Letter
James Washburn to Henry W. Wessells, January 25, 1865
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY COMMANDER,
Wheeling, W. Va., January 25, 1865.
Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. O.:
GENERAL: Upon the receipt of Special Orders, No. 17, from your office, I immediately telegraphed you that no such men as Lieutenant Gandy and George Dusky were confined in the military prison at this post. Soon afterward, upon inquiry, I learned that Lieutenant Gandy was undergoing sentence of ten years’ imprisonment for horse stealing, Wood County (W. Va.) circuit court. George Dusky is held by the civil authorities, under indictment for treason and robbing the mail. Both men are confined in the jail at this city, said jail being used also as a State prison for West Virginia.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES WASHBURN,
Colonel 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Military Commander
Richmond, January 25, 1865.
Colonel 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Military Commander
Richmond, January 25, 1865.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Wheeling, W. Va.. Summary: James Washburn informs Brig. Gen. Wessells that Lieutenant Gandy and George Dusky are not held in the military prison but in the city jail under civil charges of horse stealing and treason.
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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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