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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... officers of the transport Union , now held as prisoners by the rebels in North Carolina , and asking for their release the Secretary of War directs me to inform you that recently an arrangement was made for a general exchange of all ...
... officers of the transport Union , now held as prisoners by the rebels in North Carolina , and asking for their release the Secretary of War directs me to inform you that recently an arrangement was made for a general exchange of all ...
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... officers to Fort Warren ? I have the honor to be , very respectfully , your obedient servant , JOHN E. WOOL , Major - General . Brig . Gen. J. M. SCHOFIELD , Saint Louis : CORINTH , June 16 1862 . Order referring release of prisoners in ...
... officers to Fort Warren ? I have the honor to be , very respectfully , your obedient servant , JOHN E. WOOL , Major - General . Brig . Gen. J. M. SCHOFIELD , Saint Louis : CORINTH , June 16 1862 . Order referring release of prisoners in ...
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... officers of the U. S. service in his hands . I can but think it in the clear interest of humanity and of both services that medical officers should not be regarded as other or combatant prisoners of war . I hope you will agree with me ...
... officers of the U. S. service in his hands . I can but think it in the clear interest of humanity and of both services that medical officers should not be regarded as other or combatant prisoners of war . I hope you will agree with me ...
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... officers and soldiers mentioned in the inclosed order * were exchanged for a like number of Confederate prisoners . Captain Stivers , Seventh Infantry , was included in the proposals for exchange for the reason that his company is ...
... officers and soldiers mentioned in the inclosed order * were exchanged for a like number of Confederate prisoners . Captain Stivers , Seventh Infantry , was included in the proposals for exchange for the reason that his company is ...
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... officers as well as myself would feel better if we had another company . It would be a most unfortunate thing for the Government and our officers who are prisoners if any large body of these should escape , and while we here shall do ...
... officers as well as myself would feel better if we had another company . It would be a most unfortunate thing for the Government and our officers who are prisoners if any large body of these should escape , and while we here shall do ...
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ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE arrested Assistant Adjutant-General August authority Brig Brigadier-General Camp Butler Camp Chase Camp Douglas Capt Captain captured cartel Cavalry charge citizens Colonel Third Infantry commanding officer Commissary-General of Prisoners Confederate confined Detroit duty E. M. STANTON enemy exchange of prisoners flag of truce Fort Delaware Fort Lafayette Fort Monroe furnished G. W. RANDOLPH Government Governor guard HALLECK HDQRS HEADQUARTERS ARMY HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT honor inclose Inclosure indorsement instant instructions John July July 12 June letter Lieutenant Major-General MCCLELLAN Missouri Monroe oath of allegiance obedient servant October OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL Ohio parole paroled prisoners Pennsylvania Volunteers persons prisoners of war provost-marshal Provost-Marshal-General quartermaster rebel received Regiment released respectfully Richmond Saint Louis Second Lieut Secretary Secretary of War sent September soldiers surgeon take the oath taken Tennessee THOMAS troops U. S. Army Vicksburg Virginia WAR DEPARTMENT Washington WILLIAM HOFFMAN York Volunteers