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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 1,017 1,017 Browse Search
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War 22 22 Browse Search
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The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 15 15 Browse Search
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Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 13 13 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 11 11 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 11 11 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 9 9 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 8 8 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.). You can also browse the collection for August 16th or search for August 16th in all documents.

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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
provided with horses, so as to enable the head of each column rapidly to gain the most important strategic points; the weak men and horses were left at the depot. The heavy train-wagons were replaced with pack-trains — a change contrary to usages in the American armies, but which was rendered necessary on account of the character of the campaign about to be inaugurated. In order to avoid crowding and to facilitate the distribution of provisions the army was divided, on leaving, on the 16th of August, Camp Nelson near Lexington, into four columns of infantry and one of cavalry, which, collecting some reinforcements on the way, formed in line on the 21st, to the north of the Cumberland Valley, on the different routes which each was appointed to take. To the first column on the right, which had the longest way to go, was assigned the best and surest route: it was entrusted with the heaviest part of the train. Leaving Glasgow, it made, via Tompkinsville and Livingston, for the village
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
of the breaching-batteries had been delayed by the construction in the midst of the swamps of the battery which we have described above: this work, the results of which could not compensate for such a loss of time, was nearly finished on the 16th of August. The defensive works of the second and the third parallels had also been completed, despite the very active fire from all the hostile forts. That very day a Confederate shell perforated the shelter with plate-armor established for the teleterior wall of which was exposed to a plunging fire, had been covered on that side with a thick layer of sandbags. The disarmament of the fort continued. Out of the sixty pieces which were there on the preceding month, there remained on the 16th of August but thirty-eight guns and two mortars. The others, for the most part of large calibre, had been distributed among the old forts and the new batteries. Those on James Island had been armed with particular care, and only awaited a signal to o