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U.S. War Dept. War of the Rebellion Records, 1880 - A group of volumes from the monumental historical series titled The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. This selection includes multiple volumes from Series I, containing Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and Volume X, which is divided into Part I: Reports and Part II: Correspondence, Etc. Published by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C., this series serves as the definitive primary source collection for military records of the American Civil War. The volumes are bound in the publisher's original cloth with gilt-stamped titles and volume designations on the spines. Most volumes feature a dark charcoal cloth binding, while Volume VI is bound in a contrasting light tan cloth. The internal pages consist of transcribed official military correspondence, operational reports, and orders. An example on page 191 of Volume I features correspondence from Major Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter to Adjutant-General S. Cooper, dated March 6, 1861. Each volume measures approximately 9.5 x 6.25 inches.