Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The fourth series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1, "will exhibit the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Confederate authorities similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but excluding the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series" (p. iv). On pages 1177-1178, there is a list of alternate names/designations of organizations mentioned in the text; index starts on page 1179.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The fourth series, according to the preface in Series 1, Volume 1, "will exhibit the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Confederate authorities similar to that indicated for the Union officials, as of the third series, but excluding the correspondence between the Union and Confederate authorities given in that series" (p. iv). On pages 1177-1178, there is a list of alternate names/designations of organizations mentioned in the text; index starts on page 1079.