OFFICE AGENT OF EXCHANGE,

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,
New Orleans, La., August 13, 1864.

Major IG. SZYMANSKI,

Assistant Agent of Exchange, Trans-Mississippi Department:

MAJOR: Having obtained the assent of Admiral Farragut, I have the honor to propose to exchange for the officers and men of the U. S. Navy now held as prisoners of war in the Trans-Mississippi Department, C. S. Army, the officers and men of the C. S. Navy and Marine Corps lately captured in Mobile Bay by the combined forces of the army and navy of the United States. The prisoners so captured are enumerated as follows:

Navy:

Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Warrant officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Petty officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Seamen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Marine Corps:

Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Non-commissioned officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Privates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

SUMMARY.

Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Warrant officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Petty and non-commissioned officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Seamen and privates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

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

C. C. DWIGHT,

Colonel and Agt. of Exchange, Military Division of West Mississippi.

OFFICE COMMISSIONER OF EXCHANGE,

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,
New Orleans, La., August 13, 1864.

Colonel WATTS,

C. S. Commissioner of Exchange, Mobile, Ala.:

COLONEL: I am directed by the major-general commanding the Military Division of West Mississippi to inform you that your proposition looking to an exchange of prisoners of war between this military division and the department to which you belong has been communicated to him by Admiral Farragut. He directs me to say that upon receiving evidence that such a proposition is authorized by your Government at Richmond, or your department commander, it will be entertained by him, and that he will send a commissioner to confer with you on the subject at East Pascagoula at such time as you may appoint.

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

CHARLES C. DWIGHT,

Colonel and Comr. of Exchange, Military Division of West Mississippi.

CAMP SUMTER, Andersonville, Ga., August 13, 1864.

General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General:

SIR: I sent you two telegrams concerning the damage done to the prison at this post. I now have the honor to report more in detail. On