Our War Veterans And Some of Their World

Collection

Actions

Military actions, campaigns, and operations.

Words shorter than three characters are ignored. Every remaining word must match somewhere in the record.
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ActionnameCodenameDatedescriptionActiondateActiondescriptionUs LeaderCampaignWar ConflictRemarks
Action at Bristoe Station VAAug 26 1862
Action at Bristoe Station VAAug 27 1862
Action at Bristoe Station VASep 24 1863
Action at Broad River SCApr 8 18631863-04-08 00:00:00.000
Action at Broad Run VAAug 27 18621862-08-27 00:00:00.000
Action at Brown's Ferry TNOct 27 18631863-10-27 00:00:00.000
Action at Brownsburg VAJun 10 18641864-06-10 00:00:00.000
Action at Buckland's Bridge VAAug 27 18621862-08-27 00:00:00.000
Action at Buckland's Mill VAOct 19 18631863-10-19 00:00:00.000
Action at Bull Run Bridge VAAug 27 18621862-08-27 00:00:00.000
Action at Bull's Gap TNDec 6 18641864-12-06 00:00:00.000
Action at Bunker Hill WVSep 2-3 18641864-09-02 00:00:00.000
Action at Burden's Causeway SCJul 9 18641864-07-09 00:00:00.000
Action at Burnt Hickory GAJul 4-5 18641864-07-04 00:00:00.000
Action at Burton's Ford VAMar 1 18641864-03-01 00:00:00.000
Action at Buzzard's Roost GAFeb 23-25 18641864-02-23 00:00:00.000
Action at Cache River ARJul 7 18621862-07-07 00:00:00.000
Action at Calhoun TNDec 28 18631863-12-28 00:00:00.000
Action at Camden Point MOJul 13 18641864-07-13 00:00:00.000
Action at Camp Crittenden MOSep 22 18611861-09-22 00:00:00.000
Action at Camp Gonzales FLJul 22 18641864-07-22 00:00:00.000
Action at Campbellsville TNNov 24 18641864-11-24 00:00:00.000
Action at Campbellton GAJul 4 18641864-07-04 00:00:00.000
Action at Campbellton GAJul 10 18641864-07-10 00:00:00.000
Action at Cane Hill ARDec 30 18621862-12-30 00:00:00.000
Action at Canton GAAug 22 18641864-08-22 00:00:00.000
Action at Cape Girardeau MOApr 26 18631863-04-26 00:00:00.000
Action at Carrick's Ford WVJul 13 18611861-07-13 00:00:00.000
Action at Carrion Crow Bayou LANov 3 18631863-11-03 00:00:00.000
Action at Carter's Depot TNSep 22 18631863-09-22 00:00:00.000
Action at Cartersville GAMay 20 18641864-05-20 00:00:00.000
Action at Catlett's Station VAAug 28 18621862-08-28 00:00:00.000
Action at Cedar Creek VANov 12 18641864-10-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Cedar Creek VAOct 13 18641864-10-13 00:00:00.000
Action at Cedar Keys FLJan 16 18621862-01-16 00:00:00.000
Action at Chaffin's Farm VAOct 1 18641864-10-01 00:00:00.000
Action at Chalk Bluff MOApr 30-May 1 18631863-04-30 00:00:00.000
Action at Chambersburg PAOct 10 18621862-10-10 00:00:00.000
Action at Chancellorsville VAApr 29 18631863-04-29 00:00:00.000
Action at Chapmansville WVSep 25 18611861-09-25 00:00:00.000
Action at Charles City Cr. Roads VAOct 1 18641864-10-01 00:00:00.000
Action at Charleston TNDec 28 18631863-12-28 00:00:00.000
Action at Charlestown WVMay 17 18621862-05-17 00:00:00.000
Action at Charlestown WVSep 13 18621862-09-13 00:00:00.000
Action at Charlestown WVJul 19 18641864-07-19 00:00:00.000
Action at Charlestown WVAug 24 18641864-08-24 00:00:00.000
Action at Chattahoochee River GAJul 31 18641864-07-31 00:00:00.000
Action at Cheat Mt. Summit WVSep 12 18611861-09-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Cheek's Cross Roads TNDec 12 18631863-12-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Chester Station VAMay 8 18641864-05-08 00:00:00.000
Background and Sources Collection notes, historical context, and related resources

Battles and other Actions

I suppose most of the people who are interested in the military and its past are mainly interested in the “action”. They want to read about the battles. In that sense, this page of my site may be of the most interest to more people. I give some of the sources I’ve used, mostly the official ones, on that subject. Of course there are endless books and other publications about the history of the wars and the battles, many being available in almost any large book store or online.

Civil War

The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, published by the U.S. Army in 128 volumes, are available on disc in a publication titled Civil War-CD-ROM. It is available through the used book market and online.

Of course there are countless books on this popular subject, including a number on many of the individual regiments, both Union and Confederate. An excellent example of the latter is the H.E. Howard series on each of the Virginia Regiments, and some separate battalions. Some are still available new, others most likely in the used book market.

World War I

The United States Army Center of Military History published a number of volumes about the Army’s role in World War I. The Center has made these volumes available on a set of three CD’s.

World War II

Army

The Army has published dozens of volumes that describe its ground forces actions during World War II. They are commonly called “The green books” because they are bound in green covers with a red band on their spine in which the particular theater covered by each volume is described. Many cover the various campaigns of the war, such as Cross Channel Attack (the invasion of Normandy), or The Last Offensive (the Army’s part in the invasion of Okinawa) while others describe the organization and accomplishments of the various technical services (quartermaster, ordnance, etc.). Many contain excellent foldout maps bound into them to help the reader follow exactly where things happened. (The Army makes wonderful maps!)

These books were not available in commercial book stores, having been distributed by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Most are probably available through the used book market, and some may still be available from the GPO book store system via the Internet.

Navy

Probably the most famous and widely used official history of World War II is Samuel Eliot Morison’s 15 volume History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II, published by Little Brown (formerly Atlantic Little Brown). Dr. Morison was already a famous historian before the war and was commissioned by the Navy specifically to write its history of the war, so it is considered “official” even though published commercially, unlike that of the Army, described above.

These volumes contain a wealth of narrative material describing the actions, as well as photographs and maps, and frequently “order of battle” lists of the ships and their commanders, as well as the organization to which each ship was assigned for that action.

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps also published a multi-volume history of their operations during World War II. I have the first three volumes, and there may be as many as six. These were “official” publications and as far as I know, were not distributed through commercial book stores. They should still be available through the used book market.

Air Force

The Air Force was established as a separate military service in 1947. During World War II it was called Army Air Forces, as part of the Army.

A comprehensive seven-volume series of books was published about the Army Air Forces’ role in the war titled The Army Air Forces in World War II, by James L. Cate and Wesley F. Cravens.

These volumes are probably available only through the used book market.

Korean War

As with World War II, each of the military services published official histories of their parts in the war. Probably the best and most readable was the five-volume set published by the Marine Corps. The most voluminous and factually detailed, as might be expected, was by the Army (several volumes). The Navy and Air Force published single volume histories.