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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... hand Novem- ber 1 , 1863 . Number captured from November 1 , 1863 , to January 1 , 1865 . Total on hand and captured . Total died , released , ex- changed , & c . , from No- vember 1 , 1863 , to Jan- uary 1 , 1865 . Total on hand Jan ...
... hand Novem- ber 1 , 1863 . Number captured from November 1 , 1863 , to January 1 , 1865 . Total on hand and captured . Total died , released , ex- changed , & c . , from No- vember 1 , 1863 , to Jan- uary 1 , 1865 . Total on hand Jan ...
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... hands ? You seem to be in doubt as to whom belongs the treatment of the prisoners at this depot . I will enlighten you . The treatment of them here and all issues to them are made strictly in accordance with orders from the War ...
... hands ? You seem to be in doubt as to whom belongs the treatment of the prisoners at this depot . I will enlighten you . The treatment of them here and all issues to them are made strictly in accordance with orders from the War ...
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United States. War Department. their rags , as our poor men in the hands of the rebel authorities are obliged to do ; or , in other words , had I the power , strict retaliation would be practiced by me . Again , if discretionary power ...
United States. War Department. their rags , as our poor men in the hands of the rebel authorities are obliged to do ; or , in other words , had I the power , strict retaliation would be practiced by me . Again , if discretionary power ...
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... hands during the inclemency of winter . H. W. WESSELLS , Brig . Gen. , U. S. Vols . , Inspector and Com . Gen. of Prisoners . [ Second indorsement . ] QUARTERMASTER - GENERAL'S OFFICE , January 14 , 1865 . Respectfully returned to ...
... hands during the inclemency of winter . H. W. WESSELLS , Brig . Gen. , U. S. Vols . , Inspector and Com . Gen. of Prisoners . [ Second indorsement . ] QUARTERMASTER - GENERAL'S OFFICE , January 14 , 1865 . Respectfully returned to ...
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... hands by the rebel authorities have been completed , and in pur- suance of what I understand to be the views of the Secretary of War , I have directed that no clothing , including blankets , shall be issued to prisoners forwarded from ...
... hands by the rebel authorities have been completed , and in pur- suance of what I understand to be the views of the Secretary of War , I have directed that no clothing , including blankets , shall be issued to prisoners forwarded from ...
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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