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Book/Printed Material The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series I--Volume XXXIV. Part II--Correspondence, etc. a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies Cited as: H. Misc. Doc. 52-13

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Title

  • The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series I--Volume XXXIV. Part II--Correspondence, etc. a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Misc. Doc. 52-13

Summary

  • 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.

Names

  • United States War Department
  • Scott, Robert N. (Robert Nicholson) 1838-1887
  • Lazelle, H. M. (Henry Martyn) 1832-1917
  • Davis, George B. (George Breckenridge) 1847-1914
  • Perry, Leslie J.
  • Kirkley, Joseph W. (Joseph William) 1841-1912
  • Ainsworth, Fred C. (Fred Crayton) 1852-1934
  • Moodey, John S. (John Sheldon) 1842-
  • Cowles, Calvin D. (Calvin Duvall) 1849- compiler
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. War Records Office
  • United States. Record and Pension Office
  • United States. Congress. House

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891.

Contents

  • Ser. I. 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 v. --ser. II. v. 1-8 [serial no. 114-121] Correspondence, orders, reports and returns, Union and Confederate, relating to prisoners of war and to state or political prisoners. 1894 [i.e. 1898]-1899. 8 v. --ser. III. v. 1-5 [serial no. 122-126] Correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Union authorities (embracing their correspondence with the Confederate officials) note relating specially to the subjects of the first and second series. It embraces the reports of the Secretary of War, of the general-in-chief and of the chiefs of the several staff corps and departments ... 1899-1900. 5 v. --ser. IV. v. 1-3 [serial no. 127-129] Correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Confederate authorities, similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but including the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series. 1900. 3 v. --[serial no. 130] General index and additions and corrections. Mr. John S. Moodey, indexer. Preface [by Elihu Root, Secretary of War]. Explanations. Synopsis of the contents of volumes. Special index for the principal armies, army corps, military divisions and departments. General index. Additions and corrections [arranged consecutively by volumes]. 1901.

Headings

  • -  1861-1865
  • -  Confederate States of America--United States
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • -  Confederate States of America--History
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories
  • -  United States
  • -  United States--Confederate States of America

Genre

  • Government publication
  • History
  • Maps
  • Sources
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (70 volumes in 128).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 52-1:H.MIS.DOC.13
  • Y 1.1/2:2963

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024850728

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States War Department, Robert N Scott, H. M Lazelle, George B Davis, Leslie J Perry, Joseph W Kirkley, Fred C Ainsworth, et al. The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series I--Volume XXXIV. Part II--Correspondence, etc. a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024850728/.

APA citation style:

United States War Department, Scott, R. N., Lazelle, H. M., Davis, G. B., Perry, L. J., Kirkley, J. W. [...] United States Congress. House. (1891) The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series I--Volume XXXIV. Part II--Correspondence, etc. a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024850728/.

MLA citation style:

United States War Department, et al. The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Series I--Volume XXXIV. Part II--Correspondence, etc. a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024850728/>.