Badiroddex to Gustavus Woodson Smith, February 8, 1865

Near Moulton, Ala., February 8, 1865.

Brig. Gen. R. S. GRANGER,

Commanding U. S. Forces, District of Northern Alabama: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 31st instant [ultimo], inclosing telegram from Major-General Thomas, U. S. Army, by flag of truce. Immediately on the receipt of your communication I sent Captain Hammond, of my staff, south after the prisoners my command had captured, and expect his return with them as soon as practicable. I have sent for enoneh prisoners to complete the exchange for all or my men and think they

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will arrive as soon as you will probably get my men to Decatur. I send by Lieutenant Browne, my aide-de-camp, ten prisoners, which will be delivered to you, an equivalent to be delivered, if you have them, at Decatur; if not, when you have them. My regimental commanders report 16 officers and 355 men captured by the U. S. forces. I will have an equivalent number of U.S. prisoners here as soon as possible. Below I give the information asked for in the telegram:

Williams’ and Warren’s battalions, now Burtwell’s regiment Alabama cavalry. Fourth Alabama Regiment Cavalry (Johnson’s regiment), Moreland’s regiment cavalry. Tenth Alabama Regiment Cavalry, Pickett’s regiment. Fifth Alabama Regiment Cavalry, Patterson’s regiment. Stuart’s battalion Alabama cavalry; Newsom’s company cavalry; Roddey’s escort company cavalry; Sleeth’s company cavalry; Ferrell’s battery horse artillery.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

BADIRODDEX:
Brigadier- General, Commanding.
75 MURRAY STREET, New York, February 9, 1865.
Brigadier-General Hunt, U. S. Volunteers, Present :
GENERAL: I have the honor to state that since nothing has been
heard from the 110 bales of cotton received by Capt. Frank G. Noyes,
U. S. Army, under the late agreement between General Grant and
Colonel Ould to supply prisoners of war and transshipped as per