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, 1890 - 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 in that quarter . As nearly as I can ascertain , there are about Charleston , for its defense , some 10,000 or 12,000 troops ( mostly South Carolina militia ) , and there are about an equal number of Georgia militia available for ...
... troops in that quarter . As nearly as I can ascertain , there are about Charleston , for its defense , some 10,000 or 12,000 troops ( mostly South Carolina militia ) , and there are about an equal number of Georgia militia available for ...
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... troops of the United States in Canada . The destruction of Havre de Grace was characterized at the time by the Cabinet at Washington as " manifestly contrary to the usages of civilized warfare . " That village , we are told , was ...
... troops of the United States in Canada . The destruction of Havre de Grace was characterized at the time by the Cabinet at Washington as " manifestly contrary to the usages of civilized warfare . " That village , we are told , was ...
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... troops on Folly and the adjacent islands . By order of Brig . Gen. Q. A. Gillmore : Brig . Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE , ED . W. SMITH , Major , Assistant Adjutant - General . HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY , Washington , D. C. , July 5 , 1863 ...
... troops on Folly and the adjacent islands . By order of Brig . Gen. Q. A. Gillmore : Brig . Gen. Q. A. GILLMORE , ED . W. SMITH , Major , Assistant Adjutant - General . HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY , Washington , D. C. , July 5 , 1863 ...
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... troops , should the exigencies of the service require it , is hereby placed in command of the forces on Port Royal Island , and all the outposts supplied therefrom . By order of Brig . Gen. Q. A. Gillmore » ED . W. SMITH , Assistant ...
... troops , should the exigencies of the service require it , is hereby placed in command of the forces on Port Royal Island , and all the outposts supplied therefrom . By order of Brig . Gen. Q. A. Gillmore » ED . W. SMITH , Assistant ...
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... troops as I can spare from active operations here , unless I should in the meantime hear of the success of General Grant at Vicksburg , or General Banks at Port Hudson . The official report of the surrender of Vicksburg , and apparently ...
... troops as I can spare from active operations here , unless I should in the meantime hear of the success of General Grant at Vicksburg , or General Banks at Port Hudson . The official report of the surrender of Vicksburg , and apparently ...
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