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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... troops of the Eighteenth Corps moving into their position âš«in rear of the Ninth Corps . General Burnside will form his troops for assaulting the enemy's works at daylight of the 30th , prepare his parapets and abatis for the pas- sage ...
... troops of the Eighteenth Corps moving into their position âš«in rear of the Ninth Corps . General Burnside will form his troops for assaulting the enemy's works at daylight of the 30th , prepare his parapets and abatis for the pas- sage ...
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... troops at the head of the assaulting column . That I disapproved , and I informed him of my disapproval , which was based upon the ground not that I had any reason to doubt , or any desire to doubt , the good qualities of the colored troops ...
... troops at the head of the assaulting column . That I disapproved , and I informed him of my disapproval , which was based upon the ground not that I had any reason to doubt , or any desire to doubt , the good qualities of the colored troops ...
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... troops in the trenches . The following is my dispatch to General Burnside ( document N ) . My idea was that General Burnside should form his columns of assault , make all his preparations , take all his men out of the trenches , and ...
... troops in the trenches . The following is my dispatch to General Burnside ( document N ) . My idea was that General Burnside should form his columns of assault , make all his preparations , take all his men out of the trenches , and ...
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... troops could not be induced to advance . In addition to that the following dispatch was sent to him ( document W ) . Fearing that there might be some difficulty on the part of General Burnside's troops , I thought it possible that by ...
... troops could not be induced to advance . In addition to that the following dispatch was sent to him ( document W ) . Fearing that there might be some difficulty on the part of General Burnside's troops , I thought it possible that by ...
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... troops there at that time - none of my dispatches to General Ord have been presented yet , because it would have con- fused matters . I will read them hereafter- ( document 16 ) . About that time both Major - General Burnside and Major ...
... troops there at that time - none of my dispatches to General Ord have been presented yet , because it would have con- fused matters . I will read them hereafter- ( document 16 ) . About that time both Major - General Burnside and Major ...
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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