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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... took possession of the crater made by the explosion , and a considerable distance of the parapet to the right of it , as well as a short work in front , and still hold them . The effort to carry the ridge beyond , and which would give ...
... took possession of the crater made by the explosion , and a considerable distance of the parapet to the right of it , as well as a short work in front , and still hold them . The effort to carry the ridge beyond , and which would give ...
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... took . The prisoners he took were from Beauregard's command ; some of them said they had just crossed the James above Drewry's Bluff . I do not think any of Lee's army had reached Petersburg when Smith stormed it . They seem to be there ...
... took . The prisoners he took were from Beauregard's command ; some of them said they had just crossed the James above Drewry's Bluff . I do not think any of Lee's army had reached Petersburg when Smith stormed it . They seem to be there ...
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... took the precaution to have a telegraph run from my headquarters in General Burnside's camp to where General Burnside had established his headquarters for the day , in the fourteen - gun battery . The following is the next dispatch I ...
... took the precaution to have a telegraph run from my headquarters in General Burnside's camp to where General Burnside had established his headquarters for the day , in the fourteen - gun battery . The following is the next dispatch I ...
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... took position in a bomb - proof which had been used as some - regimental headquarters , and remained there for the purpose of dressing wounds . This bomb - proof is located at a point about ten rods in rear of our line . Shortly after I ...
... took position in a bomb - proof which had been used as some - regimental headquarters , and remained there for the purpose of dressing wounds . This bomb - proof is located at a point about ten rods in rear of our line . Shortly after I ...
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... took some of his own company and cut partially that night . No working parties coming , on the night of the 29th the matter was again raised - by whom I do not know - but General Burnside declined to have any trees cut on that night ...
... took some of his own company and cut partially that night . No working parties coming , on the night of the 29th the matter was again raised - by whom I do not know - but General Burnside declined to have any trees cut on that night ...
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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