Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in Three PartsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1863 - Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861 |
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... railroad southwestward of what is known as Manassas Junction ; all details to be in the discretion of the general ... railroad on York river ; mine to move directly to a point on the railroad southwest of Manassas . If you will give me ...
... railroad southwestward of what is known as Manassas Junction ; all details to be in the discretion of the general ... railroad on York river ; mine to move directly to a point on the railroad southwest of Manassas . If you will give me ...
Page 12
... railroad bridge across it . On the 11th of March General McClellan ordered , by telegraph , the trans- ports from ... railroads , and stocking them with ma- terial sufficient for supplying the army , should at once be collected for both ...
... railroad bridge across it . On the 11th of March General McClellan ordered , by telegraph , the trans- ports from ... railroads , and stocking them with ma- terial sufficient for supplying the army , should at once be collected for both ...
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... railroad guards above alluded to , will make up a force , under General Abercrombie , to something like 18,639 . " It is my design to push General Blenker's division from Warrenton upon Strasburg . He should remain at Strasburg , too ...
... railroad guards above alluded to , will make up a force , under General Abercrombie , to something like 18,639 . " It is my design to push General Blenker's division from Warrenton upon Strasburg . He should remain at Strasburg , too ...
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... railroad was completed . A month was spent before Yorktown , our army , in the opinion of some of our ablest officers , becoming more demoralized by the labors of a long siege than it would have been even by an unsuccessful assault ...
... railroad was completed . A month was spent before Yorktown , our army , in the opinion of some of our ablest officers , becoming more demoralized by the labors of a long siege than it would have been even by an unsuccessful assault ...
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... railroad to Manassas . Let there be no delay in this . I have just been told that Frank- lin's corps stopped at Anandale , and that he was this evening in Alexandria . This is all contrary to my orders . Investigate and report the fact ...
... railroad to Manassas . Let there be no delay in this . I have just been told that Frank- lin's corps stopped at Anandale , and that he was this evening in Alexandria . This is all contrary to my orders . Investigate and report the fact ...
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a. m. to-morrow advance Alexandria Answer Aquia creek arrived artillery attack batteries battle battle of Williamsburg Bottom's Bridge bridge brigade Burnside Captain cavalry Centreville chairman Chandler Chickahominy Colonel committee met pursuant corps cross despatch direction division enemy enemy's fight following witnesses force Fort Monroe fortifications Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg Frémont front G. B. MCCLELLAN General-in-Chief Gooch guns H. W. HALLECK Harper's Ferry HEADQUARTERS ARMY Heintzelman horses infantry James river land Major General H. W. Major General MCCLELLAN Manassas McDowell miles military morning move movement night o'clock Odell officers operations opinion peninsula pontoons position Potomac President pursuant to adjournment quartermaster Question railroad Rappahannock re-enforcements rebels received regiments retreat Richmond road Secretary Secretary of War sent side Sumner supplies suppose telegraph tion troops wagons WAR DEPARTMENT Warrenton Washington Williamsburg York river Yorktown