1024 Series II Volume VII- Serial 120 - Prisoners of War
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of the Fiftieth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry, were captured by the command of the rebel General Price during the recent raid in this State, and, for want of means on the part of the rebels to transport or keep them, were paroled and are now at Benton Barracks. I respectfully ask that these men be ordered to report to their respective commands, they not having been delivered at any of the places of exchange mentioned in the cartel, nor exchanged or paroled upon any agreement between the commanding officers of the contending armies, nor paroled through an officer.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
THO. C. FLETCHER,
Colonel 47 th Mo. Infty. and Recruiting Officer 50th Mo. Infty.
[First indorsement.]
HEADQUARTERS BENTON BARRACKS, MO., October 24, 1864.Respectfully forwarded to Commissary-General of Prisoners (through district and department headquarters) for his instructions.
The circumstances mentioned in the within communication apply to all the paroled men now at this post captured by the command of General Price, C. S. Army, as well as to the regiments mentioned in the within.
B. L. E. BONNEVILLE,
Colonel, U. S. Army, Commanding Post.[Second indorsement.]
HEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT,
Saint Louis, Mo., October 24, 1864.Respectfully forwarded to headquarters Department of the Missouri.
THOMAS EWING,
Brigadier-General.
[Third indorsement.]
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,
Saint Louis, October 26, 1864.Respectfully forwarded to the Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington, D. C.
W. S. ROSECRANS,
Major-General.
By FRANK ENO,
Assistant Adjutant-General (in absence of general in the field).
[Fourth indorsement.]
OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, October 31, 1864.
Respectfully returned to Major-General Rosecrans, commanding Department of the Missouri.
The paroles within referred to and all others of the same character are in violation of the cartel and are null and void, and all troops so paroled should be immediately ordered to join their respective commands for duty. Please see General Orders, Numbers 207, current series.
W. HOFFMAN,
Brevet Brigadier-General and Commissary-General of Prisoners.
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