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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 631 631 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 69 69 Browse Search
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2 39 39 Browse Search
John Bell Hood., Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate Armies 20 20 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 19 19 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 19 19 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 16 16 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 15 15 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 14 14 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 13 13 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 100 (search)
ion that the Legislature would pass an act in accordance with it at its adjourned session, on the twenty-third of August. I am furnished with an official copy of the following reply, dated August first, 1864, to the proposition of General Couch: (copy) war Department, Adjutant-General's office, Washington, D. C., August 1, 1864. Major-General D. N. Couch, Commanding, &c., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. General: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the twenty-second of July, relative to the United States providing uniforms for a special corps of militia from certain border counties of Pennsylvania. In reply, I am directed to inform you that the subject has been carefully considered by the Secretary of War, who cannot sanction the issue of the clothing in question. I am, General, Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, (Signed) Thos. M. Vincent. Headquarters Department of the Susquehanna, Harrisburg, August sixth, 1864.--A true co
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 105 (search)
by daylight made Ashby's Gap; rested three hours and then on to Gap; camped in a meadow. July 21--Clear; daylight start; we are attached to Wharton's brigade; quick time to Middletown, and are now lying in the woods here; it is reported that Ransom's cavalry and Ramsuer's infantry were whipped yesterday near Winchester; got this man's book from Joseph Smith; our boys have numerous nic-nax captured from the Yankees; rumored there are four corps after us; if so, we are in a tight place. July 22--Clear; daylight start; took position on hill at Strasburg; lay in line all day, awaiting an attack; evening, drew off to woods; McRea rejoined us; no rations. July 23-Clear; half rations; out on picket; euchre; H. Roddy rejoined us. July 24--Clear; army in motion; no move toward Winchester; all sorts of grape-vines in circulation; one day's rations, very short, issued; came up on enemy near Newtown; we are in centre of front line, skirmishing, heavy shells and bullets coming thick am
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 36. General Rousseau's expedition. (search)
three of them, who represented themselves as scouts detailed by order of General Johnston, and then on service for General Jackson, commanding a rebel cavalry force. They were taken by surprise at our approach, having had no intimation of our coming. We learned that a small cavalry force from General Sherman's army had been at Carrollton a few days ago, and had returned toward Marietta. General Stoneman's pickets were reported to be near Powder Springs, sixteen miles in advance of us. July 22d.--The expedition reached Powder Springs about eleven o'clock and found a Federal cavalry picket a mile beyond. They had heard of our approach from scouts, but supposed us to be rebels. Our true character however was discovered before we reached them. A general feeling of relief pervaded the command at being again within our own lines after thirteen days of hard marching in the enemy's country, and the successful result of the expedition and its safe return was a cause of much satisfactio
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 117 (search)
had occupied and threw up lines of breast-works. July 22-2.25 A. M.--It is a splendidly bright moonlight nig are his tactics. The battles of the twentieth, twenty-second and twenty-eighth of July, and the thirty-first ion took a strong position in the forenoon of July twenty-second, and intrenched it securely. This position, -seventh of June at Kenesaw Mountain, and on the twenty-second and twenty-eighth of July, before Atlanta, with skirmished all day. At night the enemy retired. July 22.--Pursued the enemy at three o'clock A. M.; came uphe siege of Atlanta, from the morning of the twenty-second of July until the night of the twenty-fifth of Augususketry fire; also subjected to severe shelling. July 22.--Intrenched within one and a half miles of Atlanta. I entertain no doubt that in the battle of July twenty-second the enemy sustained an aggregate loss of fullebel strong. hold, Atlanta. Here, on the twenty-second day of July, you again performed your duty nobly, as p
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 120 (search)
hattahoochee, to give his men rest and get up stores, until the seventeenth of July, when he resumed his operations, crossed the Chattahoochee, destroyed a large portion of the railroad to Augusta, and drove the enemy back to Atlanta. At this place General Hood succeeded General Johnston in command of the rebel army, and, assuming the offensive-defensive policy, made several severe attacks upon Sherman in the vicinity of Atlanta, the most desperate and determined of which was on the twenty-second of July. About one P. M. of this day the brave, accomplished and noble-hearted McPherson was killed. General Logan succeeded him, and commanded the Army of the Tennessee through this desperate battle, and until he was superseded by Major-General Howard, on the twenty-sixth, with the same success and ability that had characterized him in the command of a corps or division. In all these attacks the enemy was repulsed with great loss. Finding it impossible to entirely invest the place, Ge
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 172 (search)
ad occupied in the morning, and throw his left a little to the rear, in order to protect the flank. Ricketts' division of the Sixth corps, and Crowninshield's squadrons of cavalry, were at the same time placed in position, so as to still further cover the left flank and rear until the other divisions of the Sixth corps should have taken their positions in the extending line. This was the position of the Second corps when the operations closed for the night. battle-field, near Petersburg, July 22--11:30 P. M. In the operations of our army around Petersburg, this has been a strange and eventful day. During all this afternoon and evening there has been continuous fighting on some portion of the lines. Night has closed upon a day of strong endeavor and of action, and yet it is with great reluctance that we are forced to the conclusion that nothing of practical importance has been accomplished. The fortunes of war, however, are exceedingly precarious, and if it happens that to-day