H. E. Paine to CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—UNION AND CONFEDERATE. 189, February 27, 1865

Washington, February 27, 1865.

Approved. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.

WASHINGTON, February 6, 1865. Lieutenant-General GRANT:

Will the prisoners who are to be forwarded for exchange be released on parole before exchange? In that case they will be required to sign parole before being forwarded, which will cause some delay.

Respectfully, W. HOFFMAN, Commissary-General of Prisoners.

City Point, VA., February 6, 1865—11 a.m. Col. WILLIAM HOFFMAN, Commissary-General of Prisoners: All exchanged prisoners are paroled before exchange. Flag-of-truce boats will be at Point Lookout on the 9th to take about 2,000 prisoners. U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant- General.

GENERAL: I have the honor to inquire whether General Vance has been paroled subject to the same regulations which control General Beall, and if not, whether General Beall will be permitted (as he requests) to send him to our prisons to attend to the distribution of supplies, with or without the privilege of personal communication with the prisoners.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers.

CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.—UNION AND CONFEDERATE.

GENERAL: [I have the honor to ask that you make, if there is no

objection, an arrangement with the Quartermaster’s Department to

furnish transportation on requisitions made direct from me for supplies