Sentence examples for battle reports from inspiring English sources

Instead, postwar counts of the Union dead drew from regimental muster-out rolls and battle reports.

Founded by New York newspapers in 1846 to provide speedier battle reports from Mexico, The A.P. has long been a dominant force in American and global journalism.

Due to the endemic racism of the time, their wartime heroism was often not recorded in official battle reports, a history manipulated to negate their accomplishments.

"Witness reports were reviewed; battle reports were reviewed," Mr. Lonsdale said at the 1996 news conference, adding, "It was a very complete and carefully orchestrated procedure".

The publicity material for this eerie play, about the effects of war on those waiting for loved ones to return from battle, reports that "the text" is by Eric Bland.

William F. Fox, a private citizen and Union army veteran whose 1889 book on regimental losses remains a classic reference work for Civil War historians, relied on battle reports and unofficial estimates to obtain a total of 94,000 Confederate battle deaths.

Although six blacks were on board, only one shipmate is noted in the battle report.

His actions saved the vessel, but they were not mentioned in the battle report.

That he saved those same lives was omitted from the battle report, while white shipmates received the Bronze Star.

"If you put in your battle report that a black man saved the ship, that would be pretty embarrassing," Mr. Clark said.

Evidently through carelessness, Beauregard's battle report was leaked to a hostile newspaper, which suggested that Davis had vetoed a plan that would have captured Washington.