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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... enemy's rear at Petersburg . This was done without the loss of a wagon or piece of ar- tillery and with the loss of only about 150 stragglers , picked up by the enemy . In covering this.move Warren's corps and Wilson's cavalry had ...
... enemy's rear at Petersburg . This was done without the loss of a wagon or piece of ar- tillery and with the loss of only about 150 stragglers , picked up by the enemy . In covering this.move Warren's corps and Wilson's cavalry had ...
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... enemy from an in- trenched position , and the capture of four 20 - pounder Parrott guns . The loss was very slight and ... enemy's dead were left there . We have failed in what I had hoped to accomplish - that is , to surprise the enemy ...
... enemy from an in- trenched position , and the capture of four 20 - pounder Parrott guns . The loss was very slight and ... enemy's dead were left there . We have failed in what I had hoped to accomplish - that is , to surprise the enemy ...
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... enemy were taken com- pletely by surprise and did not recover from it for more than an hour . The crater and several hundred yards of the enemy's line to the right and left of it and a short detached line in front of the crater were oc ...
... enemy were taken com- pletely by surprise and did not recover from it for more than an hour . The crater and several hundred yards of the enemy's line to the right and left of it and a short detached line in front of the crater were oc ...
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... enemy's last and main line on that part of the defenses of Petersburg . Ledlie suffered severely , but no figures ... enemy's line , and taking some 40 prisoners . Birney attacked at the same time , but made no progress . About 2 p . m ...
... enemy's last and main line on that part of the defenses of Petersburg . Ledlie suffered severely , but no figures ... enemy's line , and taking some 40 prisoners . Birney attacked at the same time , but made no progress . About 2 p . m ...
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... enemy's works at daylight of the 30th , prepare his parapets and abatis for the pas- sage of the columns , and have the pioneers equipped for work in opening passages for artillery , destroying enemy's abatis , & c . , and the ...
... enemy's works at daylight of the 30th , prepare his parapets and abatis for the pas- sage of the columns , and have the pioneers equipped for work in opening passages for artillery , destroying enemy's abatis , & c . , and the ...
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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