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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 100 4 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 58 0 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 50 6 Browse Search
Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders. 50 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 46 2 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 45 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 44 2 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 41 1 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 28 0 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 26 0 Browse Search
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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Prisoners of war (search)
banks. It was on May 23-26, 1864, that Lee had checkmated Grant at the North Anna River in the latter's advance toward Richmond. While the army was at Spotsylvania, its water base had been at Belle Plain, on Potomac Creek, but when Grant moved to the North Anna the base was transferred to Port Royal, on the Rappahannock, and the Confederates at Belle Plain were sent on to Northern prisons. The burden placed upon the South in feeding and guarding its prisoners was overwhelming, and Colonel Robert Ould, agent of exchange, offered, later in the year, to deliver the sick and wounded at Savannah without equivalent. Transportation was sent late in November, and here and at Charleston, when the delivery was completed after the railroad leading to Savannah was cut, about thirteen thousand men were delivered. More than three thousand Confederates were delivered at the same time. After January 24, 1865, exchanges were recommenced and continued with little interruption to the end of hosti
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Exchange of prisoners (search)
exchange of prisoners in the South was Colonel Robert Ould. His appointment as Confederate agent , but finally opened negotiations with him. Colonel Ould had one advantage over the Federal agents ile the Confederate Government appointed Colonel Robert Ould, Assistant Secretary of War, and previoof General Pope's command were forwarded by Colonel Ould, September 24, 1862. Exchanges went on, anexchanges were sometimes effected, although Colonel Ould attempted to prevent all such. President Dsions of General Orders No. 100 served upon Colonel Ould on May 23d also forbade parole without delie the Vicksburg and Port Hudson prisoners. Colonel Ould, however, finally declared them exchanged, or exchanging prisoners by mutual consent. Colonel Ould claimed that General Gardner, in command atonel Ludlow had made similar declarations. Colonel Ould furnished a schedule of captures, some of wluminous correspondence between himself and Colonel Ould is interesting. Both were able lawyers, bo[15 more...]
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 7: Prisons and Hospitals. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), Treatment of prisoners (search)
a time the issue of boxes was suspended, though we are told by General Butler that this arose from the fact that they were addressed by zealous persons in the North to Our Brave Defenders in Richmond, or to Our Starving Soldiers in Richmond. Colonel Ould, the Confederate agent of exchange, says that persistent misrepresentation of the action of the Confederate authorities caused the withdrawal of the privilege. During 1863, the number of prisoners had increased so largely that their care behe complaints of hardships grew more frequent, the relatives and friends of prisoners demanded that some arrangement be made to supply them. After some preliminary correspondence with Major John E. Mulford, the Federal agent for exchange, Colonel Robert Ould, the Confederate agent, asked General Grant, on Brigadier-General John H. Winder, C. S. A. John H. Winder was born in Maryland, where his family had been prominent for many years. He was a son of General W. H. Winder, commanding the