Letter
H. W. Halleck, January 3, 1865
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
January 3, 1865.
. Washington, D. C., January 3, 1865.
GENERAL: Whenever General Beall is ready to make distributions at any prison camp where there are no commissioned officers prisoners, you will give notice in order that three may be sent for that purpose from Johnson’s Island. The officers so sent will be kept separate from the other prisoners, and have no communication with them, except in making the distributions under your supervision and that of our officers. at such camp.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. W. HALLECK,
Major-General and Chief of Staff.
NEW YORK, January 3, 1865.
Major-General and Chief of Staff.
NEW YORK, January 3, 1865.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Summary: H. W. Halleck instructs coordination for distributing supplies at prison camps without commissioned officers, ensuring selected officers from Johnson's Island remain isolated except during supervised distributions.
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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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