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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... received from Maj . Gen. M. L. Smith , C. S. Army . I am sorry that his com- plaints are true and frequently complained of by our returning prison- ers of war , and hope you will disavow any participation in the matter on the part of ...
... received from Maj . Gen. M. L. Smith , C. S. Army . I am sorry that his com- plaints are true and frequently complained of by our returning prison- ers of war , and hope you will disavow any participation in the matter on the part of ...
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... received and I have to reply that deserters from the rebel army cannot be considered prisoners of war but to insure their loyalty they should be required to take the oath of allegiance with the penalty of death for its violation . If ...
... received and I have to reply that deserters from the rebel army cannot be considered prisoners of war but to insure their loyalty they should be required to take the oath of allegiance with the penalty of death for its violation . If ...
Page 24
... received to - day of rebel prisoners recently delivered at Vicksburg . Other rolls must be received in a few days of prisoners sent from Sandusky ( Ohio ) , Alton and Louisville , and there should be more from General Grant's army ...
... received to - day of rebel prisoners recently delivered at Vicksburg . Other rolls must be received in a few days of prisoners sent from Sandusky ( Ohio ) , Alton and Louisville , and there should be more from General Grant's army ...
Page 32
... received . The prisoners referred to I presume to be the sick who were necessarily left and stragglers from this army . The former if agreeable to you I would prefer should be kept in hospital until they can be sent for and proper ...
... received . The prisoners referred to I presume to be the sick who were necessarily left and stragglers from this army . The former if agreeable to you I would prefer should be kept in hospital until they can be sent for and proper ...
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... received your letter of the 4th . I was very much disappointed that the shipment of prisoners from Saint Louis to Alton spoken of by you was attended by untoward circumstances , and I am ' not surprised at the dissatisfaction expressed ...
... received your letter of the 4th . I was very much disappointed that the shipment of prisoners from Saint Louis to Alton spoken of by you was attended by untoward circumstances , and I am ' not surprised at the dissatisfaction expressed ...
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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