War of the rebellion
Subtitle: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies.
By: Published under the direction of the ... Secretary of War ...
Contributors: Scott, Robert N. 1838-1887.; Lazelle, H. M. 1832-1917.; Ainsworth, Fred C. 1852-1934.; United States. War Records Office.; United States. Record and Pension Office.; United States. Congress. House.
Publisher: Govt. Print. Off.
Published: 1880
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources; Confederate States of America -- History -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Other titles: Official records of the Union and Confederate armies.
Notes: Found also in the House Miscellaneous documents of the 52d to the 56th Congress.

Each number has special index. Inserted in each volume: Additions and corrections ... Washington, Govt. print. off., 1902.

Series 1, v.1-53, series 3, v. 1-5, and series 4, v. 1-3 include "Alternate designations of organizations mentioned."

Vol. 54-55 of series I [serial no. 112-113] "have not been published, and no material for them is in hand." cf. General Index, p.xl. Series II, v.1 [serial no. 114 ] with imprint 1894, was not issued until 1898.

Edited in the War records office, 1880-July 1899; in the Record and pension office, July 1899-1901.

Robert N. Scott compiled and edited v. 1-18, 1880-87, and also collected the greater part of the material for v. 19-36, 1887-91. After his death in 1887 the work was continued by Henry M. Lazelle, 1887-89, and by a board of publication, 1889-99, consisting of George B. Davis, 1889-97, Lesile J. Perry, 1889-99, Joseph W. Kirkley, 1889-99, and Fred C. Ainsworth, 1898-99; from 1899-1901 edited by Fred C. Ainsworth and Joseph W. Kirkley.