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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... heretofore published have not been furnished to such libraries , organizations , and individuals . He shall also inform distributees at whose instance the volumes are sent . " Colonel Scott died March 5 , 1887. At his death IV PREFACE .
... heretofore published have not been furnished to such libraries , organizations , and individuals . He shall also inform distributees at whose instance the volumes are sent . " Colonel Scott died March 5 , 1887. At his death IV PREFACE .
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... death some twenty - six books only had been issued , but he had compiled a large amount of matter for forthcoming volumes ; consequently his name as compiler was retained in all the books up to and including Vol . XXXVI , although his ...
... death some twenty - six books only had been issued , but he had compiled a large amount of matter for forthcoming volumes ; consequently his name as compiler was retained in all the books up to and including Vol . XXXVI , although his ...
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... an issue of eight ounces of bread and a small piece of salt meat the size of two fingers daily ; give large numbers the scurvy , and deliberately and willfully torture them to death , and 16 PRISONERS OF WAR AND STATE , ETC.
... an issue of eight ounces of bread and a small piece of salt meat the size of two fingers daily ; give large numbers the scurvy , and deliberately and willfully torture them to death , and 16 PRISONERS OF WAR AND STATE , ETC.
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United States. War Department. and deliberately and willfully torture them to death , and call for fearful judgment ... deaths of prisoners at this depot , amounting to three for the previous week ? That report was a scorching answer to ...
United States. War Department. and deliberately and willfully torture them to death , and call for fearful judgment ... deaths of prisoners at this depot , amounting to three for the previous week ? That report was a scorching answer to ...
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... death by a military commission and reprieved by Your Excellency . My principal argument is that no harm could possibly arise from their pardon to the cause of the Union ; while on the other hand it would save the lives of four brave ...
... death by a military commission and reprieved by Your Excellency . My principal argument is that no harm could possibly arise from their pardon to the cause of the Union ; while on the other hand it would save the lives of four brave ...
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ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE Agent of Exchange Andersonville April arrest Assistant Adjutant-General Assistant Agent Beall Brevet Brig Brigadier-General Butler Camp Capt Captain captured Cavalry charge citizens City Point Clay Colonel Commanding Commissary-General of Prisoners commission Confederate Davis delivered directed E. D. TOWNSEND E. M. STANTON exchange of prisoners February February 15 Federal prisoners Fort Delaware Fort Monroe Fort Warren forwarded furnished Government guard H. W. HALLECK HDQRS Henry Wirz HOFFMAN hospital inclosed Inclosure indorsement instant January John JOHNSON Johnson's Island letter Lieut Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Grant Major-General March Military Division military prison Monroe MULFORD obedient servant OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL Ohio Ould President prisoners of war rebel prisoners received Regiment released request Respectfully referred Richmond Secretary Secretary of War sent sick soldiers stockade Surgeon U. S. Army U. S. Colored U. S. GRANT U. S. Volunteers United Veteran Reserve Corps WAR DEPARTMENT West Mississippi Winder Wirz