, 1864-09-27

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GEN. HOOD TO GEN. suERMAN.-
HEApquAnTxns A5;xr TEAnEssxs.
In THE Field, Sept. s, 1851
Major General n. r. Sherman, Commanding Uni.
ted States forces 1n Georgia:
s1R-I have the honor to propose an ex.
change Of prisoners, officers and men cap
turea By botn armies since tue commence
mcrt Of the present. campaign. The ex-
change to be made man for maa, and the
equivalents to be allowed Rs regulated bg
! the cartel.
Should you accept this proposition. .
mating can take place between officers espe-
clally Commissioned to make preliminary af-
raneements to effect the exchange.
This fhis tl'g g Of trase Is bone by Major J B.
w. A. Reid, accompanied br an escort Of six
mounted msn and an ambutsnce.
Very respectfully, your obed.cnt servant.
- j. 3. HooD, General.
GENERAL. SHERMAN TO GENERAL HOOD,
| uKADQ,as, MILITARY DIV or rue M1ss1sa1pp1
| ATLANTA Sept 8, 1851 r
Gen J. B. Hood, Commanding Confederate Army !;
1 GENERAL: baye received Your letter of
| thiB dafes and accept your offer to exchange
prisoners Of war u. hand at this moment Z
tear NEST hare already gone North; but
have sent to ascertain Wlar>numtcr about
are on hand, and may also stop such os
have not gone beyond Chattanooga. The
bssis Of exchange to be the old cartel, 1
| will send mn officer, with more sdet 4ilcd
account Of prisoners on haud,.t Rough aad
| you may name. After prisoners reach Nnah.
| vile, aid beg ono, they properly fall uudar
| the Jurisdiction Of the Commissioners, Col.
Hoffman. Yours truly.
W. T. SHERMAN,
Msjor General Commanding.
DISBURSEMENT
have Just heard that th.fe are about one
thousaa1 en- route to Chattanooga, and i've
! hundred hste, besides some squads not rat
stnt in By the various brigades. I viii hive
an officer st Rough and Ready to.morroT r. at
one 2. NJ, with tull dctails.-
Y. T. SHERMAN,
Major General Commanding.
HgADQuAn7Eas, MILITARY D1y1soS j
OF THE M1sBIsaE1T1
Atlanta, Georsia, sspten, 5er9 1854.
Gen. J. 3. Hood. commanding Confederate ARMY:
General-As engaged yesterday, consent
to an actual exchange Of prisoners, nun Tor
man, and eqaal Tor equal, differences or bal
lances to be made up according to the c1rtel
OF 1SG2. have appointed one Of my Insptc-
tor Generals. Lieut. Col II. Warner, t. car.
" cut this exchange, and will empower him
to call for the prlBoucrB and All ~such f.u ards
ns he nay need to eilGct tho actus. transfers,
We have here tweoty-elgat officers and sew.
en- hundred and etghty-tHo' enlisted mca:
and fn route for Chattanooga, niuety tbree
officers and nIue hundred and seeenty men.
1unkinE one efhous4nd eight hundred atd ten
On baud, that will exchange for 1ika nun.
ber Of my own men, captured by you In this
caHpsign, who belong to rtgi,qents with me,
take 1t for grGnted you will do the same,
with youra. In other worls, sor these men
nm not willing to take equivalents be-
longing to other armies THAI my oRn, Or
who belong to regiments whose timcs are
ou1, and y no have been discharged.
q ma all t1fh {nr
are ipse Jacto soldiers, and very good ons 1t
Is; a91, if ntCded for civil duty, ,hcy arc
simply detailed seidfera- sYe found ID. At
IaIta about thousand Of tHcse ws, aud
liam BATTLEFIELD they are it subjccts Of ex-
change; and If you will relc4se an eqaal
number Of our POOR fcl owE 1t Anderson.
will gather these tsgtther aud send tnu,n ~
priseners.. They seotn to have been detailed
for railroad and chop duty, aud do not ask fur
them an equal numb.F of 1ns tsalued sol.
dicr7, but :Wi1 take men belonging to any
.part Of the Unlted states army subject to
your coutrol.
: We hold good many Of your men ety!cd
aeserttn," who azc really straggle!s, aud
who would be Rood,otI3et to Such OF our
stfagglers and foragers ~ your cavalry pick
up Of 0tr men; but am constrained to giTa
these men, though sorely " sicss the grain,
fhe benefit of their character, pretended OF
real.
As soon as Col. Warner agrees upon few
points with the officer you n1mc, ! will 5eud
the prisoners to the places appointed. and
recall those not beyond Chattanooga; and
yuu na. count on ~oont I, 100 In tae ce4re-
gate. ana get ready to give me a iiko nutls.r.
am willing to appoint Rough and Ready
OF Joncstoso Us Inc place oi exchange, ~
also fer ,he place ot delivering the ci1szens.
South.
am, with respect, yours truly,
W. 7, snERxaS,
, Major General Commanding.
Br1Gatier General Govau IL at Chottauoo.
and eau be brought back. w6uld like to
IaTs stonenen and Capt. Buel
-. GEN. HOOD TO GEN. SHERMAN,
HEApauAEr9ns An1roF TUE TsssEs.rH,
Maler General ". 7. Sherman, commandfup
tniktd States forces: -
sir-I had the honor on the 9th instant to !
propose to you an exchange OF prEsoncFs- |
officers snd men Captured BY botl, armics.j
paign.
at the meeting on the 1lth inst. bstwcex
our respective STAFF officers, Aajor j, Il:
Eustis and Lieut., Col. Warner, /. G., intend.
Cd 10 a1rang5 shca prelimiaarle3 as s4e tlc.e
and place Of delivery, &C., comm uui.stio6
Fss received from you rendering, regret to
nossIsIxy 1Rfo5 you an exchange Of prisoners, i'm
Your refusal to receive ia exchange. vorr
soldiers belonging to regiments whose
times are out, aud who h,9c. been ais.
charged" disclosed fixed pnroose on tho
part OF your government to doom to h3na-
less eaphSty those prisoners whose terms Of
ee1slce M have expired, or will sooa expire.
no3a.s 1uc ~" P1iacipis which you seek to inter-
eInments, as well as on the laws aud customs
81 War, viii not be- sanctioned By me. All
capt17e6 taken In war, who ore no pblfga-
lions to the captors, must stand on the Same l.
equal footing. The duration Of these terms |
y nersiee can cersainly impose no dutiea.or
9t day, aud the csnscript for tho .war, who
nay Pc captured In War, are equally subject
q al the burdens, and equally entitled IL
u ~ the rikhls secured By the laws Of nations.
| hls principle Ia distinctly conceded in TIE
;alte, ,:, entersa Into IS our respective covers!
nd tn public law Of all civilized nstions,
II. ofier to exchange the prisoners captured ;
lnrlng the campaign precludes an intention
N ny part In the delivery to di5crimfnate
'etWten Jour prisoners, IS all would haye
'een de1Fered; and even had 1t been intend
q, this discrimination between your men,
9hoEe terms Of service had and had not ex. +
'red, would have been Impossible, and could
ot mare been effected, as l had no reliable
aeans OF asceftaining Wha. pr,portion nj |
our men we're entitled to their discharge.
: As was proper, notified my Government
my otter to Jou to effect an exchange Of
ftsoners Captured during this campaign:
ID Rot only MAS uy action approved, hat
z 4ovcrnnent placed at mY entire aisoo
! tof Immediate exchange, man for man. |
! ne prisoners at AnlersonrlJe.
) nave the honor to renew MY offer ts ey- :;
'mmunfcation, and remain yonr~ebedisnt :
fTa1E, J. 81 Ham 1aner.I