Letter
G. Blagden to A. A. Stevens, January 26, 1865
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, D. C., January 26, 1865.
Col. A. A. STEVENS, Commanding Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Ind. :
COLONEL: In reply to communication forwarded by you on the 4th instant, I have the honor to inform you, by the direction of the Commissary-General of Prisoners, that the erection of three additioval hospital buildings at Camp Morton, to be paid for from the prison fund, is approved by the Secretary of War. The proposed wards to be the same dimensions as those recently built. In the erection of these buildings you will be governed by the instructions from this office in regard to the building of the wards. The labor of the prisoners will be used as far as practicable.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. BLAGDEN,
Major, Second Mass. Cav., Asst. to Com. Gen. of Prisoners.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ohio,
Louisville, Ky., January 26, 1865,
Major, Second Mass. Cav., Asst. to Com. Gen. of Prisoners.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ohio,
Louisville, Ky., January 26, 1865,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: G. Blagden approves the construction of three additional hospital buildings at Camp Morton using prison labor and funds from the prison fund, following specified instructions.
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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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