Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-28
OFFICIAL. NtlT1CES.
.FF1 Ia L.. v .
coNuERNINe PRisoNERs OF WAR AND
." ~ sTATE PRISONERS. -
~ Wan DErAuIHrSTrl

D. ir.. 81, was DEFAuIMrST,l
'aU. ApIyTAsT GENEsALs os1IeE,
~ ~ .a.. WAnHInoToS,r May ., 1854 o.
GensrAl Orders, No, 10. ,r
IN Rsla,iO4 10 Prisonsrs Of War and SSis PrisoAsrA.
l. orders hetttufots published place the super
vision OF prisoners OF war and political or stAa
prisoner 10 tho handH OF tho Commibsary General
Of Prisoners, and II IL hareby required that COM
nanderp OF dspois and other places At which pTis-
ouers NAY be- Assemblsd, bs directly accountable
Tor them tothe CommirsAry General Of Prisoners,
from whom they viii receive orders direct, and 10
whom they will report directly In all matters re-
lN'iaF to prisoners. D.. ~ o. lgs .f..rr.7 o..
:. whsn the ComuiIsary General Of Prisoners
Lss pheaaion TO order the tranafcr OF prisoners
hun ons post 10 another, be will furnish copy
OF tie order TO tho General commanding the do
pAItmC 1T in which they are held, that he may be
APprlasd OF the movements and when the Com
missAry General Of Prisoners hnds II necessary,
he Ia Authorized TO call on department command
ers for such assistance In the execution Of his
duties a. tho case may demand.
J. " not otherwise prov lded, guards for depots
and prison stations will be detailed blythe Do
Psstnent Commander 90 the application Of the
Commissary General Of Prisonert, and they will
not be relieved or changed without 10 iorminE him
Of the faoti but all returns aud reports Of these
guards will Ne msda 70 department commanders,
TO whom they are responsible for discipline a. In
the case Of other troops.
!. TAsprincipAI dopots for psisoners are At Point
Lookout Maiylandi Fort DslAwArei Johnson's
Island, In sandusky RAyj Camp ChAHe, near Co
lumauI, ohioi Camp Morton, near Indianapolis,
In IIs; Camp Douglas, near Chicago, Illinois;
srh q Rock Island, Illinois, oenerah VINO order
,otaporsry depots viii, appoint suitable ofeefs TO
tAIc charge, which will b immo.iia' ely reported
70 he Com missAry General OF Prisoners; sod The
ei:eTs 90 appointed will be directed 70 make an
returns and reports required from the per lnanent
Gspots. Prisoner win b forwarded from the tam
nrary dspots 10 the permanent ones with ne little
delay A prseticabls. "a fl"
) Commanders OF departments and OF armies In
the nsld,i On ali cases, when having prisoners In
possession, will require full rolls, giving rank,
regiment, and company, and time and place Of
capture, TO be forwarded, without delay, to the
CommisssTy GeReT-l Of PRISONERS, with letter
Of trsnsmtttaL showing what disposition 10 made
ofthe prisouers, and giving any other information
tAAt may be useful. AL rolls should be signed BY
the ofser who IL In charge Of the priSonerS At the
time they are prepared. 'r..
4. Sick and wounded prino ners Of war will he
collected At such hospitals a. may be deHignAted
under the instructions Of the Surgeon General for
their exclusive use, ~ far a. practicable; and =
suitable guard will be detailed by the department
commanders, or the General IN Immediate CON.
mand, which guard will be Responsible for the Sc
Guilty Of the priannerS. The commander Of the
guard will mske ali the rturrs and reports re-
quired Of depot commAnderS.
ConvAleseent prisoners Will be sent to the per-
mAnent dspots as often A. may DO convenient.
!. The attention of commanders 10 called to the
acquisitions in relation TO prisoners of war, con-
tained 10 appe dix 7" B." Of the Revised Army
Regulations Of 1858, page ga, As follows:
III ofneer aud soldiers OF the United States
who are or may become prisoners Of war, shall,
during their ,mprisou N snt he entitled TO and RI,
i've the same pay as n they were doing active
duty.
lis The rations Of prisoners held IN the r.bel
SAtes thalI be committed for and during tie ueriod
Of their imprisonment the comnutati on to be
rated at cost price. To entltle a soldiir to this
oonmutation he must furniAh !. the ca umiss AIRY
General OF Prisoners such evidence Of he fact Of
pure and time Il detention ~ he may consider
-"essAry, to be laid before the sAcSetary OF War,
a. 4 approved a certificate win he Issued by the
niEsAry &c erAl Of Prisoners, on which pay.
'.elL will be made by the Subslstenee Department.
,. A general Commanding In tie Gold or de
,.Jmsat will make arrangements fer the s,fe
coping and reasonable comfort OF his prisoners
s this purpose he will place them Inder guart
r'nldF on duty, or defaHh guard FOR the 'psCiA
lee. The general will give no order eIehAng
% prisoners, or releasing thsuI except ugdtr in
= I'ilons fron the secretary UWAr.
10. In emergencies admitting Of no delay thu
e. eral Will act upon his owr authority, and Civ,
Any order Ia relation 10 his priIonerI the publ,
interest might require, promptly reporting hi
Proceedings 10 The W Department through iht
Adjut'nt General.
l2I. In time OF war a CommisHaFy General o
PrisonerS will be announced, whose general du LEI
VIII b. those Of I'm inspector, and all eUmmunieA
tons rPlEtins 70 prisoners will pas through him
urVots for prisoners vi be designated by the Sec
Of LII fail