Letter
Henry W. Wessells to E.R.S. Canby, January 5, 1865
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, D. O., January 5, 1865.
Maj. Gen. E. R. S. CANBY,
GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that the necessary orders have been issued from this office for the forwarding to you for exchange of the prisoners captured at Helena, Ark., July 4, 1863; those captured by the forces of Major-General Steele in the Department of Arkansas prior to July 28, 1864, and the officers (if any in our possession) who were captured at “ort Butler, Donaldsonville, La., in June, 1863, and inclose herewith for your information copies* of orders from this office in relation to the same.
Those prisoners who were captured in Arkansas and who are now confined at Little Rock, Ark., being within your command, can be transferred on your order.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. W. WESSELLS,
HEADQUARTERS Rock ISLAND BARRACKS,
Rock Island, Ill., January 3, 1865.
Inspector and Commissary-General of Prisoners :
HEADQUARTERS Rock ISLAND BARRACKS,
Rock Island, Ill., January 3, 1865.
Inspector and Commissary-General of Prisoners :
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. O.. Summary: H. W. Wessells informs Maj. Gen. Canby of orders to forward Confederate prisoners captured in Arkansas and Louisiana for exchange and authorizes transfer of those held at Little Rock.
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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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