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, 1892 - 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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... Petersburg the night of its arrival , and surprised or rather captured the very strong works northeast of Petersburg before sufficient force could be got in there by the enemy to hold them . He was joined the night following this cap ...
... Petersburg the night of its arrival , and surprised or rather captured the very strong works northeast of Petersburg before sufficient force could be got in there by the enemy to hold them . He was joined the night following this cap ...
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... Petersburg from a distance of about 2,000 yards . Petersburg papers of the 25th state that Hunter is striking for Jackson River depot , about forty miles north of Salem , and say that if he reaches Covington , which they suppose he will ...
... Petersburg from a distance of about 2,000 yards . Petersburg papers of the 25th state that Hunter is striking for Jackson River depot , about forty miles north of Salem , and say that if he reaches Covington , which they suppose he will ...
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... Petersburg . Hon . EDWIN M. STANTON , Secretary of War . C. A. DANA . GENERAL BUTLER'S HEADQUARTERS , June 14 , 1864–2.20 p . m . ( Received 2 a . m . 15th . ) Wright's corps reached the James River last night opposite Fort Powhatan ...
... Petersburg . Hon . EDWIN M. STANTON , Secretary of War . C. A. DANA . GENERAL BUTLER'S HEADQUARTERS , June 14 , 1864–2.20 p . m . ( Received 2 a . m . 15th . ) Wright's corps reached the James River last night opposite Fort Powhatan ...
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... Petersburg Express newspaper of yesterday has a telegram sent to Extra Billy Smith from Lynchburg stating that Hunter entered Lex- ington on the 11th . They estimate Hunter's strength at 16,000 ; his advance was resisted by General ...
... Petersburg Express newspaper of yesterday has a telegram sent to Extra Billy Smith from Lynchburg stating that Hunter entered Lex- ington on the 11th . They estimate Hunter's strength at 16,000 ; his advance was resisted by General ...
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... Petersburg I went over the conquered lines with General Grant and the engineer officers . The works are of the very strongest kind , more difficult even to take than was Missionary Ridge , at Chattanooga . The hardest fighting was done ...
... Petersburg I went over the conquered lines with General Grant and the engineer officers . The works are of the very strongest kind , more difficult even to take than was Missionary Ridge , at Chattanooga . The hardest fighting was done ...
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advance Appomattox Artillery assault Assistant Adjutant-General attack Battery Bermuda Hundred breast-works bridge Brig Brigadier-General Burnside camp Capt Captain captured casualties Cavalry Cemetery Hill charge Chickahominy City Point Colonel Colored Troops column command Company Connecticut covering operations crater crest crossed the James Deep Bottom dispatch Eighteenth Army Eighteenth Corps enemy enemy's line engaged Fifth Corps fire flank Fort Powhatan forward front of Petersburg guns HDQRS Heavy Artillery Infantry intrenchments James River Jerusalem plank road July 26 July 30 June 12 killed Lieut Lieutenant line of battle Major-General marched Massachusetts Meade miles morning mortars moved night Ninth Army Ninth Army Corps Ninth Corps obedient servant occupied officers operations June ordered Pennsylvania Petersburg picket portion of report position Potomac rear rebel regiment relieved remained report here omitted respectfully rifle-pits Second Brigade Second Corps Second Division Sixth Corps Third Division U. S. Army Volunteers wounded XXXVI yards