Letter
H. A. Allen to Confederate prisoners confined in cells or in irons have been ordered, February 2, 1865
Boston Harbor, February 2, 1865.
SIR: In pursuance of instructions received from the Navy Department the officers and seamen of the insurgent steamer Florida were released yesterday, the 1st instant, upon their complying with the express conditions, and embarked on the steamer Canada for Europe.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Major, Second U. S. Artillery, Commanding Post.
City Point, VAS February 2, 1865.
Lieutenant-Colonel MULFORD, Steamer New York:
Inform Colonel Hatch, who is now on his way to see you, that all
Confederate prisoners confined in cells or in irons have been ordered
to Fort Monroe, subject to your orders, for the purpose of carrying out
the proposition made by Colonel Ould. Ask that a corresponding
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Boston Harbor. Summary: H. A. Allen reports the release and departure of Confederate steamer Florida's crew to Europe and orders the transfer of Confederate prisoners in cells or irons to Fort Monroe for negotiations.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
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