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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... carried two more redoubts , forming part of the defenses of Petersburg , capturing 450 prisoners * For Grant's reference in his general report to operations of this period , see Vol . XXXVI , Part I , pp . 22-27 . " and 4 guns . Our ...
... carried two more redoubts , forming part of the defenses of Petersburg , capturing 450 prisoners * For Grant's reference in his general report to operations of this period , see Vol . XXXVI , Part I , pp . 22-27 . " and 4 guns . Our ...
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... carried , the enemy would have made no resistance , but would have continued a flight already commenced . It was three hours from the time our troops first occu- pied their works before the enemy took possession of this crest . I am ...
... carried , the enemy would have made no resistance , but would have continued a flight already commenced . It was three hours from the time our troops first occu- pied their works before the enemy took possession of this crest . I am ...
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... carried a line of intrenchments at Beatty's house , the colored troops assaulting and carrying the rifle - pits with great gallantry , but he had not yet carried the main line . He describes the rebel artillery fire as very heavy . He ...
... carried a line of intrenchments at Beatty's house , the colored troops assaulting and carrying the rifle - pits with great gallantry , but he had not yet carried the main line . He describes the rebel artillery fire as very heavy . He ...
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... carried these heights , which were defended by works of the most formidable character , and this gives us perfect command of the city and railroad . The enemy still hold south of the city and west of the river , but their position of ...
... carried these heights , which were defended by works of the most formidable character , and this gives us perfect command of the city and railroad . The enemy still hold south of the city and west of the river , but their position of ...
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... carrying what prisoners and deserters re- ported to be the enemy's last and main line on that part of the defenses of ... carried on under the greatest inconveniences as respect personal comfort . Every- thing is across the river at ...
... carrying what prisoners and deserters re- ported to be the enemy's last and main line on that part of the defenses of ... carried on under the greatest inconveniences as respect personal comfort . Every- thing is across the river at ...
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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