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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United States. War Department. PREFACE . The work of preparing the records of the war for public use was begun , under the resolution of Congress of May 19 , 1864 , by Col. E. D. Townsend , assistant adjutant - general , U. S. Army ...
United States. War Department. PREFACE . The work of preparing the records of the war for public use was begun , under the resolution of Congress of May 19 , 1864 , by Col. E. D. Townsend , assistant adjutant - general , U. S. Army ...
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United States. War Department. intended to apply to cases of parties who had been allowed to pass through our lines whether by City Point or otherwise . * Please ask the General - in - Chief whether it will be proper to permit and accede ...
United States. War Department. intended to apply to cases of parties who had been allowed to pass through our lines whether by City Point or otherwise . * Please ask the General - in - Chief whether it will be proper to permit and accede ...
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United States. War Department. was discharged from here June 4 , 1863 , in accordance with an order of W. H. Lamon ... United States and then to be hung by the neck until he is dead , at such time and place as may be ordered by the ...
United States. War Department. was discharged from here June 4 , 1863 , in accordance with an order of W. H. Lamon ... United States and then to be hung by the neck until he is dead , at such time and place as may be ordered by the ...
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United States. War Department. is no infraction of the law of war to omit thus to inform the enemy . Surprise may be a necessity . " These selections from the code will sufficiently discriminate the two classes of doctrine and the ...
United States. War Department. is no infraction of the law of war to omit thus to inform the enemy . Surprise may be a necessity . " These selections from the code will sufficiently discriminate the two classes of doctrine and the ...
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United States. War Department. The war that needs such auxiliaries carries infallible marks to dis- tinguish it as an unholy and unchristian war . The answer to these doctrines of military necessity is to be found in that title of the ...
United States. War Department. The war that needs such auxiliaries carries infallible marks to dis- tinguish it as an unholy and unchristian war . The answer to these doctrines of military necessity is to be found in that title of the ...
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Agent of Exchange arrest Assistant Adjutant-General August barracks blankets Brig Brigadier-General Camp Chase Camp Douglas Capt Captain captured cartel Cavalry cells charge citizens City Point clothing Colonel Third Infantry Commanding commissary Commissary-General of Prisoners Commissioner for Exchange communication confined copy December declaration of exchange declared exchanged delivered depot duty E. A. HITCHCOCK E. M. STANTON enemy Exchange of Prisoners Federal Fort Delaware Fort Monroe furnished Government guard HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT herewith honor hospital inclose Inclosure indorsement Infantry and Commissary-General informed instant instructions Johnson's Island July letter Lieut Major-General Monroe negroes November obedient servant October OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL Ohio Ohio penitentiary parole penitentiary Point Lookout prisoners of war rations rebel prisoners received regiment release request Richmond S. A. MEREDITH Secretary Secretary of War sent September sick soldiers surgeon tion troops U. S. Army U. S. forces Vicksburg Volunteers WAR DEPARTMENT Washington WILLIAM HOFFMAN