The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 40, In Three Parts. Part 1, 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 40, In Three Parts. Part 1, Reports.
  • Serial Title The War of the Rebellion: Army Records
  • Alternate Title 52d Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. 338, Part 1.
  • Added Title The Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives for the First Session of the Fifty-Second Congress, 1891-'92. In Fifty-Three Volumes.

Creator

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

Contributor

  • Other: Elkins, Stephen B.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: "Published under the direction of The Hon. Stephen B. Elkins, Secretary of War"
  • Other: Davis, George B. (George Breckenridge), 1847-1914
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Maj. George B. Davis, U. S. A., Board of Publication
  • Other: Perry, Leslie J.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Board of Publication
  • 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: 1892

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 833.
  • Physical Description: xvi, 903 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: 1864-06/1864-07
  • 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 40., ark:/67531/metapth309056

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/metapth145052

Note

  • Display Note: "Series I--Volume XL--In Three Parts. Part I--Reports."
  • Display Note: This volume is from a serial set and is a reprint of the 1892 publication; it includes an Index to House Miscellaneous Documents at the start of the volume.
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