Letter
Unknown to Stephen G. Burbridge, January 21, 1865
A A O A A . 29, 1863 2 6 OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, D. C., January 21, 1865.
Bvt. Maj. Gen. S. G. BURBRIDGE, Commanding District of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. :
GENERAL: I am authorized to request that Col. J. D. Morris and Maj. T. Steele, of the rebel army, who are said to be confined in the jail at Lexington, Ky., and in irons, be immediately released and torwarded under proper guard to Lieut. Col. John E. Mulford, agent for exchange
of prisoners, Fort Monroe, Va.
Please report action taken.
very respectfully, your obedient servant, OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: The Commissary-General of Prisoners requests Brig. Gen. Burbridge to release Confederate officers Morris and Steele from Lexington jail and send them under guard to Fort Monroe for prisoner exchange.
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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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