, 1863-10-27

fThe following correspondence, which has
recently passed betEecu the dissinguished IN.
diyiduals nsmed. Was sent By Genera1 u, Jen
Thompson to his relatives In this city, and
By their fnsor re are permitted TO iaY It be.
fore The public ST. 10 40 Jour,aI.l
MAJOR GENERAL =. F. BUTLER TO JEFF.
LOWELL, Oct. 6, issa
GENERAL: Your Eote addressed to me MAS
received to day. Twill forward 1t to CAPTAIN
Thornton, nov on Br1gndier General Shep-
ley's staff, at New Orleans. as you request.
I retain lively sente Of the courtesy aud
urbanity with Whlcn~ you conducted OPERA
tiors when In command opposed to me IN
Louisiana, and desi1e again, aa before, to think
you for your kindness 10 Captain Thornton IN
k.ndipg Iirn Acme wounded, by which kind
Lees have no doubt Lis life WAS saved.
Although an outlaw BY the proclamation Of
those whom you serve, tor acts which no one
knows more surely than yourself we're IN
truly reported and upjust1y construed-1w will
endeavor to hare your imprisonment tighten
ed or commrted If possible
I have therefore taken the liberty to forward
. copy Of your communication to the War
Department, with note OF which tbs en-
closed shows the contents:
Slnpathizipg with you that the fortunes Of
warbas made Jou prisoner, yet you will par
don me when I add that I am glad that the en-
emies Of my country arc deprived Of the SER
vices of 70 effective an officer.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
BENZ. F. BUTLER,
Maj. Gen. q. 8. Y.
Brig Ger. II. JEFF. THOMPSON.
GENERAL BUTLER TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR
IN JEFF.'s BEHALF.
[corT]
To Hon. E. II. Stanton, Secretary OF War:
Sic: have the honor to enclose to you
copy Of note TeceiVed from B1igadisr Gen-
e1a1 II. JeI Thompson, whom I knew III
command Of the forces immediately opposed
to nc at Ponchatou1a, on the northern side of
Lake Ponchartfain. nhea VAS in command
OF the Department Of the Gulf Tho original
! baye sent, as requested. to Captain Thorn-
ten. Of Brjgadier General George +. Shepley'a
staff
and efficient officer. WAS grievonsly wounded
with at least seven bullet holes through 1ls
clothes and various parts Of his body, in the
attack or Ponchatoula, IN September Of last
year, under the command OF the late lament:
sd Major General Strong, then my chief Of
hands OF the enemy, ENC received OF General
1Aoapsou o eseas eaio ~ anS NJ nao1ngo, n, anu ~
~ ~ .5nia rls1a conrseons o,,1;1es.t,, upon
Tia nart Of Cen Thomnson. T have M, ;anfts
erahled ns " ith 1ia bie.sinpa nf hesyan' 10
ssve Txnts,n Thornfon,s vn16nh1e i;fe ten
sn'e Tho;er nam is row a nr}snner nt In Jobnsan's
is1snS near sandnstr Ohio. II not incnn,
siatant' With .1,e nnh1ic serVice 7 mnst an.
nestiy r,.s@ ssk tbat Gen. Thompson nav 'b be re- re-
i'.nsa nnor III his 1oIo,e Villa an te,tffv
~ ti,e nnsforJn ~ 7nThsnitv md ron rte.v h 9Th
to1. ~ ~ atngs ~ f,sna-a1 T,,oss..
enn were rnndncte9 ape most decfd .dIv If
on,,;nn thot ~ k,ninsss which Ia shoueI
tp Cantain T1ornton ajo1e should entitlo
him to every poaaible consideration. That
kindness was rot alone given to the officers,
with tie utmost eratitnde.
found him Troublesome enemy enough,
win !ne eonoacs ot aeh. laylor, ieons me- 10
a,nan+ n A. H. ~ % ut :. nch ~ ~ 1uS oe
afkirr lenienc7 for rebcis. trust the War
DenaTfment win TAXA Il ax n srnar.ntu that
this "a a nrrnnr caRe fi,r ffn tension nfavsrv
indnjeence.
am. NEST resrectfnl1y
Your obedient servant.
REy5A,1JN Rur1rr
Msior Generai U.sV.
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GEO, u. IAas1aos - ~ @ sEs. sunor r1Edo, Asa1Sef
fEha'es1oS ~ Sind "t4sA1 ~ .Gff.
LOUISVILLE, ~, sept ls' 1861
To the Military commaadant at st. Louis:
DEAR s1R-1 learn that Gen. II. jeff. Thomp-
son Is Ia the prison at Alton, III. 4 year and
a bali $50, whep he had command il Arkan-
eag, he did me ktndnsss By writing to me
| Information In regard to my son: hope you
VIII not deem IL 1neohslsts1t Win your puolle
WY - FGp5n. ~ " ELL I'LL III. ~ ~ "
i,t:;as, We +s111 tonr 10 ~ 4e' no "oo"
'ou1 o--4'A'A' IVY Ia Gr9 9 r PRrvvycr
u,.nor.n7rna mn .nrvrsT NJ ~ r,,, 11,z.ona1
,.,,1.c aoo.s' ~ a'pt. 80, 4oos,
ResFeel19liT Ietsl1co 70 1ae comm2haiog
cnct[ a. oanaueh1t. WIN tno 1ee''uoenoa@
uon tnat LUG seque0t oe stan'eSa. ~ S1,,
=. u; ScnoIIEln,
| m'Jo1 aenefai co1oi"aaosng'
GEO. p. PRENTICE TO. GENERAL II. 1EEF.
THOMPSON.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. a5, 1863.
General II. JEFF. Thompson:
DEAR s1p. enclose you A Document.
which. as you WILL see. axn}ains itaslE 1
uanted to eend some good liauor TO Won At
t Alton. You viii perceive that can send
none TO you where yon are unlees you are an
| inyalid, IS hone son are not,
Gercial Thomp,on, terribly as NC are op-
! pcsed In this var, lova you personally Tor
| what uy son has told me Of you. thank
you for I'll Jour kindness to him and for your
Slnd letter 10 me in regard to him. If you
ting. cali o. me. You know what / can Be
| allor ed to do for Sou, and please be assured
thai | nil do what can.
Ver7 truly yours, GEO. D, PRENTICE.
r1rnrerrsr. 1ErTfp rzo,s 1rpr ro ,f,a s1s,
11,,,NWTsr M s.ys Ann1-1r or11Sos .rxr, 81
AAAL1.
JonSsoa's leland, NEAR SASDCzKT,l
eabaay, oct. 1861.
l. DEAR S1sTEn: know Jon will be aston
ishtd 1t an article which appeared In the ST.
Louis Republican Of the 7th inst, about me
and In which the writer speaks Of letter.
written by ne to Gen. Grant about Emma
| OF cou1Ee everybody In st. Joseph will know
how false this report 1e, but still feel grie7ed
that any man should exist who Is near
enough to write euch an article, AL know
J that at the Beginning OF the war Emma was al
the As,luui, and tha: as soon as heard thai
shc mas well i sent Gnlonsl. Chappcll tc
Cairo, to endeayor to get her sent down to
ne, ssd taat t.. as seoa m permits Tsrs granted
Pr remind you Of these facts for Far ct some e
pe1ton wboIs not acquainted with MT may ba.
{ieye the xlander, and that you can show theso
/ the falsity.
lam to be offered my parole, in cousidera
alton Of the couttesy aud kindness which I
have universally shown to all my enemies,
ard may accept it-not that care about
| it will chow to my friends and enemies Il
| mean persnna1) that the stories that have bten
told about ne IRE talte, and that I have a.
| ways conducted myself, especially to those
uho we're go unfortunate as to be taken pris.
s especially SO when
you, dear sister, that when the truth shall bo
sou 3 vii probably be often mortified T by e. >
pba-,ter S ~ ~ Tuu .1im ~ ~ sMa 4sa
| lol oEopeJnk Me, a4u4 WI W u AGAIN DuI
me citizens Thele nave commanded haVe