Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32., chapter 1.50, Miles' reward., page 346

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Remarks of Captain John Lamb on March 24 , 1899 , at Richmond, Virginia , in the Hall of R. E. Lee Camp, no. 1 , C. V. In accepting, on behalf of the Camp , the portrait of General Thomas T. Munford , C. S. Cavalry .

The Second Manassas campaign.

The Maryland campaign .

From the Valley to Fredericksburg .

Reorganization of the Cavalry .

From Fredericksburg , 1862 , to the end of the Gettysburg campaign , July 31 , 1863 .

The Wilderness campaign.

The Valley campaign.

The causes of the war [from the Sunday News , Charleston, S. C. , November 28 , 1897 .]

Joseph Wheeler .

Parole list of Engineer troops, Army of Northern Virginia , surrendered at Appomattox C. H. , April 9th , 1865 .

Why John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln .

A midnight charge [from the times-dispatch, May 16 , 1904 .]

Presentation of the portrait of Lieut.-General Wade Hampton , C. S. Cavalry , [from the times-dispatch, September 16 , 1904 .]

General Eppa Hunton at the battle of Bull Run , July 21 , 1861 .

Southern women in the Civil war. [from the New Orleans, la. , Picayune , June 12 , 1904 .]

The Pulaski Guards.

Address of General Stephen D. Lee , [from the Richmond, Va. , News-leader, June 14 , 1934 .]

The battle of Gettysburg , [from the times-dispatch, April 10 , 1904 .]

Confederate States ' flags.

Steel breast plates

The Fredericksburg artillery , Captain Edward S. Marye , [from the times-dispatch, January 8 , 1905 .]

The ironclad ram Virginia - Confederate States Navy, [from the Richmond, Va. , News-leader, April 1 , 1904 .]

Sherman 's expedition from Vicksburg to Meridian , Feb. 3 , to March 6 , 1864 [from the New Orleans, la. , Picayune , July 27 , 1904 .]

The Shenandoah .

Prevarication of General Miles .

Other prisoners depart.

Miles on the scene.

Unnecessary sentinels.

For humiliation only.

Broke his health.

Mr. Davis 's statement.

Miles's Pitiful plea.

The press to the rescue.

Military orders Condemned.

A case in Point.

Congress appealed to.

Prison life of Jefferson Davis .

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[346] army, which, we presume, was balm enough for his wounded feelings from the public attacks on his conduct in cruelties to a helpless prisoner.

On Miles' retirement, General H. W. Burton assumed command of Fortress Monroe, and he seems to have been more considerate and humane to his State prisoner, for he was called to account by the War Department for permitting persons to visit Mr. Davis not specially authorized by it.

The writ of habeas corpus for Mr. Davis was issued by the United States Circuit Court for the District of Virginia on the 1st day of May, 1867, and under instructions from the War Department, General H. W. Burton, on the 13th day of May, obeyed the writ and was released from the further custody of the ex-President of the Confederate States.

Thus ended the imprisonment of the great and good man.

Richmond, VA. 1904.

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