The War of the Rebellion :
a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Pub. under the direction of the ... Secretary of War ...

Description

Corporate Author

United States. War Dept.

Related Names

Lazelle, H. M. (Henry Martyn), 1832-1917.
Scott, Robert N. (Robert Nicholson), 1838-1887.
United States. Record and Pension Office.
United States. War Dept.
United States. War Records Office.

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington : Govt. Print. Off., 1880-1901.

Subjects

United States > United States / History > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 > United States / History / Civil War, 1861-1865 / Sources.
Confederate States of America > Confederate States of America / History > Confederate States of America / History / Sources.

Note

Supplemented by: "Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. Pub. under the direction of the ... secretaries of war, by Maj. George B. Davis ... Mr. Leslie J. Perry ... Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley ... board of publicaton. Comp. by Capt. Calvin D. Cowles ..." (3 v. CLXXV (i.e. 178) fold. pl. (incl. illus., maps, plans) 48 x 40 cm.) published: Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1891-95. CALL NUMBER: G1201.S5U6 1891. Plates part colored. Issued in 37 parts. Assigned no. 261 of House Miscellaneous documents, v. 40, 52d Cong., 1st sess. (serial no. 2998). Documnet number does not appear i this copy; in other copies it appears in binder's title but not on t.-p. Inserted: ... Additions and corrections ... Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1902. 2 p. 23 cm. CONTENTS: pl. 1-135c. Military operations inthe field.--pl. 136-161. General topographical map.--pl. 161-171. Military divisions and departments.--pl. 172-175. Miscellaneous.
Robert N. Scott compiled and edited v.1-18, 1880-87, and also collected the greater part of the material for v.19-36, 1887-91. After his death in 1887 the work was continued by Henry M. Lazelle, 1887-89, and by a board of publication, 1889-90, consisting of George B. Davis, 1889-97, Leslie J. Perry, 1889-99. Joseph W. Kirkley, 1889-99, and Fred C. Ainsworth, 1898-99; from 1899-1901, edited by Fred C. Ainsworth and Joseph W. Kirkley.
Edited in the War records office, 1880-July 1899; in the Record and Pension Office, July 1899-1901.
Series 1, v.1-53, series 3, v.1-5, and series 4, v.1-3 include "Alternate designations of organizations mentioned".
Vols. 54-55 of series I [serial no.112-113] "have not been published and no material for them is in hand". cf. General index, p.xl. Series II, v.1 [serial no.114] with imprint 1894, was not issued until 1898.
Each number has special index. Inserted in each volume: Additions and corrections ... Washington, Govt. print. off., 1902.
Found also in the House Miscellaneous documents of the 52d to the 56th Congress.

Physical Description

70 v. in 128 : ill., plates, maps (some col., some fold.) ; 24 cm.

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