The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2.
  • Serial Title The War of the Rebellion: Army Records

Creator

  • Author: United States. War Department.
    Creator Type: Organization

Contributor

  • Other: Alger, R. A. (Russell Alexander), 1836-1907
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: "Published under the direction of The Hon. Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War"
  • Other: Ainsworth, Fred C. (Fred Crayton), 1852-1934
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Brig. Gen. Fred C. Ainsworth, Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department
  • Other: Kirkley, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1841-1912
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Government Printing Office.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 1899

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The third series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1 contains "the 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 will set forth the annual and special reports of the Secretary of War, of the General-in-Chief, and of the chiefs of the several staff corps and departments; the calls for troops, and the correspondence between the National and the several State authorities" (p. iv). Index starts on page 963.
  • Physical Description: viii, 1007 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Confederate States of America -- History
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Confederate States of America. Army
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States -- History, Military
  • Keyword: War of the Rebellion papers
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Civil War
  • Keyword: Union Army
  • Keyword: Confederate Army
  • Keyword: reports
  • Keyword: armies
  • Keyword: correspondence
  • Keyword: letters
  • Keyword: officers

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States
  • Coverage Date: 1862-04/1862-12
  • Time Period: civ-war

Relation

  • Is Referenced By: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Additions and Corrections to Series 3, Volume 2., ark:/67531/metapth309079

Collection

  • Name: War of the Rebellion
    Code: WARR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Call Number: W 45.5
  • OCLC: 12241509
  • ISBN: 0918678072
  • ISBN: 9780918678072
  • Library of Congress Control Number: 72176712
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth139264

Note

  • Display Note: "Series III--Volume II."
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Fujitsu Image Scanner fi 4340C
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