WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, September 27, 1864.

Major General E. A. HITCHCOCK, Sandusky, Ohio:

If you have made a satisfactory inspection at Johnson's Island you can return home, stopping at Columbus and making a thorough inspection of condition of prisoners at Camp Chase, and whatever you think necessary for police of prisoners there. You will please call on Governor Brought at Columbus and invite his views and suggestions.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA,
In the Field, September 27, 1864 - 9 a. m.

Colonel HOFFMAN,

Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington:

Dispatch received. Please understand that Ould will give us the %,000 whether we send down so many sick or not, if we send those that we have on this coast, and afterward those in the interior, as many as we can.

BENJ. F. BUTLER,

Major-General.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA,
In the Field, September 27, 1864.

Major MULFORD, Fort Monroe:

Get a full load of prisoners either at Fort Delaware, Point Lookout, or Fort McHenry.

BENJ. F. BUTLER,

Major-General and Commissioner for Exchange.

HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA,
September 27, 1864.

Major General W. T. SHERMAN,

Commanding Military Division of the Mississippi:

GENERAL: I had the honor to receive your letter of September 22, requesting permission to send your prisoners a supply of shirts, drawers, socks, shoes, soap, combs, scissors, &c. To this you have my consent, and your wagon train, in charge of a single officer, loaded exclusively with be allowed to come under flag of truce to Griffin, Ga., where I will have an officer to receive the supplies, and to attend to their further distribution and transportation to your prisoners. I cannot consent that you officer should accompany the supplies farther than Griffin.

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

J. B. HOOD,

General.