1221 Series II Volume VII- Serial 120 - Prisoners of War
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labor of the prisoners. The purchase would have another advantage. All the labor bestowed and improvements made would be for the benefit of the Confederate States, and when prisons would be no longer required could be profitably employed or sold as thought best.
With this arrangement the prison at Andersonville, the prison at Camp Lawton, and the new prison, with the small prisons at Richmond and Cahaba, Ala., as receiving depots, would answer all purposes.
The ratio of mortality at Florence and Salisbury exceeds, I think, that at Andersonville.
I feel satisfied that if authorized to carry out the above suggestions I could arrange the prisons to the entire satisfaction of the authorities, and by that means relieve the Confederate States of all expense connected with the prison, except, perhaps, feeding, and to a great extent pay for that.
I respectfully ask that as early an answer as possible be given, as it is very important to know exactly what course will be adopted.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JNO H. WINDER,
Brigadier-General.
[Indorsement.]
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
December 20, 1864.
File. See telegram to General Winder, December 19, 1863.
H. L. C[LAY],
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HDQRS. FORT DELAWARE, DEL., December 14, 1864.Brigadier General H. W. WESSELLS,
Commissary-General of Prisoners, Washington City, D. C.:GENERAL: In reply to your communication of December 10 I have the honor to transmit herewith report of the number of prisoners of war received and died at this post in the years 1863, 1864.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. SCHOEPF,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
[Inclosure Numbers 1.]
Number and deaths of prisoners of war at Fort Delaware, Del., for 1863 and 1864.
Month. Number received. Number deaths.
1863.
April. 587 5
May. 1,201 4
June. 3,670 57
July. 8,915 111
August. 153 159
September. 17 314
October. 2 376
November. 20 155
December. 34 81
Total. 14,599 1,262
1864.
January. None. 78
February. 4 42
Month. Number received. Number deaths.
1864.
March. 3,205 62
April. 531 74
May. 1,998 62
June. 1,171 67
July. 92 109
August. 211 87
September. 366 47
October. 165 10
November. 40 19
December. 16 7
Total. 7,799 664
Grand total. 22,398 1,926
A. SCHOEPF,
Brigadier-General.
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