what changes and improvements I think most essential, but he work was delayed by the illness of the engineer assisting me. In a few days I hope to submit the papers in a satisfactory manner.

CHAS. W. HILL,

Colonel, Commanding.

Consolidated return for C. S. military prison, Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Ga., for the week ending July 24, 1864.

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19 b . 10 27 1, 2 . 48 . 48 27, 1, 29

1 .,4 58 9 . . 505 53,0

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21 d . 97 27 1, 2 . 67 67 27, 1, 28

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a 10 from Mobile.

b 10 from Augusta.

c 1 sent to Macon.

d 97 from Atlanta.

e 517 Richmond, 2 from Atlanta.

f 7 from Augusta.

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

H. WIRZ,

Captain, Commanding Prison.

Captain W. S. WINDER, Assistant Adjutant-General.

Approved:

JNO H. WINDER,

Brigadier-General.

[Indorsement.]

It will be observed the ratio of mortality is very great. It if very necessary that another prison should be immediately established at some other point, if possible; or if that cannot be done conveniently, I will set to work immediately to build another stockade here. I have been ordered by the Secretary of War to confer with General Bragg and be governed by his instructions. I have, in consequence, sent an officer to Atlanta to see General Bragg (as I cannot leave the post so long), and expect him back to-day or to-morrow, when I shall proceed at once to establish the prison.,

JNO H. WINDER,

Brigadier-General.

NEW ORLEANS, July 25, 1864.

Major-General CANBY, Commanding:

GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following statement of the facts, so far as I have been able to ascertain them, bearing upon the question of the validity of the paroles given at Brashear City and Bayou Boeuf.

Those places were surrendered by the U. S. forces on the 23rd day of June, 1863. The prisoners taken number, in all, about 1,700. The