Letter
W. S. Winder to H. A. M. Henderson, February 2, 1865
Columbia, S. C.
Columbia, S. C., February 2, 1865.
Capt. H. A. M. HENDERSON, Cahaba, Ala. :
CAPTAIN: Your letter of January 13 has been received, and I am directed by the general commanding to inform you that the Federal money in your hands you will hold subject to the order of the Quartermaster-General or his authorized agent. I shall notify Capt. C. Morfit, assistant quartermaster at Richmond, that you have that amount. He has charge of all these moneys. The Government pay five for one, that ratio having been fixed by the Quartermaster-General. When the quartermaster pays for the greenbacks you can pay yourself for what you have advanced, for that money then becomes the property of the prisoners.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. S. WINDER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: Columbia, S. C.. Summary: W. S. Winder informs Capt. Henderson that Federal funds in his possession must be held under Quartermaster-General's orders and explains the payment ratio for advancing money to prisoners.
Topics
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
View original source ↗