Letter
H. A. Allen to Gideon Welles, February 2, 1865
HEADQUARTERS FORT WARREN,
Boston Harbor, February 2, 1865.
Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. 0.:
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,
H. A. ALLEN,
Major, Second U. S. Artillery, Commanding Post.
City Point, VAS February 2, 1865.
Lieutenant-Colonel MULFORD, Steamer New York:
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
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 to Secretary Gideon Welles the release and departure of officers and seamen from the Confederate steamer Florida under Navy Department orders and the transfer of Confederate prisoners to Fort Monroe.
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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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