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Unknown to D. H. Maury, January 14, 1865
Richmond, Va., January 14, 1865. General D. H. Maury, Mobile, Ala. : General U. S. Grant notifies Col. Robert Ould that vessel has been waiting in Mobile Bay for a…
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Unknown to Charles W. Hill, January 15, 1865
Johnson’s Island, Ohio, January 15, 1865. Col. CHARLES W. HILL, Commanding U. S. Forces, Johnson’s Island : SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the…
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Unknown to Henry W. Wessells, January 15, 1865
HEADQUARTERS DEPOT PRISONERS OF WAR, Elmira, N. Y., January 15, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners: GENERAL: I have the honor to return herewith communication from P,…
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Unknown to Schuyler Colfax, January 21, 1865
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, January 21, 1865. Hon. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Speaker of the House of Representatives : SIR: In answer to the resolution of the House…
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Unknown to Stephen G. Burbridge, January 21, 1865
A A O A A . 29, 1863 2 6 OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS, Washington, D. C., January 21, 1865. Bvt. Maj. Gen. S. G. BURBRIDGE, Commanding District of Kentucky,…
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Unknown to General, January 21, 1865
OFFICE OF COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS, Washington, D. C., January 21, 1865. GENERAL: I am authorized to request that the following-named officers and enlisted men of the rebel army, who are…
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Unknown to J. C. Maynard, January 25, 1865
QUARTERMASTER-GENERALâS OFFICE, Richmond, January 25, 1865. Respectfully referred to Maj. J. C. Maynard. By order of Quartermaster-General : CH. MIMS, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. [Third indorsement.] QUARTERMASTERâS OFFICE, Richmond, January…
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Unknown to Montgomery C. Meigs, January 26, 1865
In the Field, Soidh Carolina In the Field, Soidh Carolina, January 26, 1865. Quarter master -General: (Through Brig. Gen. L. C. Easton, chief quartermaster.) General: I have the honor to…
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Unknown to Commissary-General of Prisoners, January 29, 1865
January 29, 1865. SEVENTY-FOURTH U.S. COLORED INFANTRY, January 29, 1865. COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS: SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners…
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Unknown to James R. Curell, January 30, 1865
New Orleans, January 30, 1865. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 13th instant, and in compliance with the request therein contained to forward…
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Unknown to Bradley T. Johnson, January 31, 1865
Richmond, Va., January 31, 1865. General BRADLEY T. JOHNSON, Salisbury, N. C.: I have information, probably correct, that within the next ten or twenty days desperate efforts at escape will…
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Unknown, February 1, 1865
Savannah, Ga., February 1, 1865. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT-GENERAL, Headquarters Department of the South: My medical director yesterday inspected the condition of the rebel prisoners confined at Fort Pulaski, and represents that…
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Unknown to Lorenzo Thomas, February 2, 1865
Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn., February 2, 1865. Brig. Gen. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to report the following: On the 20th…
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Unknown to O. Morfit, February 2, 1865
HDQRS. C. S. MIL. PRISONS EAST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER, February 2, 1865. Columbia, S. 0., February 2, 1865. Capt. O. MORFIT, Assistant Quartermaster, Richmond, Va. : CAPTATN: Capt. H. A.…
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Unknown to O. T. Christensen, February 3, 1865
Helena, Ark., February 3, 1865. Lieut. Col. O. T. CHRISTENSEN, Assistant Adjutant-General : SIR: About the 1st of May, [1864,] my troops captured First Lieut. T. O. Casteel, First Arkansas…
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Unknown, February 3, 1865
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF EASTERN ARKANSAS, Helena, Ark., February 3, 1865. SIR: About the 1st of May, [1864,] my troops captured First Lieut. T. O. Casteel, First Arkansas Cavalry; First Lieut.…
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Unknown, February 4, 1865
Chattanooga, February 4, 1865. Respectfully forwarded. JAMES B. STEEDMAN, Major-General, Commanding. * See January 27, p. 136.
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Unknown to W. Hoffman, February 6, 1865
February 6, 1865. February 6, 1865, Respectfully referred to Brig. Gen. W. Hoffman, Commissary-General of Prisoners, to give the desired information, and the writer so advised. A. B. EATON, Commissary-General…
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Unknown to Charles A. Dana, February 6, 1865
PROVIDENCE, R. I. PROVIDENCE, R. I., February 6, 1865. Hon. CHARLES A. DANA, Assistant Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.: SIB: I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of…
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Unknown to P.G.T. Beauregard, February 12, 1865
Richmond, Va., February 12, 1865. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Columbia, S. C.: Order commandant of prison at Columbia to remove Federal officers to Charlotte. By order: J. A. CAMPBELL, Assistant…
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Unknown to Post Quartermaster, Charlotte, N.C., February 12, 1865
Richmond, February 12, 1865. PosT QUARTERMASTER, Charlotte, N. C.: Make immediate preparations for the reception of 1,800 Federal officers. i By order: J. A. CAMPBELL, Assistant Secretary of War. CORRESPONDENCE,…
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Unknown to Robert E. Lee, February 13, 1865
Richmond, Va., February 13, 1865. General R. E. LEE, Commanding Army of Northern Virginia: The river being closed, is there any objection to sending Yankee prisoners through the lines on…
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Unknown to P.G.T. Beauregard, February 13, 1865
Richmond, Va., February 13, 1865. General BEAUREGARD, Columbia, S. C.: Order commandant of prisoners to remove Federal officers to suck point as you may direct. You were telegraphed on this…
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Unknown to Benjamin J. Sweet, February 14, 1865
February 14, 1865. Washington, D. 0., February 14, 1865. Col. B. J. SWEET, Commanding Camp Douglas, Chicago, TU. : Telegram of the 12th received. Discharges will not be granted at…