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, 1881 - 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 33
... pickets on the river - the mass of his troops being out of sight of and beyond range from the Virginia bank - to make some display of an intention to cross , and also to watch the enemy more closely than usual . I did not direct him to ...
... pickets on the river - the mass of his troops being out of sight of and beyond range from the Virginia bank - to make some display of an intention to cross , and also to watch the enemy more closely than usual . I did not direct him to ...
Page 114
... pickets , upon near- ing the church , thought they discovered a whole army , and immediately retreated , communicating directly with the men instead of me , thereby causing a stampede . After a little delay I succeeded in rallying our ...
... pickets , upon near- ing the church , thought they discovered a whole army , and immediately retreated , communicating directly with the men instead of me , thereby causing a stampede . After a little delay I succeeded in rallying our ...
Page 119
... pickets on the right side of the road , and occupying the Bailey out- houses and premises adjoining . An attack was also made on our line of pickets , extending as far as the first house on the direct road from Arlington Mill to ...
... pickets on the right side of the road , and occupying the Bailey out- houses and premises adjoining . An attack was also made on our line of pickets , extending as far as the first house on the direct road from Arlington Mill to ...
Page 120
... pickets on the line shown by the map accompanying this report . The rebel pickets opened their fire at once , and kept it up until about 10 p . m . , ceasing at that time until daylight next morning , when it was again opened by them ...
... pickets on the line shown by the map accompanying this report . The rebel pickets opened their fire at once , and kept it up until about 10 p . m . , ceasing at that time until daylight next morning , when it was again opened by them ...
Page 121
... pickets of the enemy having for some time been extremely annoying to our outposts on the Little River turnpike and on the road leading from thence to Chestnut Hill , I decided on making a reconnaissance in person , with a small force ...
... pickets of the enemy having for some time been extremely annoying to our outposts on the Little River turnpike and on the road leading from thence to Chestnut Hill , I decided on making a reconnaissance in person , with a small force ...
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advance arrived Assistant Adjutant-General attack August Baltimore Banks battery bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General camp Capt Captain cavalry Centreville Colonel column Commanding Division companies corps Cotton Hill Creek cross Department detachment direction dispatch duty Edwards Ferry enemy enemy's Fairfax Court-House field fire flank Floyd force Fort Monroe front Gauley guard guns Harper's Ferry HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY Hill honor horses immediately infantry instant instructions intrenchments JOSEPH HOOKER Kanawha killed Leesburg Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Major-General Manassas Maryland MCCLELLAN ment miles militia morning Mountain move movement night November o'clock p. m. obedient servant occupied officers Ohio Pennsylvania pickets Pohick Church Poolesville position Potomac railroad re-enforcements rear rebels received regiment respectfully retreat rifled river road Romney ROSECRANS scouts Secretary of War sent side skirmishers tion troops turnpike U. S. Army wagons Washington Western Virginia WILLIAMS Winchester woods wounded York Volunteers