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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... skirmishers , and not to attract the enemy's attention there if I could help it . Question . How were the Ninth Corps troops formed for the assault- your own division , for instance ? Answer . My own division was to have been formed ...
... skirmishers , and not to attract the enemy's attention there if I could help it . Question . How were the Ninth Corps troops formed for the assault- your own division , for instance ? Answer . My own division was to have been formed ...
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... skirmishers to the right of this crater , and in case the assault seemed to be successful , and General Ledlie moved forward , he should ad- vance his skirmishers to the right , and if he did not find so much serious opposition as to ...
... skirmishers to the right of this crater , and in case the assault seemed to be successful , and General Ledlie moved forward , he should ad- vance his skirmishers to the right , and if he did not find so much serious opposition as to ...
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... skirmishers to clear the way for them . Question . Did your command go beyond the crater ? Answer . It did . Question . About how far ? Answer . I should judge 200 yards ; it might be more or it might be less ; it could not have been ...
... skirmishers to clear the way for them . Question . Did your command go beyond the crater ? Answer . It did . Question . About how far ? Answer . I should judge 200 yards ; it might be more or it might be less ; it could not have been ...
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... skirmishers . At 7 a . m . charged the enemy and captured four 20 - pounder Parrott guns and about 20 prisoners . At 11 a . m . we advanced our skirmish line about one mile through the woods . July 28. - At 6 p . m . we went back about ...
... skirmishers . At 7 a . m . charged the enemy and captured four 20 - pounder Parrott guns and about 20 prisoners . At 11 a . m . we advanced our skirmish line about one mile through the woods . July 28. - At 6 p . m . we went back about ...
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... skirmishing with the enemy , in which our loss was 1 killed and 4 wounded . The same evening we were relieved by the ... skirmishers and discovered the enemy's works in our front . June 22. - Moved to an advanced position in front of the ...
... skirmishing with the enemy , in which our loss was 1 killed and 4 wounded . The same evening we were relieved by the ... skirmishers and discovered the enemy's works in our front . June 22. - Moved to an advanced position in front of 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