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 Piedmont VASep 25 18641864-09-25 00:00:00.000
Action at Pikeville ARJun 26 18641864-06-26 00:00:00.000
Action at Pinckney Island SCAug 21 18621862-08-21 00:00:00.000
Action at Pine Bluff AROct 25 18631863-10-25 00:00:00.000
Action at Plain's Store LAMay 21 18631863-05-21 00:00:00.000
Action at Pleasant Hill Landing LAApr 12-13 18641864-04-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Pocotaligo Bridge SCOct 21 18621862-10-21 00:00:00.000
Action at Pond Springs ALNov 20 18631863-11-20 00:00:00.000
Action at Pond Springs ALMay 27 18641864-05-27 00:00:00.000
Action at Poolesville MDJul 12 18641864-07-12 00:00:00.000
Action at Port Hudson LAMar 15 18631863-03-15 00:00:00.000
Action at Port Republic VASep 26-27 18641864-09-26 00:00:00.000
Action at Port Royal Ferry SCJan 1 18621862-01-01 00:00:00.000
Action at Port Royal Ferry SCApr 9 18631863-04-09 00:00:00.000
Action at Port Walthall Junction VAMay 6 18641864-05-06 00:00:00.000
Action at Port Walthall Junction VAMay 7 18641864-05-07 00:00:00.000
Action at Post Oak Creek MOMar 26 18621862-03-26 00:00:00.000
Action at Post Oak, etc., MOMar 26 18621862-03-26 00:00:00.000Action on the Post Oak, at mouth of the Brier, MO
Action at Pott's Hill ARFeb 16 18621862-02-16 00:00:00.000
Action at Potts' Hill, Sugar Cr ARFeb 16 18621862-02-16 00:00:00.000
Action at Providence Church Road VAMay 3 18631863-05-03 00:00:00.000
Action at Rapidan Station VASep 13-14 1863
Action at Rapidan Station VASep 16 1863
Action at Rapidan Station VAMay 1 18631863-05-01 00:00:00.000
Action at Rappahannock Crossing VAApr 18 18621862-04-18 00:00:00.000
Action at Rappahannock Station VAAug 20 18621862-08-20 00:00:00.000
Action at Rappahannock Station VAAug 24-25 18621862-08-24 00:00:00.000
Action at Ray County MOJul 17 18641864-07-17 00:00:00.000
Action at Ream's Station VAAug 24 18641864-08-24 00:00:00.000
Action at Red Oak GAAug 28 18641864-08-28 00:00:00.000
Action at Red River LAMay 3 18641864-05-03 00:00:00.000
Action at Reed's Bridge ARAug 27 18631863-08-27 00:00:00.000
Action at Reed's Ferry VAMay 3 18631863-05-03 00:00:00.000
Action at Richland Creek TNDec 24 18641864-12-24 00:00:00.000
Action at Richland Creek TNDec 25 18641864-12-25 00:00:00.000
Action at Richmond LAJun 15 18631863-06-15 00:00:00.000
Action at Riddell's Point MOMar 17 18621862-03-17 00:00:00.000
Action at Riggins' Hill TNSep 7 18621862-09-07 00:00:00.000
Action at Ringgold Gap GANov 26 18631863-11-26 00:00:00.000
Action at Rivers Bridge SCFeb 3 ??
Action at Roan's Tan Yard MOJan 8 18621862-01-08 00:00:00.000
Action at Roan's Tan-Yard, Silver Creek MOJan 8 18621862-01-08 00:00:00.000
Action at Roanoke Station VAJun 25 18641864-06-25 00:00:00.000
Action at Rock Cut ALApr 22 18631863-04-22 00:00:00.000
Action at Roger's Gap TNJun 26 1863
Action at Rogersville TNNov 6 1863
Action at Rome Cross Roads GAMay 16 1864
Action at Rome GAMay 17 1864
Action at Rome GAMay 3 1863
Action at Rome GAMay 21 18641864-05-21 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.