Letter
Martin Burke to Henry W. Wessells, January 24, 1865
HEADQUARTERS FORT LAFAYETTE,
New York Harbor, January 24, 1865.
Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. O.:
SIR: Inclosed you will receive a certified copy of a letter* received this day from Brig. Gen. H. E. Paine, U. S. Volunteers, the person who brought Brig. Gen. W. N. R. Beall, C. S. Army, to this post, upon the receipt of which I have this day released General Beall.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
MARTIN BURKE,
Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. Army, Commanding.
Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. Army, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: New York Harbor. Summary: Martin Burke informs H. W. Wessells of releasing Confederate Brig. Gen. W. N. R. Beall from Fort Lafayette following a letter from Brig. Gen. H. E. Paine.
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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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