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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 25. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 25.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 791.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Batteries at Grand Gulf Captured by the United States Mississippi Squadron, May 3, 1863

Map illustrating gun batteries at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, that were captured by Union forces on May 3, 1863. The map shows hills, vessels, streets and the Mississippi and Big Black Rivers.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Batteries Facing the River at Vicksburg

Map illustrating gun batteries along a river in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Below these river emplacements is a map of a battery at the hospital in Vicksburg, which includes some sketching of elevation. Scale 1:3,600
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map Showing the Route of the Late Expedition, Commanded by Rear Admiral Porter, U. S. Navy, in Attempting to Get Into the Yazoo River by the Way of Steele's Bayou and Deer Creek

Map illustrating the Mississippi River, Yazoo River, creeks, cities, and gun emplacements surrounding a gunboat route through Mississippi. The shaded area is where the gunboats actually traveled. The dotted line is an additional portion of the proposed route. In the upper right corner is a map that showed where the gunboats were to fall back.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McGinty Cannon]

Photograph of the McGinty Cannon in the midst of a large rebel group. Captain Alfred W. Lewis is the individual in the foreground with his back to the camera. The McGinty Cannon was kidnapped from El Paso, Texas on March 17, 1911 to aid the efforts of the rebellion cause in the Mexican Revolution.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 24. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 24.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 719.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of Attack on the Rebel Batteries at Grand Gulf, Mississippi River.

Map illustrating the planned positions of Union vessels for the assault on the Grand Gulf gun batteries. They were to be lined up along the northern side of the Mississippi River near the batteries.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch of Rebel Fortifications at Haynes' Bluff

Map illustrating Confederate fortifications along the Mississippi River. Also shown are forests, fields, swamps, bridges, and a graveyard.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Topography of a Canal Connecting Walnut Bayou with the Mississippi River.

Map illustrating the topography of a canal that connects Walnut Bayou with the Mississippi River. Islands, woodlands, barges, and dredging machines are noted.
Date: 1911
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mississippi River From Memphis to Vicksburg

Map illustrating the region between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee, focusing on the Mississippi River. Towns, rivers, lakes, railroads, and hills are shown. 1 inch = 20 miles.
Date: 1910
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 23. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 23.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 713.
Date: 1910
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 22. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 22.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 847.
Date: 1908
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Battle of Mobile Bay

Map illustrating the battle in Mobile Bay between Union and Confederate naval forces. Forts, islands, and the positions of navel vessels are shown. The upper left corner has a small illustration of ships ramming the "Tennessee."
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 21. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 21.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 937.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Mississippi River from Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Map illustrating the Mississippi River and the region that lies between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Borders, hills, cities, and railroads are shown. 1 inch = 20 miles.
Date: 1905
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 19. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 19.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 855.
Date: 1905
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 20. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 20.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 861.
Date: 1905
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 18. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 18.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 857.
Date: 1904
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 16. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 16.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 871.
Date: 1903
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 17. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 17.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 875.
Date: 1903
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Approaches to Charleston, South Carolina

Map illustrating the approach to Charleston, South Carolina. Confederate and Union forces, rivers, Fort Sumter, shipping channels, and wrecks are shown. 1/2 inch = 1 mile.
Date: 1902
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 14. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 14.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 769.
Date: 1902
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 15. (open access)

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 15.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of naval correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Navies discussing their operations. According to the introduction in the first volume, the first series "embraces the reports, orders, and correspondence, both Union and Confederate, relating to all naval operations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and inland waters of the United States during the war of the rebellion, together with the operations of vessels acting singly, either as cruisers or privateers, in different parts of the world. These reports are accompanied by such diagrams and maps as may be necessary" (pp. ix-x). Index starts on page 775.
Date: 1902
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Additions and Corrections to Atlas. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Additions and Corrections to Atlas.

Errata sheets for the Records of the War of the Rebellion include additions and corrections to the index for the atlas.
Date: 1902
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History