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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... intrenchments at Cold Har- bor , made a flank movement of an average of about fifty miles march , crossing the Chickahominy and James Rivers , the latter 2,000 feet wide and 84 feet deep at point of crossing , and surprised the enemy's ...
... intrenchments at Cold Har- bor , made a flank movement of an average of about fifty miles march , crossing the Chickahominy and James Rivers , the latter 2,000 feet wide and 84 feet deep at point of crossing , and surprised the enemy's ...
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... intrenched on the line from White Oak Swamp to Malvern Hill . Lee appears to have had no idea of our crossing the ... intrenchments at Beatty's house , the colored troops assaulting and carrying the rifle - pits with great gallantry ...
... intrenched on the line from White Oak Swamp to Malvern Hill . Lee appears to have had no idea of our crossing the ... intrenchments at Beatty's house , the colored troops assaulting and carrying the rifle - pits with great gallantry ...
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... intrenched . The result of the three days ' operations since Meade took command there is the driving the enemy from two lines of intrenchments , the capture of 4 guns , 4 colors , and about 500 prisoners . I have not been able to ...
... intrenched . The result of the three days ' operations since Meade took command there is the driving the enemy from two lines of intrenchments , the capture of 4 guns , 4 colors , and about 500 prisoners . I have not been able to ...
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... intrenchments toward the Ap- pomattox on the left since the failure of the Second and Sixth Corps on Thursday night of last week . It seems that the rebels are very strongly fortified there , also , and that if we were to attempt to ...
... intrenchments toward the Ap- pomattox on the left since the failure of the Second and Sixth Corps on Thursday night of last week . It seems that the rebels are very strongly fortified there , also , and that if we were to attempt to ...
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... intrenchments be- tween the plank and Norfolk roads , and bring them to his front . Care will be taken not to interfere with the troops of the Eighteenth Corps moving into their position ⚫in rear of the Ninth Corps . General Burnside ...
... intrenchments be- tween the plank and Norfolk roads , and bring them to his front . Care will be taken not to interfere with the troops of the Eighteenth Corps moving into their position ⚫in rear of the Ninth Corps . General Burnside ...
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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