The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-26
NO. 81.


UniOH'PFlsOneFs Placed Under Fire ia
charleston -C Correspondent BE-.
tween zen. Foster and Gen. J9aes
on the subject, &c.
WASHINGTON, June 81
The following IS the correspondence
between Generals Foster and Jones.
LETTER rRox orS.. 5oSrs TO oEx. rosrEa
HEADoUARIERs DEPARTNENT OF SdCTH
CAROLNl,, GEoRsLl AED FLORIDA,
CHABI EsToS, June 13, 1854
GrsERH: Five general and forty-fve
field officers Of the United State
Army--all Of them prisoners Of var
have been sent 10 this city for safe
keeping They have been turned ever
to Brigadier General Ripley, command
ing the First Military District Of this
: Department, who viii see that they are
provided with conmodious quarters In
a part Of the city occupied By non. c I'm
batants, the msjority of whom are Wc-
men and children. II IS proper, how
ever, that ] should inform you that e 5
. part of the city which has for many
months been exposed, day and night,
TO the FIRE Of yogr guns. Very respect
fully your obedient servant,
SAN JoSEs,
Major General commanding.
Maior-Generol y. G.. Foster, command
ing United States forces On the coast
Of South Caroina, ,COEfedeFats States.
CEN. FOsTERs REPLE.
HEADQUARTERS DEProF THE SouTH. D
HHToS HrAD, S. C., June 16, GA
llqior. Geaeral SIN. .Toncs, Cou,uard.ag
Confederate f6icfs, Deparsnert ef South
CaroiiHa, GsocRg ard Fioridg
GFNrRU I have to acknowledge tho
receipt this day of your communication
of the 18th inst, informing me that FIVE
generals and forty-6ye field officers of
the United States array, prisoners Of
war, have been turned over 70 YOU hv
Brigadier-General Ripley, with instruo-
tiOns TO see that they are provided
with quarters in part of the city oc-
cupled by nOn-combatants, the majori-
ty Of which latter you state are women
and children. You add that YOU deem
it proper to inform me that e is q part
OF the city which has been for many
months exposed to the FIRE Of our guns.
Many months since Maior-General { T.
more. United States Army, notified
General Beamegard, then commanding
at Charleston. that the city would be
bombarded This notice was given that
non cOmbatants might be removed, and
thus women and children spared from
harm. Gen ReauFegard, in a commus
nicati0n to General Gilmore, dated
August -, 1863, informed him that the
non combatant population Of Charles
ton would be removed with al possible
celebrity That women and children
have been since retained by you ia
part Of the city which has been for
many months exposed 10 fire is q mat
ter decided by your own sense Of hls
manity. o r8
/ must, however, protest against your
action in thus placing defenseless pFis-
oners Of war in g position TO constant
bombardment To is an indefensible
act Of cruelty, and can be designed on
~ to prevent q continuance Of our fiFe
upon Charleston. That city Il a depot
for military supplies. It contains nos
merely arsenals, but also fouudries and
factories for the manufacture Of niuni
tiOns of war; In its shipyardsr s0veral
armed ironclads have already beea
completed, while others are still upon
stocks IN course Of construction. It's
wharVes end the banks Of the river on
both sides Of the city are lined With
batteries TO destroy those means Of
continuing the war is, therefore, our OBJ
ject and duty You seek TO defeat this
effort and BY the meaus not known tS
honorable warfare bat by placing un-.
armed and helpless prisoners under
their fire j have forwarded your CON
munication to the President, with E re-
quest that he place in nay custody an
equal number Of prisoners oflike grade
TO be kept by me in positions exposed
n the tire Of your guns, so long as you
continue the course stated in your com
i have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
J. FOsTEE
MaiofCenerai Commanding.
DC WAcER, A. A. O
lOur dispatches have already stated
that an equal number Of rebel officers
Of equal rank VIII be sent % Gen. Eos
ter and placed 10 positions exposed to
the rebeEhFe Gen Gardner, late com
mnder at Port Hudson, is reported 10
be among the number.