Message of the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress at the commencement of the first session of the thirty-ninth Congress. Fellow-citizens of the Senate and…
Mr. Seward to Lord Lyons. Department of State, Washington, February 20, 1865. My Lord: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two communications under the respective dates…
Elmira, N. Y., February 25, 1865. Respectfully returned to the Commissary-General of Prisoners with the following extracts from the report of Lieutenant-Colonel Trotter, in charge of the detachment, as to…
MEDICAL DIRECTORâS OFFICE, MIDDLE DEPARTMENT, EIGHTH ARMY CORPS, Baltimore, Md., February 15, 1865. Surg. HENRY PALMER, U.S. Volunteers: SIR: You will proceed to Bolton Station to superintend the removal of…
Camp Chase, near Columbus, Ohio, February 15, 1865. Bvt. Brig. Gen. WILLIAM HOFFMAN, Insp. and Com. Gen. of Prisoners, Washington City, D. C.: GENERAL: In reply to your dispatch, inquiring…
Washington, D. C., February 15, 1865. CoS OTW HILL, Commanding Johnsows Island, Sandusky, Ohio: COLONEL: By direction of the Secretary of War you will forward the following-named prisoners of war…
Washington, D. C., February 15, 1865. Commanding Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, La.: GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that 1 have to-day, by direction of the…
Washington, D. C., February 15, 1865. Lieutenant-General GRANT, City Point: GENERAL: Information has been received here from various sources that the proceeds of the 1,000 bales of cotton sent from…
Washington, D. C., February 18, 1865. Respectfully returned to Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck, Chief of Staff. At the date of this telegram there were no prisoners in irons at…
CIRCULAR. HEADQUARTERS MILITARY PRISONS, Richmond, Va., February 14, 1865. I. By special agreement between the respective agents of exchange for the Confederate and United States all prisoners held in close…