Letter
Unknown to Robert E. Lee, February 13, 1865
Richmond, Va., February 13, 1865.
General R. E. LEE, Commanding Army of Northern Virginia: The river being closed, is there any objection to sending Yankee prisoners through the lines on the Osborne turnpike, or elsewhere? J. A. CAMPBELL, Assistant Secretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Richmond, Va.. Summary: Assistant Secretary of War J. A. Campbell requests General Robert E. Lee's approval to transport Union prisoners through Confederate lines due to river closure in February 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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