Letter
George B. McClellan to John Pegram, July 13, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OFIO,
l Beverly, Va., July 13, 1861.
JOHN PEGRAM, Esq,, Styling himself Lieutenant-Colonel, P. A. C. 8.:
Sir: Your communication, dated yesterday, proposing to surrender as prisoners of war the force assembled under your command, has been delivered tome. I will receive you, your officers and men, as prisoners, and I will treat you and them with the kindness due to prisoners of war, but it is not in my power to relieve you or them from any liabilities incurred by taking arms against the United States. –
respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEO. B. McCLELLAN,
Major-General, U. 8S. Army, Commanding Department.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ohio,
Camp near Huttonsville, Va., July 15, 1861.
Major-General, U. 8S. Army, Commanding Department.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ohio,
Camp near Huttonsville, Va., July 15, 1861.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: l Beverly, Va.. Summary: Major General McClellan acknowledges John Pegram's offer to surrender Confederate forces as prisoners of war, agreeing to humane treatment but affirming legal consequences for rebellion.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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