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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... colors , and between 300 and 400 prisoners . This line is two miles from Petersburg . Hancock got up and took position on Smith's left at 3 a . m . to - day . There was heavy firing in that direction there from 5 to 6. No report yet ...
... colors , and between 300 and 400 prisoners . This line is two miles from Petersburg . Hancock got up and took position on Smith's left at 3 a . m . to - day . There was heavy firing in that direction there from 5 to 6. No report yet ...
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... colors , and about 500 prisoners . I have not been able to witness the fighting of the last two days , having been kept in camp by sickness , but Comstock , of General Grant's staff , tells me that it has not been equal to our previous ...
... colors , and about 500 prisoners . I have not been able to witness the fighting of the last two days , having been kept in camp by sickness , but Comstock , of General Grant's staff , tells me that it has not been equal to our previous ...
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... colors , also seen and examined rebel pris- oners taken that morning ? Answer . In reply to that question I would say that I am willing to assume that there is an apparent discrepancy in my testimony which I am very glad to have an ...
... colors , also seen and examined rebel pris- oners taken that morning ? Answer . In reply to that question I would say that I am willing to assume that there is an apparent discrepancy in my testimony which I am very glad to have an ...
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... colors , to which , although I did not attach much importance , not knowing how a signal officer could see an operation of that kind , when it did not come to me from the officer in charge of the operation , we , nevertheless ...
... colors , to which , although I did not attach much importance , not knowing how a signal officer could see an operation of that kind , when it did not come to me from the officer in charge of the operation , we , nevertheless ...
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... colors , and recaptured a stand of colors belonging to a white regiment of our corps . Here , after they had taken those prisoners , the troops became somewhat disorganized , and it was some little time before they could get them ...
... colors , and recaptured a stand of colors belonging to a white regiment of our corps . Here , after they had taken those prisoners , the troops became somewhat disorganized , and it was some little time before they could get them ...
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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