood on the same ground they had occupied in the morning , their spirit unbroken , but their numbers greatly diminished . Their ...
... fell back in confusion , leaving the ground covered with the fallen . When night fell this body of heroes stood on the same ground they had occupied in the morning , their spirit unbroken , but their numbers greatly diminished . Their ...
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advance aide-de-camp ammunition artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack Battalion battle of Chickamauga Brannan Brig Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain captured cavalry Chattanooga road Chickamauga Colonel column Commissioned officers Company Crawfish Spring Creek Crittenden crossing CUMBERLAND Davis direction enemy enemy's engaged Enlisted fall back fight fire force forward Fourteenth Army Corps front gade Gordon's Mills guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT heavy hill honor Illinois immediately Indiana Battery Indiana Volunteers instant Kentucky killed left flank Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel line of battle Lookout Mountain loss Major-General mand marched McCook miles morning moved Negley night o'clock obedient servant Ohio Volunteer Infantry pickets rallied rear rebel received orders regiment respectfully retired Reynolds ridge right flank Ringgold Rosecrans Rossville Second Brigade Second Division sent September 19 September 20 Sheridan skirmishers soon staff Tenn Tennessee River Third Brigade Third Division Thomas troops Twentieth Army Corps Twenty-first Army Corps Valley woods wounded yards