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Unknown, July 30, 1864
HEADQUARTERS, Near Petersburg, July 30, 1864. General A. P. Hill reports that General Mahone in retaking the salient possessed by the enemy this morning recovered the four guns with which…
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Unknown to Jefferson Davis, July 1, 1864
HEADQUARTERS, Near Petersburg, July 1, 1864. General Beauregard reports a feeble demonstration made by enemy on a portion of General Johnson’s lines about 5 p. m. yesterday. His skirmishers, supported…
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Unknown to Captain, August 14, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SECOND MICHIGAN INFANTRY, Before Petersburg, Va., August 14, 1864. CAPTAIN : At 10 p. m. of the 12th [June] the regiment, with the brigade, withdrew from its position about…
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Unknown, October 20, 1864
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH NEW YORK ARTILLERY, October 20, 1864. October 20, 1864.* halted at 3.30 p.m. Marched to Doctor Wilcox’s farm and bivouacked on the banks of the James River at…
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Unknown, August 9, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SIXTY-FOURTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, August 9, 1864. August 9, 1864. Sir :* We crossed the James River on the 14th [June], and on the 15th marched toward Petersburg, Va.,…
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Unknown, September 28, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SECOND NEW YORK ARTILLERY, September 28, 1864. September 28, 1864. Report of the Second New York Artillery in the operations on the north side of the James River, from…
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Unknown to George G. Meade, June 28, 1864
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, City Point, Va., June 28, 1864. GENERAL: The communication of General Hancock [June 26], inclosing a newspaper article and asking for an investigation of…
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Unknown to George G. Meade, July 30, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—6.50 a. m. General GEORGE G. MEADE: The brigade next to General Burnside’s attempted an advance of a skirmish line just…
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Unknown to Major-General HUMPHREYS, July 30, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—6 a.m Major-General HUMPHREYS: It is not possible to say about the line in front of General Mott, as both parties…
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Unknown to Judge-Advocate, September 8, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CORPS, September 8, 1864. September 8, 1864. The Court met pursuant to adjournment. Present, Major-General Hancock, president, Brigadier-Generals Ayres and Miles, and Colonel Schriver, judge-advocate. Lieut. A. A.…