The War of the Rebellion: v. 1-8 [serial no. 114-121] Correspondence, orders, reports and returns, Union and Confederate, relating to prisoners of war and to state or political prisoners. 1894 [i.e. 1898]-1899. 8 vU.S. Government Printing Office, 1899 - Confederate States of America Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas. |
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... letter * from Judge Goodloe , of Lex- ington , Ky . , inclosed by Major - General Wright , commanding Depart- ment of the Ohio , in relation to the capture and parole of home guards in Kentucky . Under the cartel there can be certainly ...
... letter * from Judge Goodloe , of Lex- ington , Ky . , inclosed by Major - General Wright , commanding Depart- ment of the Ohio , in relation to the capture and parole of home guards in Kentucky . Under the cartel there can be certainly ...
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... letter of the 20th of September above quoted . I have acted upon that , as making it obligatory upon me to release any prisoner of war who offers to take the oath . Would it not be safer to leave it to my discretion to refuse a release ...
... letter of the 20th of September above quoted . I have acted upon that , as making it obligatory upon me to release any prisoner of war who offers to take the oath . Would it not be safer to leave it to my discretion to refuse a release ...
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... letter from General John W. Finnell , adju- tant - general of the State of Kentucky , in regard to exchange of pris oners , which letter is referred to you with request for advice at these headquarters upon the points in question , viz ...
... letter from General John W. Finnell , adju- tant - general of the State of Kentucky , in regard to exchange of pris oners , which letter is referred to you with request for advice at these headquarters upon the points in question , viz ...
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... letter of the 4th instant that the reception by the Confederates of the women and children we sent cannot be reciprocated by the reception of those they send . If the Confederates refuse to receive them we can bring them back . If they ...
... letter of the 4th instant that the reception by the Confederates of the women and children we sent cannot be reciprocated by the reception of those they send . If the Confederates refuse to receive them we can bring them back . If they ...
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... letter of 29th of October . Beyond that I have not given an order relating to a prisoner at Alton . I was told to - day that General Grant had lately ordered prisoners there to be released , and perhaps you may have supposed that ...
... letter of 29th of October . Beyond that I have not given an order relating to a prisoner at Alton . I was told to - day that General Grant had lately ordered prisoners there to be released , and perhaps you may have supposed that ...
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Agent for Exchange Alton Annapolis Answer April arrested Assistant Adjutant-General authority barracks Benton Barracks Brig Brigadier-General Burnside Camp Chase Camp Douglas Camp Parole Capt Captain Alexander captured cartel Cavalry charge Cincinnati citizen prisoners City Point Colonel Hoffman Colonel Third Infantry Commissary-General of Prisoners Confederate confined copy December delivered duty enemy Exchange of Prisoners February flag of truce Fort Delaware Fort Monroe forwarded furnished General-in-Chief Government guard HDQRS HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT herewith honor hospital inclose Inclosure indorsement instant instructions January Kentucky letter Lieut Lieutenant-Colonel and Agent Major-General March MILITARY PRISON Missouri Monroe Murfreesborough oath of allegiance obedient servant OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL Ohio Old Capitol Prison Ould paroled prisoners persons prisoners of war provost-marshal Provost-Marshal-General Question received referred Regiment released request respectfully Richmond rolls Rosecrans Saint Louis Secretary Secretary of War sent soldiers surgeon Tenn troops U. S. Army Vicksburg Virginia Volunteers WAR DEPARTMENT Washington