Letter
Henry W. Wessells to Wot. Hare, January 20, 1865
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, D. C., January 20, 1865.
Respectfully returned to Col. J. Washburn, commanding Wheeling, W. Va., for report of the steps taken to obviate the defects in ventilation.
By order of Brig. Gen. H. W. Wessells, Inspector and CommissaryGeneral of Prisoners:
WoT. HARE,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Third indorsement. ]
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Third indorsement. ]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: Brigadier General H. W. Wessells directs Colonel J. Washburn to report measures taken to improve ventilation at the Wheeling prison 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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