Letter
Henry W. Wessells to Wea Rd, January 11, 1865
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, D. C., January 11, 1865.
Respectfully referred to Col. B. F.Tracy, commanding Depot Prisoners of War, Elmira, N. Y., for his information. These papers to be returned.
By order of Brig. Gen. H. W. Wessells, Inspector and CommissaryGeneral of Prisoners :
WEA RD,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Inclosure.]
PRISONERS' CaMP, Elmira, N. Y., December 30, 1861.
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Inclosure.]
PRISONERS' CaMP, Elmira, N. Y., December 30, 1861.
My DEAR SISTER: I take this opportunity of writing you a letter
(which the Yankees will not see). I wrote you a few days ago acknowledging the receipt of the money. I will give you some idea of my
"See indorsement of Dwight, January 10, 1865, on Halleck to Canby, December
29, 1864, Vol. VII, this series, p. 1293. ck situation. I would never have written to you for money, but I am
(which the Yankees will not see). I wrote you a few days ago acknowledging the receipt of the money. I will give you some idea of my
"See indorsement of Dwight, January 10, 1865, on Halleck to Canby, December
29, 1864, Vol. VII, this series, p. 1293. ck situation. I would never have written to you for money, but I am
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: Brig. Gen. H. W. Wessells forwards prisoner correspondence and reports on conditions at Elmira POW camp to Col. B. F. Tracy for oversight during the Civil War.
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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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