The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate ArmiesSeries I: Contains the 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, orders, and returns relating specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the "reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in chronological order. Volume XIV. 1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26) Chapter XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863. |
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... Fort Saint Philip is as high , or rather higher , than that about Fort Jackson . There is quite a large triangular space of high ground between the river and Bayou Mardi Gras ( just below the fort ) , and thence extend- ing along the ...
... Fort Saint Philip is as high , or rather higher , than that about Fort Jackson . There is quite a large triangular space of high ground between the river and Bayou Mardi Gras ( just below the fort ) , and thence extend- ing along the ...
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... fort , and it will be seen that they will enfilade every barbette battery and take most of them in reverse . The nearest vessels will be about 200 yards from the work . The batteries of Saint Philip cannot be enveloped and enfiladed as ...
... fort , and it will be seen that they will enfilade every barbette battery and take most of them in reverse . The nearest vessels will be about 200 yards from the work . The batteries of Saint Philip cannot be enveloped and enfiladed as ...
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... FORT SAINT PHILIP , LA . , May 16 , 1862 . Lieut . G. WEITZEL , U. 8. Engineers , Chief Engineer Department of the Gulf : SIR : In compliance with your orders , dated April 30 and May 13 , I reported to Col. E. F. Jones , Twenty - sixth ...
... FORT SAINT PHILIP , LA . , May 16 , 1862 . Lieut . G. WEITZEL , U. 8. Engineers , Chief Engineer Department of the Gulf : SIR : In compliance with your orders , dated April 30 and May 13 , I reported to Col. E. F. Jones , Twenty - sixth ...
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