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381 Series II Volume VII- Serial 120 - Prisoners of War

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the service of the United States. The officers and men of colored regiments to receive the same treatment, be entitled to the same privileges, and be exchanged in the same manner as other troops, without exception or distinction of any kind. The same rule will apply to civilians in the service without regard to color, who are to be exchanged in accordance with the provisions of article 3 of the cartel.

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

DE WITT CLINTON,

Captain and Aide- de- Camp, Acting Assistant Adjutant- General.

Consolidated return for C. S. military prison, Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Ga., for the week ending June 19, 1864.

Date Received. Recaptur Total In prison

ed. received quarters.

.

June 13 . . . . . . . . . 19,517

14 . . . . . . . . . 19,434

15 a 1,171 1 1,172 19,411

16 b 1,124 . . . 1,124 20,514

17 c 3 8 11 21,529

18 d 424 4 428 21,485

19 e 873 4 477 21,849

Date In hospital Grand Escaped. Died.

total.

June 13 1,165 20,682 . . . 30

14 1,218 20,652 9 53

15 1,179 21,762 1 47

16 1,200 22,838 6 58

17 1,245 22,785 1 56

18 1,243 23,156 5 31

19 1,271 23,997 5 49

Date. Total In prison. In Total on

died, hospital. hand.

escaped,

sent off,

paroled,

released,

and

exchanged.

June 13 30 19,517 1,135 20,652

14 62 19,428 1,162 20,590

15 48 20,582 1,132 21,714

16 64 21,632 1,142 22,774

17 57 21,539 1,189 22,728

18 36 21,908 1,212 23,120

19 55 22,720 1,222 23,942

a 1,108 from Richmond; 63 from Mobile.

b 1,069 from Richmond; 44 from Atlanta.

c 3 from Charleston.

d 424 from Lynchburg.

e 824 from Selma; 49 from Petersburg; 1 sent to Macon.

I certify that the above is a correct copy from my prison journal.

H. WIRZ,

Captain, Commanding Prison.

Approved:

W. S. WINDER,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

JUNE 20, 1864.

Colonel HOFFMAN, Commissary of Prisoners:

COLONEL: You will turn over to Major Strong, of General Foster's staff, five rebel general officers, prisoners of war, of rank corresponding to that of U. S. officers exposed by General Sam. Jones to the fire of our batteries in Charleston.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major- General and Chief of Staff.

[JUNE 20, 1864. - For Burbridge to Adjutant-General, reporting surrender of General Hobson and his command, see Series I, Vol. XXXIX, Part I, p. 20.]


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