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The Daily Dispatch: November 9, 1863., [Electronic resource], The cause of Morgan's raid into Ohio. (search)
and I therefore claimed my release accordingly. The General admitted the reasonableness of what I said, and expressed a desire to do what was fair and just, releasing me from my guard, and gave orders for me to have the freedom of the barracks.--After I had gained this much I had sufficient ground to go upon, and continued to write to him on the subject, repeating his own language in the strangest terms, until after about two months of importunity I received a letter from his Chief Aid, Maj. Van Buren, stating that the General admitted the justice of my claim; but, unfortunately, all power had been recently centred in the Secretary of War, and he had no further control over paroles, but had sent a statement of my case to the Secretary of War, and recommended that I be paroled and sent to City Point. I at once sent a copy of this letter to the Secretary of War, and wrote at the same time to Gen. Cox, Commanding Department of Ohio, to urge the matter and see that it was not overlooked