The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 38, In Five Parts. Part 3, Reports. 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 1, Volume 38, In Five Parts. Part 3, Reports.
  • Serial Title The War of the Rebellion: Army Records
  • Series Title 52nd Congress

Creator

  • Author: United States. War Department.
    Creator Type: Organization
  • Compiler: Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: "Published under the direction of the The Hon. Redfield Proctor, Secretary of War."

Contributor

  • Author: Davis, George B. (George Breckenridge), 1847-1914
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Board of Publishers
  • Author: Perry, Leslie J.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Board of Publishers
  • Author: Kirkley, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1841-1912
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Board of Publishers

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Government Printing Office.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
    Additional Info: "Published pursuant to acts of Congress."

Date

  • Creation: 1891

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 first series contains formal reports which, according to the preface in Volume 1, will be arranged "according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts" (p. iii). Index starts on page 1027.
  • Physical Description: xvi, 1109 p. ; 22 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: 1864-05/1864-09
  • 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 1, Volume 38., ark:/67531/metapth308997

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/metapth154634

Note

  • Display Note: "Series I--Volume XXXVIII--In Five Parts. Part III--Reports."
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Fujitsu Image Scanner fi 4340C
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