, 1862-08-16
THE REBELS AND DRETAtrarrnu
Important Correspondence Rarwaan
zen. Lee and Gen, Haleck.


/ a17o4uARTGRs DEPARTMENT OF NoBrHppr,
L. VIRGINIA, July n, 1864.
i, GENERAL: It has come to nv knov,edo.
saa. many Of our citizens, engaged in peacsf6'
t avoSa.lons. ana5 L nave been arrested and impris
oneo' because they refused to take the osfh -,
aaleglance TO the United States; whfIa othere e -
4oy nara and harsh treatment, have hesn coTa'
ReIed to take an oath not to bear arms aoainei a
That government NA 1410 e a11sl
IL. l. hare learntd that about 100 of the latte,
k<zess Monroe This government nefI,ses " ~ =,
eu5nrt the right of the authorities of The I'M
eeu states TO arrest our citizens. and ertort
Iom Them their parole not to render m;iitsrv
seaslce 70 their country, under the penalty II
Sthe hanas PM9n1enmeat, M en1 IN case they fall into
Inc secretary Of war to inform You that sncb
oatns ~1ll not be regarded az oblieator7. and
persons Who take them will be rea1irei rn
render military service W
should your government treat the rendition
of6oe1 u 6aee service BY those persons as breach
" pAtoles and punish it accordingly, this pov-
e esnment t1 vii resort to retaliatofg measures.
as Inc only means of compelling the obssrV..
anee OF tne rules Of civilized warfare,
naxe me honor to be, very respectfully,
1ouf o6edient servant,
10 MSJor Gen. G. B. McCLE1LAN. Commsnd.
ing Army Of the Potomac.
GEN. HALLEcK TO GEN. II M'cI.E11AE,
HEAnQuARrERs OF TEE ARMY.
NAsH1SGroE. August 13, 1859.
ns3oT ae1p General 2 s Geo B. Mcclellan, Commanding
ASinfant innnAt G:naxi19 haye 5ast received from the
~, 1nSios1ng letter from Gen. r. q. Tee -
91ly T. The letters OF Gen. Dix and Wainr
WOOD Fill furnish you with The proner NIX.
ma1lon 1or reply to Gen. Lees complaints
~ n 1egafo 20 The treatment of prisoners at
T Tless monroe. The government Of the
ohlLea States has never aurhoriz.d arr ~
Loftlon Of oaths of allegiance or military
paloles, ia a1d has forbidden any measures to
os leso1tSo 10 tending to that end. Tnstead
o.. o. eAtortlng oatts Of allegiance and paroles
~ ssnd nas [1osea the application Of several thou
aud return to their homes in The rehet stasaa'
AZ Inc same time this government: c17imo
aud VIII exercise the xig1t to arTcst {rnnr;e,1,,
or p1ace beyond its military lines ano neranns
enspt cttd Of giving aid and informai don t., ;is
susMies, OF of any other reasonable acf.
ano persons 90 arrested voluntarily talye
1he oath OF allegiance or give their 1ni,;Ter- J-
paIole, atd afterWard violate their nl,phtrd
5alt1, Iney will be punished accurdln9 t6 IA
r'. taMa 1no usases Of war. Tuu viii assnre
t3. en' Lee mat no ureee1nly threats Of retaIia.
lion on lis part will deter Ills .-,rarn'n..a+
rom Exercising its lawful rirhts ovar i.oth
t:ae, .ne pesh9as a,, and property, ot whatsoever
very respectfully, your obedient servant
d. ". HA1LEoK,
oehe' a'a1'-Ci1et Urlted States Army,
GEN LEE TO GEN, ua1LEck.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE cs
Near Richmond, Aug. >. 7sss{
10 the General commanding the ARM ~ ,.,a r.,
teo otates, Washington: - +4e o11
9ESERAL: On the 29th Of June Tw,a IN
~ ueled py the secretary Of war 10 ino7,ir: -
na]. den. Mcclellan as to the truth Of ;.,:<yrd |
auIue1S commltfed on our cis us by oi;i,:rrs
d see s,o onlGd States army. Thecases OF Wn.
-. - ~ Mun'iofa, reported TO nave been luyr.1pryr |
y New Orleans hy order Of Mai. Gen +
bulsf, and Col. John Owen, reported to h,,,a |
Geeu Mufutfed IN Missouri by order t,f Mai
Sep. rope, were those referred to. lad ri;s
that aob h 70 @ &c informed BY Maj. Gen. Mcclellan
efnment for reply. No answer has "a vt.t
oeen ttcelFed. The president Of the cnnfads
Itate Stales mas since been crediolv infnrn,ea |
I! Lnat numt Ious oIher officers Of she arInT ~
,aye Gnf.ee 6een ani1 S15es; W;t4in tue contedercy
ses. which are punishable by ali laWs. buman
.no oE1ne am directed By hin to brine to
Iour nouce few Of these best anthent;c a5a5
newspapers received from the United STATES
lnoahee ...l as 1aet That Maj. Gen. Hun.er has
- ~ s.ases 5of lhe murder Of their masters.
tu Las Ihns done all in his power to inanp7,,
q ate se1Vie war, which is worse than 1haf ~
ns saV1ge, 1nasmuch as it superadds other
'offoTs to the indiscriminate slau,rhtsr ~
~, sexes and conditions. Brig. General
,HlI's u reported to have initiated al New
n saa eoast tng exsmple get by Maj Gen Huu1cr
!: f3teh Is stated in the same journal. to have
murdered In cold blood two peaceful cit;1ans
eeause one OF his men while INVADING ~
9an1fy, Was killed by some unknown nerson I
Eh1c defending his home. esA7oii I
am i-etracted by the nresfdenf of+h,
ede1ate states to repeat the ino,,irr ra1et;..o
: tIe casts q Mumford and Owen. and n I
=. sA Hne1her Tie statements in relation to the 9
calons nI Generals Hunter, Phelps and Fitch t
nc1 aMsea III tfs 70 be trpe and whether the cor
~: ~ y, ensse generals ls sanctioned by their
4 ace9nency, Inc president, to gsye notice that +
the event OF not receiving a ren|v tn thosa t
aquules within fifteen days from ths 1e,icerv Q
!, Ills letter That, it will be assumed thai ths +
,e iac.s are trne and are sanctioned bv il
Ii such event, Oh that soyernlnent will ros+ t.
s, &c tesponslpllty OF the rctributive or retla t
'1y measures which shall be a6onted IN T,nr
end 70 fhe mcrclcss atrocities which nov Il
'aIaetefaze the var against the Confederate Il
1 am, most respectfully, your obea;ent cor. t;
mt, tsigned) r. E. LEE, Gen. Cout'ns'
GEN. HALLEcK TO GEN. LEE. +
dEADqUARTEas OF TIE ARMY.
N. Lee con,manst.sE Mshtsh1Nsros, Ss Aug: 7. 1se2,
HLNERAL: Your letter of July 9Th was ra-
seo ~ at the adjutant-genezal's Office On the n
u, but surprising from its indonemcnt y
a1 u required no further reply, it was tiiad d
= being shown to the president or Ser. n
l. le2In, to day for the first time, that such
;sef 11 had been received, and hasten to ren1y
NO authentic information has feen receiT3yi
relation to the execution OF either :Inb1
ssn or Mumford, but measures viii he I'M O
.oaa.eiy taken to ascertain the facts Of thesa at
geo executions, Of which you vii be- dnIv ci
,.arJ II
as the United States authorities are % cnn. G n
neo, thls contest will be carried on IN strict fe
.oloance with the laws and usages Of mod. en-
. Warfa1e, and that al excuses Viii he t3n1r a,
1lsoco. In regard to the burning II is
lages, g, &C, within our lines by pcrsons n an
gnlse as peaceful citizens, 1 refer Won To omu oa
aer OF ne 10th Of January last to Cen an
~. think you will find the yiews thsra IN
pressed as not materially differing Fron, III
tea IN your letter. In regard ta nata1ia1 sn
n bg taking the lives Of iun6sent narso,a a.,
nov o. NO modern authority which insti, mnc m
>, ~ except IN the extreme casc of Ss wsr IA IA
n u any 1nGisiiized foe, which has himSe1f r.
y y. es'aollehed such tarbArous rule. The vi
'lt*o etates viii never countenance soeh a III
'cceong, unless forced to do SO bv the har. in,
fQ0E cGHGnrf nj WV ! ~