Letter
John H. Winder to S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, January 31, 1865
Columbia, S. C.
Columbia, S. C., January 31, 1865.
General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General :
GENERAL: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram directing the release of all Federal prisoners held in close confinement or in irons, which has been carried into effect.
There is in Richland Jail, at this place, a prisoner styled Colonel Ackworth, a citizen of Georgia, of conscript age, who had been exempt as a practicing physician, and who, after Sherman passed his residence, raised a regiment for the enemy’s service. There is also another prisoner, Capt. Shad. Harris, whose case is fully explained in the accompanying papers. I respectfully ask instructions as to the course to be adopted in these two cases.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JNO. H. WINDER,
Brigadier-General.
[First indorsement. FEBRUARY 6, 1865.
Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War.
Brigadier-General.
[First indorsement. FEBRUARY 6, 1865.
Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War.
Nothing is known in this office of the case of Colonel Ackworth.
The statement in reference to Captain Harris is substantially correct.
The record of the court-martial proceedings in his case is on file in the
Judge-Advocate's office.
The statement in reference to Captain Harris is substantially correct.
The record of the court-martial proceedings in his case is on file in the
Judge-Advocate's office.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Columbia, S. C.. Summary: Brigadier General Jno. H. Winder reports compliance with orders to release Federal prisoners in irons and requests guidance on handling two specific detainees accused of enemy collaboration.
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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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