Camp Custer, later Fort Custer, was not in existence during the American Civil War, but the Fort Custer Historical Society library and archives has a few Civil War era resources. One of those resources includes a series of books titled, The War of the
Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate
Armies.The multi-volume series contains the official records of the Union and Confederate armies. The official records were ordered to be published by Congress and printed between 1881 and 1901. This primary source material was written at the time of the Civil War. They include reports, correspondence, orders, and more from both the Union and Confederate sides.
The books are divided into four series:
- Series I - Contains reports dealing with Union and Confederate Military Operations in addition to correspondence, orders and returns related to those operations.
- Series II - Contains correspondence, orders, reports and returns related to prisoners of war, State and political prisoners.
- Series III - Contains correspondence, orders, reports and returns of Union authorities that are not related to military operations and prisoners.
- Series IV - Contains correspondence, orders, reports and returns of Confederate authorities that are not included in the previous series.
- The Fort Custer library doesn't have a complete set of this resource. The highlighted volumes below are the ones that the library DOES NOT have. Online availability is found at Internet Archive.
If you have an interest in the Civil War and want to learn first hand accounts of this troubling time in U.S. History and get a you were there feeling, this is the resource for you.
Author: United States.
War Dept.
Title: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Other Title: Official records of the Union and Confederate armies
Publisher: Govt. Print. Off.
Place of Publication: Washington
MoA Volumes: Series
I, 1-53; Series II, 1-8; Series III, 1-5; Series IV, 1-4 (1880 - 1901)
Series
I:
Contains the formal reports, both Union and Confederate, of the first seizures
of United States property in the Southern States, and of all military
operations in the field, with the correspondence, orders, and returns relating
specially thereto, and, as proposed is to be accompanied by an Atlas. In this
series the reports will be arranged according to the campaigns and several
theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the
Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the
Confederate accounts. The correspondence, etc., not embraced in the
"reports" proper will follow (first Union and next Confederate) in
chronological order.
·
Volume I. 1880. (Vol. 1, Chap. 1-8)
Chapter
I - Operations in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Dec. 20, 1860-Apr. 4, 1861
Chapter II - The secession of Georgia. Jan. 3-26, 1861.
Chapter III - The secession of Alabama and Mississippi. Jan. 4-20, 1861.
Chapter IV - Operations in Florida. Jan. 6-Aug. 31, 1861.
Chapter V - The secession of North Carolina. Jan. 9-May 20, 1861.
Chapter VI - The secession of Louisiana. Jan. 10-Feb. 19, 1861.
Chapter VII - Operations in Texas and New Mexico. Feb. 1-Jun 11, 1861.
Chapter VIII - Operations in Arkansas, the Indian Territory, and Missouri. Feb.
7-May 9, 1861.
·
Volume II. 1880. (Vol. 2, Chap. 9)
Chapter
VIX - Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Apr
16-Jul 31, 1861.
·
Volume III. 1881. (Vol. 3, Chap. 10)
Chapter
X - Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Indian Territory. May 10-Nov.
19, 1861.
·
Volume IV. 1882. (Vol. 4, Chap. 11-13)
Chapter
XI - Operations in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Jun 11, 1861-Feb. 1, 1862.
Chapter XII - Operations in Kentucky and Tennessee. Jul 1-Nov. 19, 1861.
Chapter XIII - Operations in North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia. Aug. 1,
1861-Jan. 11, 1862.
·
Volume V. 1881. (Vol. 5, Chap. 14)
Chapter
XIV - Operations in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and West Virginia. Aug. 1,
1861-Mar 17, 1862.
·
Volume VI. 1882.
(Vol. 6, Chap. 15-16)
Chapter
XV - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East
Florida. Aug 21, 1861-Apr 11, 1862.
Chapter XVI - Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern
Mississippi, and Louisiana. Sep 1, 1861-May 12, 1862.
·
Volume VII.
1882. (Vol. 7, Chap. 17)
Chapter
XVII - Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, and W. Virginia. Nov. 19,
1861-Mar 4, 1862.
·
Volume VIII.
1883. (Vol. 8, Chap. 18)
Chapter
XVIII - Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Indian Territory. Nov.
19, 1861-Apr 10, 1862.
·
Volume IX. 1883. (Vol. 9, Chap. 19-21)
Chapter
XIX - Operations in Southeastern Virginia. Jan. 11-Mar 17, 1862.
Chapter XX - Operations in North Carolina. Jan. 11-Aug. 20, 1862.
Chapter XXI - Operations in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Feb. 1-Sep. 20,
1862.
·
Volume X - in
Two Parts. 1884. (Vol. 10, Chap. 22)
Chapter
XXII - Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and
Southwest Virginia. Mar 4-Jun 10, 1862.
Part I -- Reports
Part II -- Correspondence, etc.
Volume XI - in
Three Parts. 1884. (Vol. 11, Chap. 23)
Chapter
XXIII - The Peninsular Campaign, Virginia. Mar 17-Sep. 2, 1862.
Part I -- Reports, Mar 17-Jun 24
Part II -- Reports, Jun 25-Sep 2
Part III -- Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XII -
in Three Parts. 1885. (Vol. 12, Chap. 24)
Chapter
XXIV - Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Mar 17-Sep
2, 1862.
Part I -- Reports, Mar 17-Jun 25
Part II -- Reports, Jun 26-Sep 2
Part II -- Supplement. 1886.
Part III -- Correspondence
·
Volume XIII.
1885. (Vol. 13, Chap. 25)
Chapter
XXV -- Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, the Indian Territory, and the
Department of the Northwest. Apr. 10-Nov. 20, 1862.
·
Volume XIV.
1885. (Vol. 14, Chap. 26)
Chapter
XXVI - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East
Florida. Apr 12, 1862-Jun 11, 1863.
·
Volume XV. 1886.
(Vol. 15, Chap. 27)
Chapter
XXVII - Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi
(embracing all operations against Vicksburg, May 18-Jul 27, 1862); and
Louisiana, May 12, 1862-May 14, 1863; and operations in Texas, New Mexico, and
Arizona, Sep 20,1862-May 14, 1863.
·
Volume XVI -
in Two Parts. 1886. (Vol. 16, Chap. 28)
Chapter
XXVIII - Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and
Southwest Virginia. Jun 10-Oct 31, 1862.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XVII -
in Two Parts. 1886/1887. (Vol. 17, Chap. 29)
Chapter
XXIX - Operations in West Tennessee and Northern Mississippi. Jun 10, 1862-Jan
20, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XVIII.
1887. (Vol. 18, Chap. 30)
Chapter
XXX - Operations in North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia. Aug 29, 1862-Jun
3, 1863.
·
Volume XIX -
in Two Parts. 1887. (Vol. 19, Chap. 31)
Chapter
XXXI - Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. Sep 3-Nov 14, 1862.
Part I - Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. September 3-November 14, 1862
Part II - Reports, September 20-November 14, 1862;
Correspondence, etc., Sept 3-Nov. 14, 1862
·
Volume XX - in
Two Parts. 1887. (Vol. 20, Chap. 32)
Chapter
XXXII - Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and
Southwest Virginia. Nov. 1, 1862-Jan. 20, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXI.
1888. (Vol. 21, Chap. 33)
Chapter
XXXIII - Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. November 15, 1862 - January 25, 1863.
·
Volume XXII - in Two Parts. 1888. (Vol. 22, Chap. 34)
Chapter
XXXIV - Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, the Indian Territory, and the
Department of the Northwest. Nov. 20, 1862-Dec. 31, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXIII - in Two Parts. 1889. (Vol. 23, Chap.
35)
Chapter
XXXV - Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and
Southwest Virginia. January 21 - August 10, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXIV - in Three Parts. 1889. (Vol. 24, Chap.
36)
Chapter
XXXVI - Operations in Mississippi and West Tennessee, including those in
Arkansas and Louisiana connected with the Siege of Vicksburg. January 20 -
August 10, 1863.
Part I - Reports, Jan. 20-May 15, including the
"General Reports" for whole period. January 20-August 10
Part II - Reports, May 16-August 10
Part III - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXV -
in Two Parts. 1889. (Vol. 25, Chap. 37)
Chapter
XXXVII - Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. January 26-June 3, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXVI - in Two Parts. 1889. (Vol. 26, Chap. 38)
Chapter
XXXVIII - Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico. May 14-December 31, 1863.
Part I - Reports, Union Correspondence, etc.
Part II - Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXVII -
in Three Parts. 1889. (Vol. 27, Chap. 39)
Chapter
XXXIX - Operations in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and Department of the East. June 3-August 3, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Reports
Part III - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXVIII - in Two Parts. 1890. (Vol. 28, Chap.
40)
Chapter
XL - Operations on the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, an din Middle and
East Florida. June 12-December 31, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXIX - in Two Parts. 1890. (Vol. 29, Chap. 41)
Chapter
XLI - Operations in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. August 4-December 31, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II -
Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXX - in Four Parts. 1890. (Vol. 30, Chap. 42)
Chapter
XLII - Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi,
North Alabama, and North Georgia. August 11-October 19, 1863.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Reports
Part III - Union Correspondence, etc.
Part IV - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXXI - in Three Parts. 1890. (Vol. 31, Chap.
43)
Chapter
XLIII - Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi,
North Alabama, and North Georgia. October 20-December 31, 1863.
Part I - Reports and Union Correspondence
Part II - Reports
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXXII - in Three Parts. 1891. (Vol. 32, Chap.
44)
Chapter
XLIV - Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, and North Georgia. January 1-April 30, 1864.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXXIII.
1891. (Vol. 33, Chap. 45)
Chapter
XLV - Operations in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. January 1-April 30, 1864.
·
Volume XXXIV - in Four Parts. 1891. (Vol. 34, Chap.
46)
Chapter
XLVI - Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and
Territories. January 1-June 30, 1864.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Part IV - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
· Volume XXXV - in Two Parts. 1891. (Vol. 35, Chap. 47)
Chapter
XLVII - Operations in South Carolina and Florida, and on the Georgia Coast.
January 1-November 13, 1864.
Part I - Reports, Union and Confederate Correspondence,
etc.
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXXVI - in Three Parts. 1891. (Vol. 36, Chap.
48)
Chapter
XLVIII - Operations in Southeastern Virginia and North Carolina. May 1-June 12,
1864.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Reports, Union and Confederate Correspondence,
etc.
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXXVII - in Two Parts. 1891. (Vol. 37, Chap.
49)
Chapter
XLIX - Operations in Northern West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. May
1-August 3, 1864.
Part I - Reports, Union and Confederate Correspondence,
etc.
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXXVIII - in Five Parts. 1891. (Vol. 38, Chap.
50)
Chapter
L - The Atlanta, Ga., Campaign. May 1-September 8, 1864.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Reports
Part III - Reports
Part IV - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Part V - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XXXIX - in Three Parts. 1892. (Vol. 39, Chap.
51)
Chapter
LI - Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, and North Georgia (the Atlanta Campaign excepted). May 1-November 13,
1864.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XL - in Three Parts. 1892. (Vol. 40, Chap. 52)
Chapter
LII - Operations in Southeastern Virginia and North Carolina. June 13-July 31,
1864.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XLI - in Four Parts. 1893. (Vol. 41, Chap. 53)
Chapter
LIII - Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and
Territories. July 1-December 31, 1864.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Part IV - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XLII - in Three Parts. 1893. (Vol. 42, Chap.
54)
Chapter
LIV - Operations in Southeastern Virginia and North Carolina. August 1-December
31, 1864.
Part I - Reports
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence
·
Volume XLIII - in Two Parts. 1893. (Vol. 43, Chap.
55)
Chapter
LV - Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania. August 4-December 31, 1864.
Part I - Reports, Union and Confederate Correspondence,
etc.
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume XLIV. 1893. (Vol. 44, Chap. 56)
Chapter
LVI - Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. November 14-December
31, 1864.
·
Volume XLV - in Two Parts. 1894. (Vol. 45, Chap. 57)
Chapter
LVII - Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, and North Georgia. November 14, 1864-January 22, 1865.
Part I - Reports, Union and Confederate Correspondence,
etc.
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence, etc.
Volume
XLVI - in Three Parts. 1894-1895. (Vol. 46, Chap. 58)
Chapter
LVIII - Operations in Northern and Southeastern Virginia, North Carolina
(January 1-31), West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. January 1-June 30,
1865.
Part I, Section 1 - Reports
Part I, Section 2 - Reports
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence
Part III, Section 1 - Union and Confederate Correspondence
Part III, Section 2 - Union and Confederate Correspondence
·
Volume XLVII - in Three Parts. 1895. (Vol. 47, Chap.
59)
Chapter
LIX - Operations in North Carolina (from February 1), South Carolina, Southern
Georgia, and East Florida. January 1-June 30, 1865.
Part I - Reports
Part II, Section 1 - Union and Confederate Correspondence
Part II, Section 2 - Union and Confederate Correspondence
Part III - Union and Confederate Correspondence
·
Volume XLVIII - in Two Parts. 1896. (Vol. 48, Chap.
60)
Chapter
LX - Operations in Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and Territories.
January 1-June 30, 1865.
Part I, Section
1 - Reports, Union and Confederate
Correspondence
Part I, Section
2 - Reports, Union and Confederate
Correspondence
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence
·
Volume XLIX - in Two Parts. 1897. (Vol. 49, Chap. 61)
Chapter
LXI - Operations in Kentucky, Southwestern Virginia, Tennessee, Northern and
Central Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and West Florida. January 1-June 30,
1865.
Part I - Reports, Union and Confederate Correspondence
Part II - Union and Confederate Correspondence
·
Volume L - in Two Parts. 1897. (Vol. 50, Chap. 62)
Chapter
LXII - Operations on the Pacific Coast.
Part I - Reports, Correspondence, etc.
Part II - Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume LI - in Two Parts. 1897. (Vol. 51, Chap. 63)
SUPPLEMENT
Chapter
LXIII - Operations in Maryland, Eastern North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia
(except Southwestern), and West Virginia. January 1, 1861-June 30, 1865.
SUPPLEMENT Embracing Documents Found or Received Too Late for Insertion in
Volumes 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43,
and 46. [Note: The number in brackets at the lower left hand of each document
indicates the volume to which it properly belongs.]
Part I, Section
1 - Reports, Union Correspondence,
etc.
Part I, Section
2 - Reports, Union Correspondence,
etc.
Part II - Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume LII - in Two Parts. 1898. (Vol. 52, Chap. 64)
SUPPLEMENT
Chapter
LXIV - Operations in Southwestern Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, West Florida, and Northern Georgia. January 1, 1861-June 30, 1865.
SUPPLEMENT Embracing Documents Found or Received Too Late for Insertion in
Volumes 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 26, 30, 31, 32, 38, 39, 45, and
49. [Note: The number in brackets at the lower left hand of each document
indicates the volume to which it properly belongs.]
Part I - Reports, Union Correspondence, etc.
Part II - Confederate Correspondence, etc.
·
Volume LIII. 1898. (Vol. 53, Chap. 65) SUPPLEMENT
Chapter
LXV - Operations in South Carolina, Southern Georgia, Middle and East Florida,
and Western North Carolina. January 1, 1861-June 30, 1865.
SUPPLEMENT Embracing Documents Found or Received Too Late for Insertion in
Volumes 1, 6, 14, 28, 35, 44, and 47. [Note: The number in brackets at the
lower left hand of each document indicates the volume to which it properly
belongs.]
Reports and Correspondence.
Series
II:
Contains the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns, Union and
Confederate, relating to prisoners of war, and (so far as the military
authorities were concerned) to State or political prisoners.
·
Volume I. 1894.
1.
The Texas Surrender
2. Earlier Captures and Arrests, and Measures of Pacification in Missouri
3. Union Policy of Repression in Maryland
4. Military Treatment of Captured and Fugitive Slaves
5. Confederate Policy of Repression in East Tennessee
·
Volume II. 1897.
Treatment
of suspected and disloyal persons, North and South.
Volume II., Section 1
Volume II., Section 2
·
Volume III. 1898.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., relating to Prisoners of War and State from February 19, 1861, to
June 12, 1862.
·
Volume IV. 1899.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from June 13, 1862, to November 30, 1862.
·
Volume V. 1899.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from December 1, 1862, to June 10, 1863.
·
Volume VI. 1899.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from June 11, 1863, to March 31, 1864.
·
Volume VII. 1899.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from April 1, 1864, to December 31, 1864.
·
Volume VIII. 1899.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from January 1, 1865, to the end.
Series
III:
Contains the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Union
authorities (embracing their correspondence with the Confederate officials) not
relating specially to the subjects of the first and second series. It will set
forth the annual and special reports of the Secretary of War, of the
General-in-Chief, and of the chiefs of the several staff corps and departments;
the calls for troops, and the correspondence between the national and the
several State authorities.
·
Volume I. 1899.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from November 1, 1860, to March 31, 1862.
·
Volume II. 1899.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from April 1, 1862, to December 31, 1862.
·
Volume III. 1899.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from January 1, 1863, to December 31, 1863.
·
Volume IV. 1900.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from January 1, 1864, to April 30, 1865.
Volume IV, Section 1
Volume IV, Section 2
·
Volume V. 1900.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from May 1, 1865, to the end.
Series
IV:
Contains the correspondence, orders, reports, and returns of the Confederate
authorities, like 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.
·
Volume I. 1900.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from December 20, 1860, to June 30, 1862.
Volume I, Section 1
Volume I, Section 2
·
Volume II. 1900.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from July 1, 1862, to December 31, 1863.
·
Volume III. 1900.
Correspondence,
Orders, etc., from January 1, 1864, to the end.
Volume III, Section 1
Volume III, Section 2
·
Volume IV.
1901.
Explanations.
Synopsis of the contents of volumes.
Special Index for the principal armies, army corps, military divisions and
departments.
Table showing volumes pertaining to contemporaneous operations.
General Index.
Additions and Corrections.
Index, Section 1
Index, Section 2
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