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253 Series II Volume VIII- Serial 121 - Prisoners of War

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February 1 to 16.- Entitled to thirty-one and a half cords per day; received twenty-two cords per day.

MASON MORFIT,

Major and Quartermaster of Prison.

[Inclosure Numbers 3.]

Report of commissary stores received at C. S. military prison, Salisbury, N. C., from February 1 to 15, 1865.

Date. Flour. Flour. Meal. Meal.

Bbls. Lbs. Bbls. Lbs.

Feb. 1. 6 131 26 ...

2. 3 ... 28 130

3. 24 98 5 98

4. 36 ... 24 137

5 a. ... ... ... ...

6. 7 ... 23 ...

7. 10 ... 19 98

8. 24 98 5 ...

9. 30 ... ... ...

10. 24 98 4 175

11. 16 ... 42 34

12 a. ... ... ... ...

13. 8 175 20 175

14. 29 ... ... ...

15. 13 ... 15 80

Total. 230 600 211 927

Date. Beef. Offals. Rice. Salt.

Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.

Feb. 1. ... ... 1.103 250

2. 1.581 ... ... ...

3. 1.443 400 ... 125

4. ... ... ... 400

5 a. 1.060 ... ... ...

6. 750 ... ... 130

7. ... ... 994 135

8. ... ... ... 270

9. 559 ... ... ...

10. ... ... ... 256

11. ... ... ... 270

12 a. ... ... ... ...

13. ... ... ... 270

14. ... ... ... 135

15. 1.100 ... ... ...

Total. 7.168 400 2.097 2.241

Date. Vinegar. Molasses. Peas. Number of

men drawn

for.

Gals. Gals. Lbs.

Feb. 1. ... 130 ... 5.799

2. ... 66 ... ...

3. ... ... 672 ...

4. ... 207 1/4 1.131 ...

5 a. ... ... ... ...

6. ... 122 ... 5.673

7. ... 45 590 ...

8. ... 149 588 ...

9. ... 123 ... ..

10. 31 54 1/2 571 5.586

11. ... 149 1/2 1.171 ...

12 a. ... ... ... ...

13. ... ... 579 ...

14. ... ... 472 5.471

15. ... ... 480 ...

Total. 31 1.046 1/4 6.254 ...

a Sunday.

Consolidated return for C. S. military prison, Salisbury, N. C., for 1865, from February 1 to 15 inclusive.

Date. Receive Recaptu Total Escaped Died. Sent to

d. red. receive . other

d. posts.

Feb.1. ... ... ... ... 19 ...

2. 3 ... 3 ... 13 ...

3. ... ... ... ... 20 ...

4. ... ... ... 3 27 ...

5. ... ... ... 3 18 ...

6. ... ... ... ... 18 68

7. 1 ... 1 ... 22 ...

8. ... ... ... ... 31 ...

9. ... ... ... ... 17 ...

10. ... ... ... 1 28 ...

11. 53 ... 53 ... 25 ...

12. ... ... ... ... 24 33

13. ... ... ... ... 17 ...

14. ... ... ... ... 26 14

15. ... ... ... ... 22 10

Date. Paroled Total In In Total Potilit

, died, prison hospita on cal

release escaped quarter l. hand. prisone

d, and, sent s. rs.

exchang off,

ed. paroled

,

release

d, and

exchang

ed.

Feb.1. ... 19 5.322 538 5.860 142

2. ... 13 5.309 541 5.850 142

3. ... 20 5.283 547 5.830 142

4. ... 30 5.258 542 5.800 142

5. 1 22 5.232 546 5.778 142

6. ... 86 5.148 544 5.692 142

7. ... 22 5.120 551 5.671 143

8. ... 31 5.099 541 5.640 143

9. ... 17 5.074 549 5.623 143

10. ... 29 5.048 546 5.594 142

11. ... 25 5.079 543 5.622 145

12. ... 57 5.023 542 5.565 145

13. ... 17 4.998 550 5.548 145

14. ... 40 4.956 552 5.508 144

15. ... 32 4.930 546 5.476 143

Date. Convict Federal Prisone Negroes Free Total.

s. deserte rs of capture negroes

rs. war. d in .

arms.

Feb.1. 144 37 5.486 34 17 5.860

2. 144 37 5.476 34 17 5.850

3. 144 37 5.456 34 17 5.830

4. 140 37 5.430 34 17 5.800

5. 136 37 5.412 34 17 5.778

6. 136 37 5.326 34 17 5.692

7. 135 37 5.305 34 17 5.671

8. 135 37 5.274 34 17 5.640

9. 135 37 5.257 34 17 5.623

10. 135 37 5.231 32 17 5.594

11. 183 37 5.210 30 17 5.622

12. 183 37 5.153 30 17 5.565

13. 182 37 5.139 28 17 5.548

14. 181 37 5.101 28 17 5.508

15. 181 37 5.070 28 17 5.476

Died, surgeon's report, 327; died, burial sergeant's report, 348; discrepancy, 21. This represents the number who died out of hospital, "in quarters," and were conveyed to the dead-house by sergeants of squads.

I certify that the above is a correct copy from the prison journal.

JNO H. GEE,

Major, Commanding Prison.


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