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Book/Printed Material The War of the Rebellion : a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies Cited as: H. Misc. Doc. 53-121

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Title

  • The War of the Rebellion : a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Misc. Doc. 53-121

Summary

  • This site offers an online version of the 70 volume print edition of primary source material from the U.S. Civil War. The print edition was originally published in 1880-1901. It contains reports and correspondence produced by the Union and Confederate armies and various governmental bodies of the period. Prepared under the direction of the Secretary of War by Robert N. Scott.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880.

Contents

  • Series 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, orders and returns relating specially thereto. 1880-98. 111 v. -- Series 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]-99. 8 v. -- Series III, v. 1-5 [serial no. 122-126] Correspondence, orders, reports and returns of the Union authorities (embracing their correspondence with the Confederate officials) not 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. -- Series 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].

Headings

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

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Electronic texts
  • Online resources
  • History
  • Legislative materials
  • Maps
  • Sources

Medium

  • 1 online resource (70 volumes in 128.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 53-2:H.MIS.DOC.121
  • Y 1.1/2:3244

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024851528

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States War Department, Fred C Ainsworth, Calvin D. Compiler Cowles, George B Davis, Joseph W Kirkley, H. M Lazelle, John S Moodey, et al. The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024851528/.

APA citation style:

United States War Department, Ainsworth, F. C., Cowles, C. D. C., Davis, G. B., Kirkley, J. W., Lazelle, H. M. [...] United States War Records Office. (1880) The War of the Rebellion: 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://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024851528/.

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. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024851528/>.