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L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience 70 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 64 2 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 58 2 Browse Search
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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 43 1 Browse Search
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid 43 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 1: The Opening Battles. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 42 2 Browse Search
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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 34 0 Browse Search
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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Appendix to chapter I. (search)
tle of Belmont St. Louis, November 1, 1861. General Grant, commanding at Cairo: You are hereby directed to hold your whole command ready to march at an houVER, Assistant Adjutant-General. headquarters, District southeast Missouri, Cairo, November 3, 1861. Colonel R. J. Oglesby, commanding, etc.,< Bird's Point, Miss U. S. Grant, Brigadier-General. headquarters, District southeast Missouri, Cairo, November 5, 1861. Brigadier-General C. F. Smith, commanding, etc., Paducah, Kell land some twelve miles below. U. S. Grant, Brigadier-General commanding. Cairo, November 6, 1861. Colonel R. J. Oglesby, commanding expedition: On receipt that place, communicate with me at Belmont. U. S. Grant, Brigadier-General. Cairo, November 6, 1861. Colonel W. H. L. Wallace, Bird's Point, Missouri: Herewitmmand of Brigadier-General John A. Mc-Clernand, composed of all the troops from Cairo and Fort Holt. The Second brigade, comprising the remainder of the troops of t
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Appendix to chapter II. (search)
rters, Department of the Missouri, St. Louis, January 6, 1862. Brigadier-General U. S. Grant, Cairo, Ill.: I wish you to make a demonstration in force on Mayfield, and in the direction of Murray. ters, Department of the Missouri, St. Louis, January 30, 1862. Brigadier-General U. S. Grant, Cairo, Ill.: You will immediately prepare to send forward to Fort Henry, on the Tennessee river, all your available force from Smithland, Paducah, Cairo, Fort Holt, Bird's Point, etc. Sufficient garrisons must be left to hold these places against an attack from Columbus. As the roads are now almost ports with his gunboats. The Benton, and perhaps some others, should be left for the defence of Cairo. Fort Henry should be taken and held at all hazards. I shall immediately send you three addititers, Department of the Missouri, St. Louis, February 1, 1862. Brigadier-General U. S. Grant, Cairo, Ill.: You are authorized to withdraw Colonel Ross's regiment, Seventeenth Illinois volunteers,
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Appendix to chapter V. (search)
at Major-General McClernand be, and he is directed to proceed to the states of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, to organize the troops remaining in those states and to be raised by volunteering or draft, and forward them with all dispatch to Memphis, Cairo, or such other points as may hereafter be designated by the General-in-chief, to the end that, when a sufficient force, not required by the operations of General Grant's command, shall be raised, an expedition may be organized under General McCleOctober 31, 1862, of which the following is an extract: Major-General McClernand is directed to proceed to the states of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, to organize the troops remaining in those states. . . . and forward them. . . . . to Memphis; Cairo, or such other points as may hereafter be designated,. . . . . to the end that, when a sufficient force, not required by the operations of General Grant's command [then in West Tennessee], shall be raised, an expedition may be organized, under Ge
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