Letter
W. Hoffman to Samuel P. Carter, February 7, 1865
Washington, D. C., February 7, 1865.
Brig. Gen. S. P. CARTER, Provost-Marshal-General, Dept. of East Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn.: GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th ultimo reporting certain rebel officers as having violated their parole given to Major-General Stoneman, in failing to report at Knoxville, Tenn., as prisoners of war. Should any of these officers come into your hands in the future you will place them in close confinement and send immediate notice to this office. I am, general,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Bot. Brig. Gen., U. S. Army, Commissary-General of Prisoners.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: W. Hoffman instructs Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter to closely confine rebel officers who violated parole and promptly report their capture during the Civil War.
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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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