Ethan Allen Hitchcock was a career United States Army officer and author who had War Department assignments in Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War, in which he served as a major general.
(H.)—Commander Hitchcock to Mr. Magee. Susquehanna, Pensacola Bay, April 8, 1863. Sir: Your communication of the 4th instant has this moment been received by flag of truce. In relation to…
Washington, D. C., January 3, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. E. PAINE, New York: The Secretary of War directs that you will suspend General Beallâs parole and place him in Fort…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., January 3, 1865. The Secretary of War directs that you will suspend General Beall’s parole and place him in Fort Lafayette as a prisoner of…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., January 16, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners : SIR: You will immediately take proper measures for sending to Fort Monroe…
Agent of Exchange. Washington, D. C. Agent of Exchange. Washington, D. C., January 20, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. W. WEssELLs, Commissary-General of Prisoners: SIR: You will please send to Fort…
Washington, D. C., February 17, 1865. Respectfully returned to the Secretary of War. It is impossible to identify these parties on the records of this office unless their names can…