$ H. W. Wessells to Special Orders, ) Office Com. General Of Prisoners, January 4, 1865

January 4, 1865.

‘ ty Washington, D. C., January 4, 1865. Maj. Gen. B. F. BUTLER, Commissioner for Exchange, Fort Monroe, Va.:

GENERAL: By authority of the Secretary of War I inclose herewith for your information a copy of special orders from this office, authorizing the execution of retaliatory measures in the case of Capt. W. H. Snowden, Tenth New Jersey Volunteers, now held as a prisoner by the rebels, and who it is represented is subjected to treatment set forth in the order. It is respectfully requested that the rebel authorities may be notified of the action taken.

very respectfully, your obedient servant,

$ H. W. WESSELLS,

[Inclosure.]

SPECIAL ORDERS, ) OFFICE COM. GENERAL OF PRISONERS,

No. 2. f Washington, D. C., January 4, 1865.

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VIII. By authority of the Secretary of War a captain of the rebel

army, a prisoner of war, will be selected and subjected to the same