W. Hoffman, © to H. E. Paine, February 4, 1865

Washington, D. O., February 4, 1865.

GENERAL: Your letter of the 2d instant, requesting to be informed of the number of prisoners at the several stations, to enable General Beall to distribute his supplies judiciously, is received, and in reply i have to inform you that there is an average of about 8,000 at the following stations, viz: Point Lookout, Fort Delaware, Elmira, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio; Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill.; Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Ind., and Rock island, Ill.; about 3,000 at Johnson’s Island, 1,200 at Alton, Ill., and 1,500 wounded men in and near Nashville, Tenn. There may be about 500 at and near New Orleans.

I am, general,

very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. HOFFMAN, ©