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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... taken at Fort Donelson , and Pettigrew and another taken in front of Rich- mond , whilst Prentiss is the only Federal general held by the rebels . The rebels cannot obtain their three generals in our hands by giving for them three ...
... taken at Fort Donelson , and Pettigrew and another taken in front of Rich- mond , whilst Prentiss is the only Federal general held by the rebels . The rebels cannot obtain their three generals in our hands by giving for them three ...
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... taken the oath and claiming protection , while all experience shows that unless bound by something stronger than their oath their loyalty is apt to be of short duration . The provost - marshal's department as it now exists is entirely ...
... taken the oath and claiming protection , while all experience shows that unless bound by something stronger than their oath their loyalty is apt to be of short duration . The provost - marshal's department as it now exists is entirely ...
Page 39
... taken on several occasions subsequent to that date . I am , most respectfully , your obedient servant , General R. E. LEE , R. E. LEE , General . HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC , June 19 , 1862 . Commanding Military Forces , Richmond ...
... taken on several occasions subsequent to that date . I am , most respectfully , your obedient servant , General R. E. LEE , R. E. LEE , General . HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC , June 19 , 1862 . Commanding Military Forces , Richmond ...
Page 47
... taken by Colonel Averell until you receive orders from him . He desires to hold them as hostages . A. V. COLBURN , Assistant Adjutant - General . HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH , Hilton Head , S. C. , June 20 , 1862 . Lieut . Col ...
... taken by Colonel Averell until you receive orders from him . He desires to hold them as hostages . A. V. COLBURN , Assistant Adjutant - General . HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH , Hilton Head , S. C. , June 20 , 1862 . Lieut . Col ...
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... taken from the ship direct to Fort Lafayette these prisoners on landing went to a hotel in New York City and were taken in charge by the U. S. marshal and were not delivered at Fort Lafay- ette until one or two days after they arrived ...
... taken from the ship direct to Fort Lafayette these prisoners on landing went to a hotel in New York City and were taken in charge by the U. S. marshal and were not delivered at Fort Lafay- ette until one or two days after they arrived ...
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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