Letter
Geo. W. M. Brent to John H. Winder, January 9, 1865
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE WEST,
Montgomery, January 9, 1865.
Brig. Gen. JOHN H. WINDER, Commissary-General of Prisoners:
GENERAL: General Beauregard desires that you will furnish Maj. J. M. Bottle, quartermaster, with thirty Federal prisoners to take out the torpedoes and shells in railroad cuts on the West Point and Atlanta Railroad. Major Hottle has been charged with the repair of that road.
respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEO. W. M. BRENT,
Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
[First indorsement.]
COLUMBIA, $. C., January 26, 1865.
Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
[First indorsement.]
COLUMBIA, $. C., January 26, 1865.
Respectfully referred to the Adjutant and Inspector General.
I don't think this is legitimate work for prisoners of war. I have
therefore declined to furnish the prisoners asked for. I request to be
informed if I have decided properly.
I don't think this is legitimate work for prisoners of war. I have
therefore declined to furnish the prisoners asked for. I request to be
informed if I have decided properly.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Montgomery. Summary: George W. M. Brent requests John H. Winder to provide thirty Federal prisoners to remove explosives from railroad cuts on the West Point and Atlanta Railroad, but Winder questions the legitimacy of this use.
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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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