returns-properly kept and made out. 18. Hospital fund, how expended, accounted for, condition-rationally, properly, and of June $503. 83. 19. Hospital washing, how performed, how paid for-by prisoners, washing machine.

1. Surgeons, number present, absent-1 assistant of volunteers present. 2. Assistant surgeons, present, absent-acting assistants, 4 present. 3. Chaplains, present absent-post chaplain officiates. 4. Hospital stewards, present, absent-steward of post, hospital superintendents. 5. Cooks and nurses, present, absent-10, 33, prisoners. 6. Sick, ratio of, to strength of command-5 per cent. 7. Sick, condition, cleanliness-good. 8. Sick, beds for, superficial area and air space per bed-sufficient. 9. Medical and surgical treatment-good. 10. Nursing, how performed-prisoners. 11. Diseases prevalent- diarrhea, dysentery, measles, smallpox, fevers. 12. Diseases, prevention, mitigation-probably an increased supply of vegetables might mitigate. 13. Recoveries from diseases, wounds, rapid or tardy-tardy. 14. Mortality from diseases, wounds, per cent. -10 per cent of sick. 15. Vaccination-discontinued some time since owing to unhealthy ulcers following; recommenced four days since. 16. Interments, how conducted and recorder-by sexton on contract, proper records kept.

Special reports respecting the skill, efficiency, and conduct of officers and attendants connected with the medical department, report of vacancies in medical department: A. M. Sigmund, assistant surgeon of volunteers, in charge, efficient; Actg. Asst. Surgs. G. W. Bicknell, F. A. Emmons, B. F. Jacobs, G. B. Lester, reported by assistant surgeon in charge efficient.

Instructions and directions given to medical officers, recommendations for the action of the medical inspector-general: Needed no instructions; directed to improve police of hospital.

C. T. ALEXANDER,

Surgeon, U. S. Army, Acting Medical Inspector of Prisoners.

[JULY 25, 1864. -For General Orders, Numbers 101, Department of the Gulf (Banks), declaring exchange of prisoners of war delivered at Red River Landing, July 22, see Series I, Vol. XLI, Part II, p. 380.]

ANDERSONVILLE, July 25, 1864.

Honorable J. A. SEDDON:

L. B. Lowe, of Selma, Ala., has your permission to visit the prison at this place to seek workmen for a rolling mill. He has found them. Shall I deliver them to him? I think the policy a very doubtful one. Please answer it as soon as convenient.

JNO H. WINDER,

Brigadier-General.

[Indorsement.]

JULY 26, 1864.

Mr. Lowe may take the workmen on their parole, so that they may be under command.

J. A. S.