Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-06
Exchange of Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, Oct 4-The following is the
cartel under which prisoners exchanged in
the existing war with the Southern States:
HAxALL's LANDING on JAMES River. VA.l
July %, 1862.
The undersigned, having been commissioned
by the authorities they respectively represent. to
make arrangements for general exchange OF
prisoners of war, have agreed to the following
articles:
Art l. 1t is hereby agreed and stipulated that
all prisoners of war held bv either party, incIud
ing hose taken on private armed vessels. shall
be discharged upon the conditions and terms fol-
lowing:
Prisoners to be exchanged man for man and
officer for officer, privateers 10 be placed upon the
footing of officers and men of the navy. man
and officer. Lower grades may be exchanged
for officers of higher grades, and men and officers
of different services may be exchanged according
to the following scale OF equivalents:
General commanding -in-chief or an Admiral
shall be exchanged for officers of equal rank or
for sixty privates common seamen; Flag
Officer or Major General for officers of equal
rank forty prvates or common seamen: a
Commodore, carrying broad pennant or Briga-
der General for twenty prvates; Captain in
the navy Colonel for fifteen privates; Lieu
tenant Colonel or Commander in the navy for
ten privates or common seamen; a Lieutenant
Commander or Major for eight privates; Lieu
tenant or Master in the navy or Captain in the
army or marines for six privates; Masters Mates
or Lieutenants and Ensigns in the army for four
privates or common seamen; midshipmen or war
rant officers, masters of merchant vessels, and
commanders OF privateers for three prvates or
common selmen.
SecOnd-Captains, Leutenants, Or mates of
merchant vessels or privateerS, and all petty Off
GERS in the navy and all commissioned Off
GERS in the army or marines, shall be severally
exchanged for persons of equal tank or for two
private soldiers common seanen, and private
soldiers or seamen shall be exchanged for each
other, man for man.
Art. ?. Local, State. civil and militia rank held
by persons not in service, will not be recognized
the basis of exchange being the grade actually
held in the service of the respective parties.
Art g. If citizens held by either party on
charges of disloyalty any alleged civil offense
are exchanged it shall only be for citizens: cap
tured suffers and teamsters, and all civilians in
the actual service of either party, are to be ex
changed for persons in similar positions
Art 4. All prisoners of to be dis
charged on parole in ten DAYS after their capture
and prisoners now held and those hereafter taken
to be transported TO points mutually agreed on
at the expense of the capturer; ex plus prisoners
not exchanged shall not be permitted to take VI
arms again, nor TO serve as military police OF
constabular force IN any fort, garrison, or field.
work held by either of the respective parties, MOI
as guards of prisons depots stores, nor to dis.
charge any duty usually performed by soldiers
until exchanged under the provisions of this car
tel. The exchange is not to be considered com.
plete until the officers and men exchanged shall
be actually restored to the lines to which they
belong.
Art 5 Each party. upon the discharge of pris
oners of the other party, is authorized to dis
charge an equal number of their own officers OF
men from parole, furnishing at some slime TO the
other party list of their prisoners discharged
and of their men relieved from parole, thus ena
bling each party to relieve from parole such OF
their own officers and men as the party may
choose. The list thus mutually furnished viii
keep both parties advised of the true condition o.
the exchange of prisoners.
Art 6. Stipulations and provisions above men
toned to be OF binding obligation during the con
tiauance of the war, i matters not which party
may have surplus OF prisoners. The great prin
ciples involved being.
First-An eqrable exchange OF prisoners, mar
for man. officer Tor officer, or officers of higher
grade or for privates according - the scale o.
equivalents.
Second-That pri"ateers and officers and mer
oil Inherent service, may DE e1cnanSeu ACCORDING
to the scale Of equivalents.
Third-That all prisoners. of whatever arm o
the service, are to be exchanged or paroled ter
DAYS from the time of their capture, if it b,
practicable to transfer them to their own lines il
that time; if not, as soon thereafter practicable
Fourth-That no officer or soldier or employee,
in the service of either party Is 10 be considered
a. exchanged ana absolved from his parole unit
his equivalent has actually reached the lines o
his friends.
Fifth-That the parole forbids the Performance
of field, garrison. police or guard, or constabu
larry duty. [Signed.
JOIN A Dix. Mai Gen.
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