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, 1897 - 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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... enemy . The power to do these things is in the hand of the President , placed there by the Constitution and the statute law as a sacred trust to be used by him in his best discretion in the performance of his great first duty - to ...
... enemy . The power to do these things is in the hand of the President , placed there by the Constitution and the statute law as a sacred trust to be used by him in his best discretion in the performance of his great first duty - to ...
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... enemy , as set forth in the accompanying affidavits . He is a young man of about thirty years of age , Irish by birth , and has some reputation as a lecturer . At the time of his arrest he was very much under the influence of drink ...
... enemy , as set forth in the accompanying affidavits . He is a young man of about thirty years of age , Irish by birth , and has some reputation as a lecturer . At the time of his arrest he was very much under the influence of drink ...
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... enemy , but as your friend and fel- low - citizen ; not to injure or annoy you , but to respect the rights and to defend and enforce the rights of all loyal citizens . An enemy in rebel- lion against our common Government has taken ...
... enemy , but as your friend and fel- low - citizen ; not to injure or annoy you , but to respect the rights and to defend and enforce the rights of all loyal citizens . An enemy in rebel- lion against our common Government has taken ...
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... enemies or aid or comfort its enemies in any way whatever , aud that we will give to the commandant of Fort Clark any information we may obtain or receive of the approach of the enemy ; and in case we are called upon we will assist the ...
... enemies or aid or comfort its enemies in any way whatever , aud that we will give to the commandant of Fort Clark any information we may obtain or receive of the approach of the enemy ; and in case we are called upon we will assist the ...
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... enemy that the practice of cap- turing unarmed men is one which can be followed by both sides . Mr. Nevitt ( one of the men arrested ) frankly admits that he is a secessionist ; that he has sufficient influence with the enemy to secure ...
... enemy that the practice of cap- turing unarmed men is one which can be followed by both sides . Mr. Nevitt ( one of the men arrested ) frankly admits that he is a secessionist ; that he has sufficient influence with the enemy to secure ...
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Assistant Secretary August authority Baltimore Bebian Captain charge Charles citizen Colonel Commanding Confederate consul correspondence County D. C. SIR DEAR SIR December Department DIMICK directed discharged disloyalty dispatch enemy F. W. SEWARD February 15 Fort Hamilton Fort Lafayette Fort McHenry Fort Warren friends George Government Guthrey Hamilton HEADQUARTERS herewith inclose Inclosure instant insurrection James January John Kentucky Lafayette letter Lieut Major-General MARTIN BURKE McHenry ment military Navy November oath of allegiance obedient servant October officer Old Capitol Prison papers parole of honor persons Philadelphia police President Provost-Marshal received Released on oath remained in custody request respectfully Richmond schooner secessionist Secretary of War sent Sept September September 11 SIMON CAMERON South Southern steamer taken taking the oath Thomas transferred treasonable U. S. Army U. S. Marshal Union United vessel Virginia Warren Washington WILLIAM H Winder York Harbor Zarvona