Letter
Bvt. Brig. Gen. W. Hoffman to Prisoners, February 20, 1863
Washington, D. C., February 20, 1863.
Respectfully referred to Col. B. F. Tracy for report.
The instructions from this office directing that invalids who were well enough to bear the journey should be forwarded does not appear to have been obeyed.
By order of Bvt. Brig. Gen. W. Hoffman, Commissary-General of
Prisoners:
W. T. HARIZ;
Captain and Assistant Adjutant- General.
[Third indorsement.j
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: Bvt. Brig. Gen. W. Hoffman orders Col. B. F. Tracy to report on noncompliance with instructions to transfer able invalid prisoners in February 1863.
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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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