The War of the Rebellion
Subtitle: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies.
By: Pub. under the direction of the ... Secretary of War.
Contributors: Scott, Robert N. 1838-1887.; Lazelle, H. M. 1832-1917.; Davis, George B. 1847-1914.; Perry, Leslie J.; Kirkley, Joseph W. 1841-1912.; Ainsworth, Fred C. 1852-1934.; Moodey, John S. b. 1842.; Cowles, Calvin D. 1849- comp.; 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; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Genres: Sources.
Other titles: Official records of the Union and Confederate armies; Official records of the Union and Confederate Armies.
Notes: A digital reproduction made from a copy held by Cornell University is available from Cornell University's Making of America Web site.
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 1 [serial no. 112-113] "have not been published, and no material for them is in hand."  cf. General index, p. xi. Series 2, 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, Leslie J. Perry, 1889-99, Joseph W. Kirkley, 1889-99, and Fred C. Ainsworth, 1898-99; from 1899-1901 edited by Fred C. Ainsworth and Joesph W. Kirkley.