Letter
Unknown to Benjamin J. Sweet, February 14, 1865
February 14, 1865.
Washington, D. 0., February 14, 1865. Col. B. J. SWEET, Commanding Camp Douglas, Chicago, TU. : Telegram of the 12th received. Discharges will not be granted at present. Arrangements will be made at the proper time for the discharge of those who publicly decline the offer of exchange. W. HOFFMAN, Commissary-General of Prisoners.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Summary: Commissary-General W. Hoffman informs Colonel B.J. Sweet that prisoner discharges are temporarily suspended and will be arranged later for those refusing prisoner exchanges.
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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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