Letter
Brig. Gen. H. W. Wessells to Wea Rd, January 11, 1865
Washington, D. C., January 11, 1865.
Respectfully referred to Col. B. F.Tracy, commanding Depot Prisoners of War, Elmira, N. Y., for his information. These papers to be returned.
By order of Brig. Gen. H. W. Wessells, Inspector and CommissaryGeneral of Prisoners :
WEA RD,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant- General.
[Inclosure.]
PRISONERSâ CaMP, Elmira, N. Y., December 30, 1861.
My DEAR SISTER: I take this opportunity of writing you a letter
(which the Yankees will not see). I wrote you a few days ago acknowledging the receipt of the money. I will give you some idea of my
âSee indorsement of Dwight, January 10, 1865, on Halleck to Canby, December
29, 1864, Vol. VII, this series, p. 1293. ck
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: Brig. Gen. H. W. Wessells forwards prisoner correspondence and official papers to Col. B. F. Tracy for review regarding Union prisoners held at Elmira, New York, in early 1865.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
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