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46,149 lettersHEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, June 23, 1862. June 23, 1862. Major-General HALLECK, Corinth, Miss. : Your dispatch just received ; will be advised at once. A regiment and battery…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, June 22, 1862. June 22, 1862. Major-General HALLEOK, Oorinth, Miss. : Your dispatch received. Davis’ division has been ordered to proceed to Jacinto with instructions…
CoRINTH, Miss. CoRINTH, Miss., June 21, 1862. Col. W. W. Lowk, Fort Henry: Act of Congress prevents officers from returning slaves to owners, loyal or disloyal. General Orders, No. 3,…
HEADQUARTERS ADVANCE BRIGADE, White Plains, Va., March 31, 1862. GENERAL: Yesterday afternoon I examined the line of the. railroad from this point to Salem, and also to Thoroughfare. The road…
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HDQBRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN.’S OFFICE, February 23, 1863. No. 88. Washington, February 23, 1863. VII. The Court of Inquiry, convened by Special Orders, Nos. 350…
PETERSBURG PETERSBURG, May 26, 1862. Baggage being behind, your telegram not translated till now. \Vhat you are doing is of the greatest possible service (sending forward animals, wagons, and commissary…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD INFANTRY, August 5, 1862. August 5, 1862—8.30 p. m. CAPTAIN: I have just this moment arrived. Before the arrival of General Butterfield I made disposition for advancing to…
HEADQUARTERS, Petersburg, Va., August 21, 1862. GENERAL: Numerous causes have prevented my sending you a report ere this of an attack on the shipping and camp of General Mepoe by…
HEADQUARTERS CRENSHAW BATTERY, Near Richmond, Va., July 14, 1862. GENERAL: In obedience to your orders of 10th instant I beg leave respectfully to submit the following report: Soon after receiving…
HDQRS. SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEERS, Camp near Darbytown Road, July 26, 1862. GENERAL: On the Ist of this month you, after much exertion, put your brigade in line of battle…
HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION, July 14, 1862. Magsor: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of this brigade in the recent engagements and operations…
HEADQUARTERS SEVENTH BRIGADE, July 30, 1862. GENERAL: I respectfully append the following as a continuation of the operations of the Seventh Brigade from June 28 to July 4 inclusive: On…
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION, August 2, 1862. August 2, 1862. I submit the following report of the operations of this brigade at or near Malvern Hili on the 1st…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH MAINE VOLUNTEERS, July 9, 1862. Camp No. 22, in the Field, July 9, 1862. Sir: The following is a report of my regiment after the action of June…
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH INFANTRY, Camp near James River, Va., July 4, 1862. Sir: In obedience to instructions I have the honor to report the part taken by the Sixth U.S. Infantry,…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION, Camp near Seven Pines, June 27, 1862. CapTAIn: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to orders, I marched my brigade on the…
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. INSANE ASYLUM, November 8, 1862. Near Washington, D. 0., November 8, 1862. Your letter of the 30th ultimo* reached me day before yesterday, since which time my engagements…
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS, Washington, D. O., February 4, 1865. GENERAL: Your letter of the 2d instant, requesting to be informed of the number of prisoners at the several stations,…
HEADQUARTERS OFFICE OF EXCHANGE, New Orleans, January 30, 1865. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 13th instant, and in compliance with the request…
GENERAL WAR DEPARTMENT, August 31, 1864. CouRT-MARTIAL ORDERS, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, No. 274, \ Washington, August 31, 1864, The sentences “to be hung,” awarded by a military commission and promulgated in…