Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
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The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion is the U.S. government’s massive, authoritative compilation of Union and Confederate military correspondence, reports, and orders from the American Civil War.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government publication
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historical document collection ⓘ primary source compilation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
O.R.
NERFINISHED
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OR NERFINISHED ⓘ Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | United States War Records Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiles |
Confederate military correspondence
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Union military correspondence ⓘ battle reports ⓘ military orders ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| digitalAvailability |
available online via Cornell University Making of America
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available online via Library of Congress ⓘ public domain ⓘ |
| documentType |
field reports
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general orders ⓘ letters ⓘ official reports ⓘ telegrams ⓘ |
| endOfPublication | 1901 ⓘ |
| isConsidered | authoritative reference on Civil War military operations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 128 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | preliminary Civil War document collections of the War Department ⓘ |
| publisher |
Government Printing Office
NERFINISHED
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United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
Confederate Army records
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Union Army records ⓘ naval operations (in part) ⓘ |
| series |
Series I
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Series II NERFINISHED ⓘ Series III NERFINISHED ⓘ Series IV ⓘ |
| series1Focus | formal reports of Union and Confederate armies ⓘ |
| series2Focus | prisoners of war ⓘ |
| series3Focus | Union authorities correspondence ⓘ |
| series4Focus | Confederate authorities correspondence ⓘ |
| startOfPublication | 1880 ⓘ |
| subject |
American Civil War
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Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
genealogists
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historians ⓘ military scholars ⓘ |
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