OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,

Washington, D. C., April 4, 1864.

Colonel A. J. JOHNSON,

Commanding Depot Prisoners of War, Rock Island, Ill.:

COLONEL: Your letter or the 23rd ultimo in reference to the hospital in course of erection at Rock Island for prisoners of war has been laid before the War Department with the recommendation that the work be completed, which has been approved, the expense to be paid from the prison fund. You will continue, therefore, the work, and let it be completed with as little delay as practicable, observing the closest economy in all things. From the reports of savings and expenditures thus far received I presume the fund will readily cover the cost.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. HOFFMAN,

Colonel Third Infantry and Commissary-General of Prisoners.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, OFFICE COMMISSIONER FOR EXCHANGE,
Fort Monroe, Va., April 5, 1864.

Colonel W. HOFFMAN,

Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. C.:

COLONEL: Be so kind as to forward for the use of these headquarters a supply of blank rolls of prisoners of war, with and without paroles. Also a copy of the list of Union prisoners of war paroled by the Confederate agent for exchange at Richmond on or about the 6th day of March, 1864.

I have the honor to be, yours, &c.,

BENJ. F. BUTLER,

Major-General and Commissioner for Exchange.

HDQRS. U. S. FORCES AT SANDUSKY AND JOHNSON'S ISLAND,
Sandusky, Ohio, April 5, 1864.

Colonel WILLIAM HOFFMAN, Commissary-General of Prisoners:

COLONEL: One of the conditions of the surrender of Port Hudson was that the officers taken at that place should retain their side-arms. Among the prisoners of war lately transferred from Johnson's Island to Point Lookout, Md., were a number who were captured at Port Hudson. Their side-arms are still held on Johnson's Island. I have the honor to ask what disposition shall be made of them.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

H. D. TERRY,

Brigadier-General.

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAS DEPARTMENT,

Richmond, Va., April 5, 1864.

Major General B. F. BUTLER, Agent of Exchange:

SIR: I will thank you to make inquiries as to where Captain Frank Battle is now confined. He was formerly in irons at the Nashville penitentiary, in alleged retaliation for one Captain Shad. Harris, a deserter from our service. Captain Battle was subsequently removed to Johnson's Island, and about the middle of February was put in close confinement. Since then nothing has been heard from him. In this connection