Letter
W. Hoffman to Henry W. Wessells, January 5, 1865
Nashville, Tenn.
Nashville, Tenn., January 5, 1865.
Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS,
GENERAL: The rebel wounded prisoners in the hospitals at this place and at Franklin are much in want of clothing suitable for sick men, and if it is thought advisable to consider their wants so far, I would suggest that General Beall be notified accordingly. In the belief that arrangements for the supplying of clothing to rebel prisoners. in our hands by the rebel authorities have been completed, and in pursuance of what I understand to be the views of the Secretary of War, I have directed that no clothing, including blankets, shall be issued to prisoners forwarded from this city since my arrival. I am, general,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. HOFFMAN,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Nashville, Tenn.. Summary: W. Hoffman informs Brig. Gen. H. W. Wessells that Confederate wounded prisoners in Nashville and Franklin hospitals lack suitable clothing and suggests notifying General Beall to address this need.
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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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