The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 2, Volume 8. 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 2, Volume 8.
  • Serial Title The War of the Rebellion: Army Records
  • Alternate Title 55th Congress, 3d Session. House of Representatives. Document No. 314.

Creator

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

Contributor

  • Other: Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: "Published under the direction of The Hon. Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War"
  • Other: Kirkley, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1841-1912
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley, Board of Publication

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 second series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1 contains "the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns, Union and Confederate, relating to prisoners of war, and (so far as the military authorities were concerned) to State or political prisoners" (p. iii). Index starts on page 1005.
  • Physical Description: viii, 1060 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
  • Keyword: prisoners of war

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States
  • Coverage Date: 1864-04/1867-05
  • 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 2, Volume 8., ark:/67531/metapth309077

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/metapth139689

Note

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