Letter
Unknown to Bradley T. Johnson, January 31, 1865
Richmond, Va., January 31, 1865.
General BRADLEY T. JOHNSON, Salisbury, N. C.:
I have information, probably correct, that within the next ten or twenty days desperate efforts at escape will be made by the prisoners at Salisbury. They may probably be aided by attempted raids. Be on your guard.
J. A. SEDDON, Secretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Richmond, Va.. Summary: Secretary of War J. A. Seddon warns General Bradley T. Johnson of imminent prisoner escape attempts and possible raids at Salisbury, urging heightened vigilance in January 1865.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
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