equivalent, and will direct that a small boat captured at the same time be returned to you.

It is due to these two men to say that I am sure they had no intention whatever of deserting your service and that they manifested strong desire to return.

I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,

SAM. JONES,

Major-General, Commanding.

OFFICE PROVOST-MARSHAL OF PRISONERS,

ROCK ISLAND BARRACKS,

Rock Island, Ill., August 29, 1864.

Colonel A. J. JOHNSON,

Fourth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, Commanding Post:

COLONEL: I have the honor to report the condition of the prison and prison hospital for the week ending to-day, as follows:

The streets and avenues by constant policing are clean and in good order. The buildings, external and internal, are in excellent order. The kitchens of both departments, by frequent scrubbings, are very clean. The clothing and bedding of the prisoners, by continued washings and airing, are in good condition. No change of importance since last report.

I have the honor to be, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. P. CARAHER,

Lieutenant-Colonel Fourth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps,

and Provost-Marshal of Prisoners

[Indorsement.]

HEADQUARTERS ROCK ISLAND BARRACKS,
Rock Island, Ill., August 31, 1864.

Respectfully forwarded to Colonel William Hoffman, U. S. Army, Commissary-General of Prisoners, with the remark that after an inspection made to-day I concur with the within report.

A. J. JOHNSON,

Colonel Fourth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, Commanding Post.

OFFICE FOR EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS,

Mobile, Ala., August 29, 1864.

Colonel C. C. DWIGHT,

Agent of Exchange, Mil. Div. of West Mississippi, New Orleans, La.:

COLONEL: I have the honor to call your attention to the fact that you have in your possession the following surgeons and assistant surgeons captured at Forts Gaines and Morgan:

Captured at Fort Gaines - Surg. J. M. Heard, Asst. Surg. J. H. Purefoy, M. W. Du Bose, C. S. Young.

Captured at Fort Morgan - Asst. Surg. E. Young, W. M. Wells, W. B. Dickenson.

I am informed by Lieutenant Colonel N. G. Watts that he is about delivering seven surgeons at Vicksburg. As surgeons are not held as prisoners, may I ask that the above surgeons be at your earliest convenience