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of war infected with smallpox from Louisville to Rock Island, forwarded by you on the 22nd ultimo. Captain Jones' report is very full and covers the case very satisfactorily. It shows that he took all proper precautions himself to guard against the spread of the disease, and that his subordinates carried out his instructions as thoroughly as was practicable. But he violated proper courtesy in using in his report the phrase "it is not true that" &c., quoting part of a sentence from my letter, when if he had given the whole sentence his denial would not have been applicable. I stated only what might be inferred from his report and not what actually took place. His explanations sufficiently removed the erroneous was no occasion for his rude contradiction.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. HOFFMAN,
Colonel Third Infantry and Commissary-General of Prisoners.
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, D. C., April 10, 1864.
Colonel J. A. JOHNSON, Commanding, Rock Island, Ill.:
If you have not sufficient clothing on hand to furnish prisoners on leaving the smallpox [hospital] make a requisition for a supply at once. Reply.
W. HOFFMAN,
Commissary-General of Prisoners.
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, April 11, 1864.
Federal prisoners received at City point, Va.
Date. Number and grade. Reduced to Total.
privates.
December 28, 3 officer. 14
1863.
119 non-commissioned 238
officers.
397 privates. 397
. . . . . . 649
March 8, 1864. 48 officers. 295
104 non-commissioned 208
officers.
497 privates. 497
. . . . . . 1,000
March 15, 40 officers. 260
1864.
77 non-commissioned 154
officers.
332 privates. 332
. . . . . . 746
March 21, 62 officers. 378
1864.
141 non-commissioned 282
officers.
767 privates. 767
. . . . . . 1,427
Grand total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,822
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RECAPITULATION.
153 officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 947
441 non-commissioned officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882
1,993 privates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,993
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Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,822
W. HOFFMAN,
Colonel Third Infantry and Commissary-General of Prisoners.
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