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T. Seymour (search for this): chapter 2.13
rom the Confederate authorities every privilege that we could desire or expect; nor are we unnecessarily exposed to fire. Respectfully, General, your obedient servants, (Signed) R. W. Wessels, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers, (Signed) T. Seymour, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers, (Signed) E. P. Scammon, Brigadier-General, (Signed) C. A. Heckman, Brigadier-General Volunteers, (Signed) Alexander Shaler, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers, Prisoners of War. To Major-General J. G. Fosterxchanges might be made — a course, we are induced to believe, that would be acceded to by the Confederate authorities. And we are, General, your most obedient servants, (Signed) H. W. Wessels, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers. (Signed) T. Seymour, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers. (Signed) E. P. Scammon, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers. (Signed) Alexander Shaler, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers. (Signed) C. A. Heckman, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers Through Major-General J.
July 13th, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 2.13
nteers. (Signed) C. A. Heckman, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers Through Major-General J. G. Foster, U. S. V., Commanding Department of the South, Hilton Head, S. C. Hdrs. Department South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, S. C., July 13, 1864. General — I have received your letter of the 1st instant. Mine of the 13th and 22d ultimo indicate with all necessary precision the location of United States officers who are prisoners of war in this city. I cannot be more minute withou to indicate. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Sam. Jones, Major-General Commanding. To Major-General J. G. Foster, Commanding United States Forces, Hilton Head. Hdrs. Department South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, July 13, 1864. General — Your letter of the 4th in reply to mine of the 1st inst. has been received. I am pleased to know that you reciprocate my desire for an exchange of prisoners of war, but regret that you should require as a condition precedent
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oster, U. S. V., Commanding Department of the South, Hilton Head, S. C. Hdrs. Department South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, S. C., July 13, 1864. General — I have received your letter of the 1st instant. Mine of the 13th and 22d ultimo indicate with all necessary precision the location of United States officers who are prisoners of war in this city. I cannot be more minute without pointing out the houses in which they are confined; and for reasons very easily understood, I am sure that this will not be expected. If my statements in my letter of the 22d ultimo are insufficient, the letter of the five General officers, dated the 1st instant, in which they assure you that they are as pleasantly and comfortably situated as is possible for prisoners of war, receiving from the Confederate authorities every privilege that we (they) could desire or expect; nor are we (they) unnecessarily exposed to fire, gives you all the information in regard to their treatment that you
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South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, S. C., July 13, 1864. General — I have received your letter of the 1st instant. Mine of the 13th and 22d ultimo indicate with all necessary precision the location of United States officers who are If my statements in my letter of the 22d ultimo are insufficient, the letter of the five General officers, dated the 1st instant, in which they assure you that they are as pleasantly and comfortably situated as is possible for prisoners of war, reh Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, July 13, 1864. General — Your letter of the 4th in reply to mine of the 1st inst. has been received. I am pleased to know that you reciprocate my desire for an exchange of prisoners of war, but regrs are unduly exposed and treated with unnecessary rigor, which they have themselves assured you in their letter of the 1st instant is not the case. I regard the exchange of prisoners as demanded alike by the rules of civilized warfare and the dic
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or expect; nor are we (they) unnecessarily exposed to fire, gives you all the information in regard to their treatment that you can reasonably desire. In conclusion, let me add that I presumed, from a copy of your confidential order of the 29th ultimo, found on the battle field on John's Island on the 9th. instant, that you were commanding in person the troops operating against this city, and as you had particularly requested me to communicate with you only by way of Port Royal ferry, I feJones, Major-General Commanding. To Major-General J. G. Foster, Commanding United States Forces, Hilton Head. Hdrs. Department South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, S. C., August 2, 1864. General — I received your letter of the 29th ultimo, informing me that the United States Secretary of War has authorized you to exchange any prisoners in your hands, rank for rank, or their equivalents, such exchange being a special one, and that you had sent Major Anderson of your staff to mak
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in the north channel leading to Charleston harbor. Having received authority from my Government to make the exchange, I will send five General and forty-five field officers of the United States service on a steamer for exchange at the time and place appointed. The details as to equivalents will be settled between Majors Lay and Anderson, or other officer to whom you may assign that duty, and any balance that may be found due you will be forwarded, in officers, by flag of truce as agreed upon. On your assurance, conveyed in your letter of the 16th ultimo, that Assistant Surgeon Robinson, of the 104th Pennsylvania regiment, was not when captured reconnoitring, I will release and send him within your lines as soon as it can be done. He had been sent from here before I received your letter in regard to him I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, Sam. Jones, Major-General Commanding. To Major-General J. G. Foster, Commanding U. S. Forces, Department of the South, Hilton Head.
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d) T. Seymour, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers. (Signed) E. P. Scammon, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers. (Signed) Alexander Shaler, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers. (Signed) C. A. Heckman, Brigadier-General U. S. Volunteers Through Major-General J. G. Foster, U. S. V., Commanding Department of the South, Hilton Head, S. C. Hdrs. Department South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, S. C., July 13, 1864. General — I have received your letter of the 1st instant. Mine of the 13th and 22d ultimo indicate with all necessary precision the location of United States officers who are prisoners of war in this city. I cannot be more minute without pointing out the houses in which they are confined; and for reasons very easily understood, I am sure that this will not be expected. If my statements in my letter of the 22d ultimo are insufficient, the letter of the five General officers, dated the 1st instant, in which they assure you that they are as pleasantly and comfortably
August 2nd, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 2.13
ssistant Adjutant and Inspector-General, to take charge of this letter and deliver it at Port Royal ferry. I repeat that he is fully advised of my views, and, should you desire it, will confer with you, or any officer of your staff whom you may designate. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Sam. Jones, Major-General Commanding. To Major-General J. G. Foster, Commanding United States Forces, Hilton Head. Hdrs. Department South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, S. C., August 2, 1864. General — I received your letter of the 29th ultimo, informing me that the United States Secretary of War has authorized you to exchange any prisoners in your hands, rank for rank, or their equivalents, such exchange being a special one, and that you had sent Major Anderson of your staff to make arrangements as to time and place for the exchange. Major Lay of my staff, whose authority to act I had previously made known to you, and who met Major Anderson at Port Royal ferry, reports
July 1st, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 2.13
additional light on a question which we propose to ventilate from time to time.] Hdrs. Department South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, Charleston, S. C., July 1, 1864. General — I send with this a letter addressed by five General officers of the United States army, now prisoners of war in this city, to Brigadier-General Ljor-General Commanding. To Major-General J. G. Foster, U. S. A., Commanding Department of the South, Hilton Head, S. C. [Unofficial.]Charleston, S. C., July 1, 1864. General — The journals of this morning inform us for the first time, that five General officers of the Confederate service have arrived at Hilton Head, witrigadier-General U. S. Volunteers, Prisoners of War. To Major-General J. G. Foster, Commanding Department of the South, Hilton Head, S. C. Charleston, S. C., July 1, 1864. Brigadier-General L. Thomas, Adjutant-General United States Army, Washington, D. C.: General — We desire respectfully to represent through you to our autho<
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hey assure you that they are as pleasantly and comfortably situated as is possible for prisoners of war, receiving from the Confederate authorities every privilege that we (they) could desire or expect; nor are we (they) unnecessarily exposed to fire, gives you all the information in regard to their treatment that you can reasonably desire. In conclusion, let me add that I presumed, from a copy of your confidential order of the 29th ultimo, found on the battle field on John's Island on the 9th. instant, that you were commanding in person the troops operating against this city, and as you had particularly requested me to communicate with you only by way of Port Royal ferry, I felt bound to delay my reply until I was assured it would promptly reach you by the route you were pleased to indicate. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Sam. Jones, Major-General Commanding. To Major-General J. G. Foster, Commanding United States Forces, Hilton Head. Hdrs. Department South Carol
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