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, 1883 - 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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... fire , some of the guns having been personally directed by him ; his tact and manage- ment in the government of raw recruits ; his general knowledge of the executive duties of a man - of - war , together with his high - toned bearing ...
... fire , some of the guns having been personally directed by him ; his tact and manage- ment in the government of raw recruits ; his general knowledge of the executive duties of a man - of - war , together with his high - toned bearing ...
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United States. War Department. fire . The Monitor met them at once and opened her fire , when all th enemy's vessels retired excepting the Merrimac . These two iron - clad fought , part of the time touching each other , from 8 a . m . to ...
United States. War Department. fire . The Monitor met them at once and opened her fire , when all th enemy's vessels retired excepting the Merrimac . These two iron - clad fought , part of the time touching each other , from 8 a . m . to ...
Page 88
... fire than did the regiments of my brigade , espe- cially the Twenty - fifth Massachusetts and Tenth Connecticut Regi- ments , both of which suffered quite severely . Colonel Russell , of the Tenth Connecticut , fell gallantly at the ...
... fire than did the regiments of my brigade , espe- cially the Twenty - fifth Massachusetts and Tenth Connecticut Regi- ments , both of which suffered quite severely . Colonel Russell , of the Tenth Connecticut , fell gallantly at the ...
Page 90
... fire with one 30 - pounder Parrott gun on the battery at Pork Point , and lodged our first shell within the battery . We con- tinued our fire with the Parrott gun and two 12 - pounder Wiard guns whenever opportunity was afforded us by ...
... fire with one 30 - pounder Parrott gun on the battery at Pork Point , and lodged our first shell within the battery . We con- tinued our fire with the Parrott gun and two 12 - pounder Wiard guns whenever opportunity was afforded us by ...
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... fire as often as good aim could be obtained . At 6.20 p . m . the signal , " Cease fire , " was given from the Southfield , when we anchored beyond the reach of the enemy's guns , disappointed at not being able to run nearer the fort ...
... fire as often as good aim could be obtained . At 6.20 p . m . the signal , " Cease fire , " was given from the Southfield , when we anchored beyond the reach of the enemy's guns , disappointed at not being able to run nearer the fort ...
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advance AMBROSE E ammunition arrived artillery Assistant Adjutant-General attack battery battle Beaufort Berne boats breastworks bridge Brig brigade Brigadier-General Burnside camp Capt Captain cavalry charge Colonel Shaw companies Creek Croatan Sound defense DEPARTMENT OF NORFOLK Department of North dispatch duty Elizabeth City enemy enemy's February fire flank fleet force Fort Monroe Fort Thompson Foster Fourth Rhode Island Goldsborough guard gunboats guns HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT howitzers Huger immediately Infantry instant J. P. BENJAMIN James River killed Kinston landing Legion Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Major-General March March 14 Massachusetts Merrimac miles morning Nag's Head Navy night Ninth New York Norfolk North Carolina o'clock obedient servant officers ordered pickets position railroad re-enforcements rear rebel received regiment Reno respectfully retreat returned Rhode Island Richmond road Roanoke Island Secretary Secretary of War sent shell shot soon steamer transportation troops Twenty-first Massachusetts U. S. Army vessels Virginia Volunteers Wise wounded Yorktown