Letter
W. S. Winder to G. C. Gibbs, January 10, 1865
Columbia, S. C.
Columbia, S. C., January 10, 1865.
Col. G. C. GIBBS, Commanding, &c., Andersonville, Ga. :
COLONEL: The general commanding directs me to say that he has been informed that some prisoners from your post have been paroled and permitted to work at Oglethorpe, Ga. If this is so, you will order them in immediately. In future paroled prisoners will not be allowed to leave the post for work unless by special order from these headquarters.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. S. WINDER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
[JANUARY 11, 1865.—For proceedings of military commission in the
case of George St. Leger Grenfel et al., tried for conspiracy to release
Assistant Adjutant-General.
[JANUARY 11, 1865.—For proceedings of military commission in the
case of George St. Leger Grenfel et al., tried for conspiracy to release
rebel prisoners in Camp Douglas, at Chicago, and then buru said city,
see Executive Document No. 50, House of Representatives, Thirty-ninth
Congress, second session. :
HDQRSs. ©. S. MIL. PRISONS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
see Executive Document No. 50, House of Representatives, Thirty-ninth
Congress, second session. :
HDQRSs. ©. S. MIL. PRISONS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Columbia, S. C.. Summary: W. S. Winder instructs Colonel G. C. Gibbs to recall paroled prisoners working outside Andersonville and prohibits future work releases without special headquarters' approval.
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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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