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Martin Burke to H. W. Wessells, January 6, 1865
New York Harbor, January 6, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. 0.: SIR: Brigadier-General Beall, O, S. Army, was turned over to me as a…
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We L HARTZ to and Assistant Adjutant- General, January 6, 1865
Washington, D. C., January 6, 1865. Bvt. Brig. Gen. JAMES BARNES, Commanding District of Saint Mary’s, Point Lookout, Md.: GENERAL: I have the honor, by direction of the Commissary-General of…
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George G. Garner to U. S. Iron-clad Chickasaw, October 15, 1864
Mobile, October 15, 1864. The following-named negroes are employed by engineer corps at Mobile, Ala. The owners are notified in order to receive the pay due them, *2 2.* âThe…
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O. O. Poppleton to and Acting Adjutant, 111th U. N. Colored Infantry, January 5, 1865
HEADQUARTERS 111TH U.S. COLORED INFANTRY, Nashville, Tenn., January 5, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to inform you that I have in my possession a copy of the Mobile Advertiser…
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We TD. HARTZ to and Assistant Adjutant- General, January 5, 1865
Washington, D. O., January 5, 1865. Commanding Depot Prisoners of War, Elmira, N. Y.: COLONEL: I am directed by the Commissary-General of Prisoners to acknowledge the receipt of your inspection…
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Unknown to Brigadier General Wessells, January 14, 1865
QUARTERMASTER-GENERALâS OFFICE, January 14, 1865. January 14, 1865, Respectfully returned to Brigadier-General Wessells with information that the requisition referred to within was not received at this office, and with request…
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Unknown to Quartermaster-General, January 7, 1865
Washington, D. C., January 7, 1865. Respectfully referred to the Quartermaster-General and attention invited to the statement of commanding officer of the prison camp at Elmira, N. Y. The delay…
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B. F. Tracy to 127th U. S. Colored Troops, Commanding Depot, January 5, 1865
Elmira, N. Y., January 5, 1865. Brig. Gen. H. W. WESSELLS, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to state that I forwarded from these headquarters…
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$ H. W. Wessells to Special Orders, ) Office Com. General Of Prisoners, January 4, 1865
January 4, 1865. ‘ ty Washington, D. C., January 4, 1865. Maj. Gen. B. F. BUTLER, Commissioner for Exchange, Fort Monroe, Va.: GENERAL: By authority of the Secretary of War…
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A. J. Johnson to Fourth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, Comdg. Post, November 23, 1864
Rock Island, Ill., November 23, 1864. Mr. EDITOR: In your issue of the 21st instant I notice an article on the treatment of prisoners of war at this depot. Up…