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46,149 lettersColumbia, S. C., January 26, 1865. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond : GENERAL: The Federal prisoners of war at all the prisons are suffering very much for…
Louisville, Ky., January 26, 1865. Maj. Gen. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE: Str: Your communication of the 12th instant, addressed to the commanding officer U. S. forces, Knoxville, Tenn., has been referred…
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS, Washington, D. C., January 26, 1865. Col. A. A. STEVENS, Commanding Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Ind. : COLONEL: In reply to communication forwarded by you on the…
Boston Harbor, January 26, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. C.: SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith copy of a letter* received from…
January 26, 1865. No. 4. Cincinnati, Ohio, January 26, 1865. Before a general court-martial which convened at Cincinnati, Ohio, January 17, 1865, pursuant to Special Orders, Nos. 212, 250, and…
Washington, D. C., January 26, 1865. AMOS PILSBURY, Superintendent Penitentiary, Albany, N. Y.: Str: In pursuance of instructions received from the Secretary of War I am directed by the Commissary-General…
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…
Columbia, S. O., January 24, 1865. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: GENERAL: I hope you will not consider me troublesome on the subject of the safety…
Columbia, S. O., January 24, 1865. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General: GENERAL: There are now at Andersonville, Ga., more troops than are necessary for guard to the prison.…
Alton, Ill., January 24, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. O.: GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit herewith a special roll of prisoners belonging…
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…
Cahaba, Ala., January 23, 1865. General J. D. IMBODEN, Augusta, Ga.: GENERAL: On the morning of Friday, January 20, there was a mutiny in the Federal prison under my command.…
Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., February 13, 1865. Respectfully forwarded to the Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. C. Approved. B. J. SWEET, Colonel Highth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, Comdg. Post. OFFICE…
GENERAL WAR DEPARTMENT, August 31, 1864. CouRT-MARTIAL ORDERS, ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, No. 274, \ Washington, August 31, 1864, The sentences âto be hung,â awarded by a military commission and promulgated in…
January 23, 1865. January 23, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. O.: SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith a requisition for 2,000 blankets…
Washington, D. C., January 23, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. E. PAINE, New York: The Secretary of War directs that the suspension of General Beallâs parole be revoked and that he…
Washington, D. C., January 23, 1865. Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: SIR: In compliance with your instructions I submit herewith copies of all papers and correspondence filed at…
l Johnsows Island, Ohio, January 22, 1865. ‘Col. CHARLES W. HILL, Commanding U. S. Forces, Johnsows Island, Ohio: SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of…
January 22, 1865. January 22, 1865, Brig. Gen. A. SCHOEPF, Commanding Post: SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of…
New York Harbor, January 22, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following inspection report of the condition of the prisoners of war at this station for the…