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letter from N. A. W., highly pleased, it being the first received from her; she has not forgotten her rebel friend; must take an early opportunity of replying to it. August 9.--Clear; took Russell to hospital yesterday; 9 A. M., marched about five miles on Winchester Road; very hot; stewed apples for supper; encroached on to-morrow's rations; I act as water-bearer for Mess. No. Nasty, and find it a hard pill; officers drawing their pay; would much rather draw a clean shirt and slip. August 10.--Clear; start daylight; now resting five miles from Winchester; filed left, passing Jordan's White Sulphur Springs; here Yankee cavalry made a dash on our wagons; repulsed them easily; encamped six miles west of Berrysville; had just commenced cooking; firing commenced; ordered into line; proved to be cavalry harassing us; formed into a hollow square, and witnessed the execution of a deserter, private, 22d Virginia Regiment, marched in column of review past him, and saw the work had been
rsonville to the grave. On the twentieth of the same month Major Mulford returned with the flag-of-truce steamer, but brought no answer to my letter of the tenth of August. In coversation with him I asked him if he had any reply to make to my communication, and his answer was, that he was not authorized to make any. So deep wasered the same to Major Mulford on the day of its date. Accompanying that letter was a copy of the communication which I had addressed to Major Mulford on the tenth of August: Richmond, Va., August 22, 1864. Major-General E. A. Hitchcock, United States Commissioner of Exchange: sir: Enclosed is copy of a communication whicina, in the field, August--, 1864. Hon. Robert Ould, Commissioner of Exchange: sir: Your note to Major Mulford, Asssistant Agent of Exchange, under date of tenth of August, has been referred to me. You therein state that Major Mulford has several times propsed to exchange prisoners respectively held by the two beligerents, of
h a statement of the mortality which was hurrying so many Federal prisoners at Andersonville to the grave. On the twentieth of the same month Major Mulford returned with the flag-of-truce steamer, but brought no answer to my letter of the tenth of August. In coversation with him I asked him if he had any reply to make to my communication, and his answer was, that he was not authorized to make any. So deep was the solicitude which I felt for the fate of the captives in Northern prisons, thatmissioner of Exchange, residing in Washington city, the following letter, and delivered the same to Major Mulford on the day of its date. Accompanying that letter was a copy of the communication which I had addressed to Major Mulford on the tenth of August: Richmond, Va., August 22, 1864. Major-General E. A. Hitchcock, United States Commissioner of Exchange: sir: Enclosed is copy of a communication which, on the tenth instant, I addressed and delivered to Major John E. Mulford, Assist
the Shenandoah valley when I entered it August fourth, 1864. Great exertions were made to get the troops in readiness for an advance, and on the morning of August tenth, General. Torbert's division of cavalry having joined me from Washington, a forward movement was commenced. The enemy, while we were making our preparations,nto position on the left of the Nineteenth corps; and Colonel Lowell, with two small regiments of cavalry, was ordered to Summit Point; so that on the night of August tenth, the army occupied a position stretching from Clifton to Berryville, with cavalry at White Post and Summit Point. The enemy moved from vicinity of Bunker Hillced under command of Colonel Lowell, Second Massachusetts cavalry, and assigned to the First division as the Third brigade. I left Harper's Ferry, Virginia, August tenth, with the First division cavalry (General Merritt commanding) on the advance. Arriving at Charleston, Virginia, the Reserve First and Second brigades took t