Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-31
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
oNCERNING PRISONERS OF WAR AND
STATE PRISONERS.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
AnJuTAET GENERAL's OFTtsE,
WAaHINo TON, May ., 1884.

WAsHINoTON; May D 1884,
General orders, No. 100.
IN Relation 10 Prisoners Of Wdr and aae Prtsonerf'
1. Order. heretofore published place the super
vision Of prisoners OF war and political or state
prisoners 10 the hands Of the Commissary General
Of Prisoners, and u IL hereby required that CON-
rDanders of depots and other places At which pris
oners may be assembled, be directly accountable
Tor them TO the -OommiHsary General Of Prisoners,
from whom they will receive orders direct, and to
WHOM they will report directly in all matters re-
lAtnE 10 prisoners.
. when the Commissary General OF Prisoners
hes occasion TO order tho transfer Of prisoners
IRON ono post to another, he Will furnish copy
OF the order to the General commanding the de-
partment In which they are held, that he may be
npprised OF the movement and when the Com
missAfy General Of Prisoners hnds II necessary,
no Ia authorized to call on department command
trs for such assistance In the execution Of his
duties as the case may demand.
J. II not otherwise provided, guards for depots
and prison stations will be detailed by the De
pATtment Commander on the application Of the
CommIIBRry General Of Prisoners, and they will
lot be relieved or changed without informing him
VI the fact; but all returns aud reports OF these
guards will be made to department commanders,
to whom they responsible for discipline, 40 in
thc case OF other troops.
b. The principal depots for prisoners are a. Point
Lookout, MaIylandj Fort Delaware JOhnson'a
Island, in sanduAky BAY Camp Chase, near Co
lurubus, Ohio; Camp Morton, near Indianapolis,
IntiAnA; Camp Douglas, near Chicago, nlinois;
and AZ Rock Island, Illinois. Generals who order
temporary depots will appoint suitable officers to
take charge, which will be immediately reported
10 the Com missary General OF Prisoners; and the
pfFcers 40 Appointed will be directed to make all
returns and reports required from the permanent
dcnots Prisoners will be forwarded from the tenn
pursry depots to the permanent ones with a. little
DELAY as practicable.
S. Commanders Of departments and Of armics in
the field, in all cases, when having prisoners In
rossesSion, will require full rolls, giving rank,
regiment and company, and time and place Of
capture, to be forwarded without delay, to the
Commissary General Of Prisoners, with q letter
Of trAnsmittAl, showing what disposition IL made
ofthe prisoners, and giving any other information
that may be useful. All rolls should be signed by
the officer who is in charge the prisoners at the
time they are prepared.
6. Sick and wounded prisoners OF war Will be
collected at such hospitals a. may be designated
under the instructions Of the surgeon General, for
their exclusive use, As far ~ practeaelei and n
suitable guard will be detailed BY the department
commanders, or the General In immediate CON.
rnand which guard will be responsible for the Sc
cuGity Of the prisoners. The commander Of the
guard will make all the returns and reports re-
quired Of depot commanders.
Convaleseent prisoners will be sent to the per.
msnent depots as ofteu.As may be convenient.
l. The attention of commanders 10 called to the
regulations in relation TO prisoners OF war, con-
tanned in appendix "B," OF the Revised Army
Rrgulatisns Of 1863, page ga, as follows:
III. OfieeTs and soldiers OF the United States
who are or may become prisoners OF war, shall
during their imprisonment, be entitled to and re
ctive the same pay as II they were doing active
duty.
lis. The rations Of prisoners held In the rebe
states shall be committed for and during the period
uI their imprisonment the oommutAtion to b
rated at cost price. To entitle . soldier to THU
coumutation he must furnish TO the Commissary
General Of Prisoners such evidence OF the fact Of
capture and time OF detention as he may consider
necessary, to be laid before the Secretary Of War
md VI approved certificate will be issued by TIT
Cunl lissary &c 9eral OF Prisoners, on which pay
ncr will be made by the Subsistence Department
10. A general commanding 10 the field or de
IaI'a.Cft viii make arrangements for the safe
kcci ing and reasonable comfort OF his prisoner
70. this purpose he will place them under guar
,lrrrdT on duty, or detaoh guard for the EpeciA
F,..Icc. The general will give no order exehAng
inFprisoneTs, or TeleaBing them, except under In
attractions from the Secretary Of War.
100. In emergencies admitting OF no delay TIT
general VIII act upon his own authority, and Civ,
any order 10 relation to his prisoners the publ
interest might require, promptly reporting hi
proceedings to the W Department through III
Adiutant General.
IA In time Of war u CommIsaAry General G
Prisoners will be announced, whose general dutie
will be those Of an Inspector and all communities
tions relating to prisoners will pass through hin
DeI0ts for prisoners wi be designated by the SCI
letNry Of War to which suitable and permAnen
guards will be assigned the whole TO be under tn
orders Of the CommiSSary General OF Prisoner
He viii establish regulations for Issuing elothin
TO prisoners, and will direct the manner In whic
Al! 'lnds arising from the saving OF rations q
VrIEur hospitals stations shall be accounted 70
md 'lsburacd by the proper disbursing officer, 1
preceding such articles as he may deem absolutel
nsstusary for the welfare Of the prisoners. He
authorized to grant paroles to prisoners on tn
recommendation OF the medical officer Attendin
the prison in cases Of extreme illness, but unde
no other circumstances.
I22. The CommiSsAry General Of Prisoners hA
authority to call for such reports from officers /
command Of guards over prisoners as may be M
ecssAry Tor the proper discharge OF his own dutiei
and he viii be prepared to furnish such informi
ton in relation TO prisoners ~ may be called 70
by the Adjutant General.
20. \ full record Of all prisoners will be kept 4
Tie Office of the COmmissaTy General Of Prisoner
IN suitable books, giving the name, rank, regi
n. t, and company Of each military prisoner, tn
rrslcncc, cluRty, and State OF each civil prisoner
with the charges against him, and the time ant
pI-ro of capture or arrest Any special informa
q "a Of Importance will be added from time to tim
IN the column OF remarks. When disposed of b.
exchange or otherwise, the fact and the AuthoTit,
fer H. with the time, should be noted the record
1874. The COmmissAry General Of Prisoners Il
empowered TO visit places at which prisoners MAJ
he held, and will recomm mend to the General who's,
guards arc responsible for them, whatever modia
cat on In their treatment may seem to him prope
or necessary, and report the EHme TO the War DE
partment.
Il5 Tho COmmiSsaTy General OF Prisoners hA
rh.rge of the United States officers and men OF
parole. and correspondence relating to them. Al
detail concerning them will pass through him.
llG. Generals commanding departments, or IL
the hed may, at their discretion, send their priS
"ners to tho general depotH, furnishing pFope
IOil with them, showing the rank, regiment an
company and when and where eApturedi ate
'Sh CHI their charge of them will cease. Immed
A'cly on the arrival OF prisoners at a depot, tn
commanding officer will forward TO the Commil
sHry GcaerAl of Prisoners a copy OF the roll re
'ciNod with them noting such changes A. ma
have heen made by escape or otherwise.
~. The principle being reeognize ed that medica
"lhsefs aud chNpainS should not be held as pri
soners OF war, all medical officers and chaplAin
10 held by the United States will be immediatel,
and Internationally discharged.
Whenever uFisnner. nF 49,.