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, 1883 - 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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... duty well , and the enemy were beaten off wherever we could penetrate them . All was done that it was possible to do under the circumstances to save these ships from the enemy . Some officers and men from the Cumber- land , as they ...
... duty well , and the enemy were beaten off wherever we could penetrate them . All was done that it was possible to do under the circumstances to save these ships from the enemy . Some officers and men from the Cumber- land , as they ...
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United States. War Department. been doing duty on board of the U. S. frigate Congress from January 13 until March 8 , when they were attacked by the rebel iron - clad gun- boat Merrimac , or Virginia , and forced to surrender after the ...
United States. War Department. been doing duty on board of the U. S. frigate Congress from January 13 until March 8 , when they were attacked by the rebel iron - clad gun- boat Merrimac , or Virginia , and forced to surrender after the ...
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... duties of a man - of - war , together with his high - toned bearing , were all eminently conspicuous , and had their ... duty , which could not have been better performed . Surgeon Phillips and Assistant Surgeon Garnett were prompt and ...
... duties of a man - of - war , together with his high - toned bearing , were all eminently conspicuous , and had their ... duty , which could not have been better performed . Surgeon Phillips and Assistant Surgeon Garnett were prompt and ...
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... duties of that grade during the engagement . The forward officers - Boatswain Hasker , Gunner Oliver , and Car- penter ... duty , evincing a courage and fearlessness worthy of the cause for which we are fighting . Lieutenant - Commanding ...
... duties of that grade during the engagement . The forward officers - Boatswain Hasker , Gunner Oliver , and Car- penter ... duty , evincing a courage and fearlessness worthy of the cause for which we are fighting . Lieutenant - Commanding ...
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... duty that may be assigned me . Very respectfully , FRANKLIN BUCHANAN , Flag - Officer . Hon . S. R. MALLORY , Secretary of the Navy . No. 8 . Report of Maj . Gen. John B. Magruder , C. S. Army , commanding Depart- ment of the Peninsula ...
... duty that may be assigned me . Very respectfully , FRANKLIN BUCHANAN , Flag - Officer . Hon . S. R. MALLORY , Secretary of the Navy . No. 8 . Report of Maj . Gen. John B. Magruder , C. S. Army , commanding Depart- ment of the Peninsula ...
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advance AMBROSE E ammunition arrived artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack battery battle Beaufort Berne boats breastworks bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General Burnside camp Capt Captain cavalry charge Colonel Shaw companies Creek Croatan Sound defense DEPARTMENT OF NORFOLK Department of North dispatch duty Elizabeth City enemy enemy's February fire flank fleet force Fort Monroe Fort Thompson Foster Fourth Rhode Island Goldsborough guard gunboats guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT howitzers Huger immediately Infantry instant J. P. BENJAMIN James River killed Kinston landing Legion Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Major-General March March 14 Massachusetts Merrimac miles morning Nag's Head Navy night Ninth New York Norfolk North Carolina o'clock obedient servant officers ordered pickets position railroad re-enforcements rear rebel received regiment Reno respectfully retreat returned Rhode Island Richmond road Roanoke Island Secretary Secretary of War sent shell shot soon steamer transportation troops Twenty-first Massachusetts U. S. Army vessels Virginia Volunteers Wise wounded Yorktown