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map of Suffolk, showing Longstreet's, Hill's, and Hood's operations in April and May, 1863, during the short campaign of General Hooker on the Rapidan. New York, June 28, 1864. Sen. A. D. White, Vice-President Onondaga Historical Association, Syracuse: Sir: Permit me to present through you, to the Onondaga Historical Association, a map of Suffolk, Va., and the adjacent region. It is a section of a map which I had prepared while in command of the U. S. forces on the south side of the James River. It is of especial interest as presenting the theatre of operations of one wing of Lee's army, under Lieutenant-General Longstreet, Hill, and Hood, from April tenth to May third, 1863. Although Hill was not present all the time, he was operating with Longstreet, and by his orders made certain demonstrations in North Carolina, about the first of April, with the object of causing troops to be detached from Suffolk and other points. Having accomplished his mission, he discontinued the s

chmond towards night, of a dark, drizzly, damp day, and there we were separated from the ladies who went down with us. The ladies were sent to Castle Thunder, and we were sent to Libby Prison. This Libby Prison stands on the north bank of the James River, on the east side of the city of Richmond, and gets its name from the former owners of the building, Libby & son. It was formerly used for a tobacco house. It is a building of about two hundred and fifty feet on the street, and one hundred feir lives. We also got a small amount of rice, or some black-eyed beans. The peas were of a curious variety. They were live peas. Some of the men did not seem to care; they said it made the soup thicker. For drink we had the pure extract of James River, always warm and never cold, sometimes thick and sometimes thin. The soldiers confined on Belle Island are nearly starved, or fed on tainted meat. If a man has money he can send out and buy a barrel of potatoes for sixteen dollars, a barrel

l, commanding N. A. B. Squadron. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. Letter of Admiral S. P. Lee. flag-ship, North Atlantic Blockading squadron, James River, May 14, 1864. Sir: I transmit enclosed the report received last night from Captain Melancton Smith, senior officer present, of the gallant fight on the aftesign, commanding. Captain Melancton Smith, Senior Naval Officer, Sounds of N. C. Additional reports of Lieut.-Com. Roe. United States steamer Sassacus, James River, June 24, 1864. Sir: I respectfully request that the enclosed communication may be appended to my report of May sixth, on the engagement with the iron-clad Ahave reached you. I am, Sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, F. A. Roe, Lieutenant-Commander. Admiral S. P. Lee, Com'ding N. A. B. Squadron, James River, Va. United States steamer Sassacus, Albemarle Sound, N. C., May 7, 1864. Sir: My attention being called by you to that portion of my report of the Sassacus,

Doc. 20.-suspension of Habeas Corpus, with rules of the War Department. Adjutant and Inspector General's office, Richmond, Va., March 10, 1864. General Orders, No. 31. I. The following Act of Congress for the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus in certain cases, with the instructions of the War Department, is published for the information of all concerned: [No. 73.] an act to suspend the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus in certain cases. Whereas the Constitution of the Confederate States of America provides, in article first, section nine, paragraph three, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it; and whereas, the power of suspending the privilege of said writ, as recognized in said article first, is vested solely in the Congress, which is the exclusive judge of the necessity of such suspension; and whereas, in the opinion of the Congress, t

Doc. 22.-employment of negroes in the Southern army. Adjutant and Inspector General's office, Richmond, Va., March 11, 1864. General Orders, No. 32. I. The Act of Congress relative to the employment of Free Negroes and Slaves in certain capacities, and the Instructions of the War Department relative to its Execution, are published for the information of those concerned: An act to increase the efficiency of the Army by the Employment of Free Negroes and Slaves in certain capacities. Whereas, the efficiency of the army is greatly diminished by the withdrawal from the ranks of able-bodied soldiers to act as teamsters, and in various other capacities in which free negroes and slaves might be advantageously employed; Therefore, The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, that all male free negroes, and other free persons of color, not including those who are free under the treaty of Paris of 1803, or under the treaty of Spain of 1819, resident in

ng burned the boat and carried off all the medical stores, they left the sick and wounded to perish on the shore, in a drenching rain. We cannot believe that the justice of God will allow such a people. to prosper. Let every soldier know that death on the battle-field is preferable to a surrender followed by such outrages as their comrades have undergone. J. A. Garfield, Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff. From the statement we make the following extracts: Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., March 30, 1863. on the fourth of March, our brigade, being parts of the Thirty-third and Eighty-fifth Indiana, Twenty-second Wisconsin, and Nineteenth Michigan, numbering in all fifteen hundred and eighty-nine, together with the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Ohio, and six hundred cavalry and one battery of six small guns, were ordered to proceed from Franklin to Spring Hill, ten miles south on the Columbia pike, and thirty miles from Nashville, Colonel John Coburn, of the Thirty-thir

navy in the recent combined army and navy expedition up the James and Nansemond Rivers: On the ninth instant I wrote to Genery capture them at Iron Station, and between the Blackwater, James, and Nansemond Rivers, and to advise me when he was ready t relation to the pirates of the creeks and inlets of the James River, and the means of destroying them, and am desirous of co-morrow morning, some distance above Day's Point, on the James River. For the purpose of assisting and covering this landingon to the commanding officer of the vessels now lying in James River, between Newport News and the intended place of landing,le the Stepping Stones proceeded a short distance up the James River and anchored. At two A. M., on the fourteenth, the Stepping Stones proceeded up the James River to the mouth of Pagan Creek with the boats in tow, where she anchored, it being yeby the army transports Brewster and John D. W. Pentz, up James River, to a point in Burrell's Bay, about three miles north of

pate as not remote. I feel authorized to say, by the evacuation, the plan of campaign of the enemy was utterly foiled, his delay of seven weeks, and vast expenditures, were of little value, and he has reached Corinth to find it a barren locality, which he must abandon as wholly worthless for his purposes. I have the honor to be, respectfully, Your obedient servant, G. T. Beauregard, General, commanding. To General Samuel Cooper, Adjutant-General and Inspector-General, C. S. A., Richmond, Va. P. S.--My effective force on the morning of the evacuation, thirtieth May, 1862, did not exceed forty-seven thousand men of all arms; that of the enemy, obtained from the best source of information, could not have been less than ninety thousand men of all arms. G. T. Beauregard, General, commanding. (A.) Strictly Confidential. Headquarters cavalry, W. D., Corinth, Miss., May 26, 1862. Special Orders, No. 30. I. Captain Mauldin, commanding company cavalry at Bear Creek br

n Virginia, September 21, 1863. General S. Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General, C. S. A., Richmond, Va.: General: After the battle of Fredericksburg, the army remained encamped on the south sidruit. General Longstreet, with two divisions of his corps, was detached for service south of James River, in February, and did not rejoin the army until after the battle of Chancellorsville. With tt also cut the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad, and a part proceeded to Columbia, on the James River and Kanawha Canal, with the design of destroying the aqueduct at that place. The small commaas absolutely necessary. Jones's brigade was entirely out of reach, and Hampton was south of James river recruiting. That Stoneman, with a large cavalry force, was allowed to penetrate into the hea Learned that General Stoneman with his whole corps was at Louisa Court-House, moving towards James River; supposed that his object was to tear up the railroad; night coming on, my men and horses bei

Doc. 41.-the battle of Chickamauga. Message of the President. Richmond, Va., May 19, 1864. To the Senate and House of Representatives: I herewith transmit, for your information, a communication from the Secretary of War, covering a copy of the reports of General Bragg and his subordinate commanders, of the battle of Chickamauga. Jefferson Davis. Confederate States of Ameica, War Department, Richmond, Va., May 19, 1864. To His Excellency the President: Sir: I have the honor toRichmond, Va., May 19, 1864. To His Excellency the President: Sir: I have the honor to forward herewith, for the information of Congress, copies of the reports of General Bragg and his subordinate commanders, of the battle of Chickamauga. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, James A. Seddon, Secretary of War. Report of General Bragg warm Springs, Georgia, December 28, 1863. General S. Cooper, Adjutant General C. S. A., Richmond, Va: Sir: Most of the subordinate reports of the operations of our troops at the battle of Chickamauga, having been received, are he