Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-06
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We publish below the terms on which prison.
ers are now being exchanged:
War Department, !djufnnt Graerops 0nsc-,
49,. Washington, Sept rs, fs62 {
General Orders No. li2-The following is the
cartel under which prisoners are rxchanz d in
the existing war with the southern States:
HcIdi"s Landing, ", james Ri-er, Vu.l
July -, 1852 {
he undersigned, having been commissioned
by the authorities they respel lively represent
10 make arrangements for a general exchange
OF prisoners OF war, have agreed to the follow
Ing articles:
Articie l. 1t is hereby agreed and stipulated
that all prisoners Of war held by either party
including those TAX n on private armed YES :
sells known as privateers, shall be discharged
upon the conditions and terms following:
Prisoners 10 be exchanged nan for man and
offc. r FOR officer; priva'eers TO b. placed upon
the footing of officers and men of the Navy
M' and officers OF lower grades may be ex-
changed Tor officers Of a higher grade, and men
and differs of different services may be ex.
changed according TO the following scale of
a General commanding in chief or an Admi.
raj shall be exchanged for officers OF equal
rank or tor sixty privates or common searnra
Flag Officer or Major General shall be ex.
changed for officers OF equal rank or forty pri.
Yates or common seamen.
Commodore carrying broad pennant or q
Brigadier General shall BE- exchanged for OH.
GERS OF equal rank or twenty privates or COM
mon scamen.
A Captain IN the Navy or Colonel shall be
exchanged for officers OF equal rand ~ for fif.
teen privates or common seamen.
A Lieutenant Colonel or a Com mander IN the
Navy shall be- exchanged for Officers oksqual
rank or for ten privates or com,nca seariien.
A Lieutenant Commander OF = Major shall be
exchanged for officers OF equal rank. or eight
priyates or common sramen.
A Lieutenant or Ma.tr in the Navy or o
Captain in the Army or Marines shall be 'ex-
chan Eed for officers OF qual rank or sir prIvases
Masters Mates in the Navy or Aaeuteaants
and Enslgns in the Army shall be exchanged
for officers Of equal rank or four privates or
Midshipmen, Warrant Officers I'm the NAVY.
Master of merchant vessels, and Com manders
Of privaseers shall be exchanged for Uf1cefs Of
equal rank or three privates OF common sea-
men. .. % I
second Captains, Lieutenants, or Mates, OF
merchant vessels or prlvateers, and all petty
officers In the Navy and all non-commissioned
officers in the Army or Marines, shall be sew
orally exchanged for persons ofcqual rank or
for two priyates or common seamen; and pri.
vate soldiers or common scagnen shall be ex.
changed for each other man for man. .,5.
Article 2 Local. STATE, civil, and militia rank
held by persons not in actual military service
will not be recognised, the basis of exchange
being the grade actually held IN The naval and
military service OF the respective parties,
Article g. II citizens held by either party on
charges Of disloyalty or any alleged civil
offence are exchanged. II shall only be for citi-
Ems Captured suffers, teanasteys, aad all
civilians IN the actual ssrvtca Of the either
party, to be exchanged for persons in similar
IyiieIe4. An prisoners Of war to be DISCHARGED
on parole in ten days after their capture, and
tn, uri-oner. no w held and those hereafter taken
70 b., transported TO the points mutually agreed
upon, at the expense OF tha capturing party.
The surplus prisoners not exchange shall not
be permitted TO take mp arms ,gsi n nor 70 serve
as military polic- OF con-tsbulary force In any
fort, garrison, or FIELD work held by either or
the respective parties, nor Fuards Of prisous,
dcpois, pr stores, nor 10 discharge any duty
usually PEE fosfied ~ spiders, unit, exchanged
under the provisions Of this ssrtei. The ex-
change Is not 70 be considered complete until
thn ofHeex or soldier exchanged for has been
actually rest>fed 70 the lines to which he
belongs. g- ., $50
Article 5. Each party, upon the dischArre OF
prisoners OF the other party, e authorised 70
discharge an equal number Of their own on
Gers or men from parole, furnishing &C the same
time 10 the other party list Of their prisoners
discharged and OF their own o:ficers and men
relieved from parole; thus -nabiins each party
TO relieve fron parole such Of their owu officers
and men The party may choose. The LIFTS
Advised Of the true condition OF the sxchanKe
Of prisoners. -" :
Z, Article Q. The stipula,ions and provisions
above n.cn uonfd 20 b OF biadinx obligation
during the continuance OF the wartt matters
not which party may have the surplus OF
prison. Re, tn, grsst pYtr cipirs invoiva being
Lat. An equitable exchancr " prisoners, unan
grade exchanged ror otfiScT Of lower Grade. or
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