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William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 23 1 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 11 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 11 3 Browse Search
Joseph T. Derry , A. M. , Author of School History of the United States; Story of the Confederate War, etc., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 6, Georgia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 8 0 Browse Search
Col. John C. Moore, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 9.2, Missouri (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 7 1 Browse Search
John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War. 4 0 Browse Search
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) 4 4 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 4 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 2 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 3 1 Browse Search
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Doc. 123. surprise near Renick, Mo. The Hannibal Messenger gives the following particulars of this affair: We have additional intelligence from various sources of Lieut.-Col. Morse's expedition south from Macon City. It appears that he left Macon the latter part of last week with 450 cavalry and infantry, took the enemy, reported to be 800 strong, under Sweeny, completely by surprise near Renick, in Randolph County, captured all their pickets, and was pouring a murderous fire into their ranks before they were aware of his presence. The consternation is said to have been great in the rebel camp, the occupants flying in every direction for dear life. One of the fugitives is said to have passed through New London a few mornings since with nothing but his shirt and pants on. Augustus Columbus Appler, late of the Democrat and News of this city, is said to have been taken prisoner. When he was found, it is said he was lying in the grass, feigning death; but on being pric