O.R.--SERIES II--VOLUME V [S# 118]

UNION CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, ETC., RELATING TO PRISONERS OF WAR AND STATE FROM DECEMBER 1, 1862, TO JUNE 10, 1863.--#30

OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,
Washington, D.C., June 3, 1863.

Col. WILLIAM H. LUDLOW, Agent for Exchange.

Many inquiries are made for missing wounded soldiers captured at the battle of Chancellorsville. Some are possibly in hospital at Richmond and many probably have died. I will be greatly obliged to you <ar118_737> if you can obtain the names of all such cases as early as practicable. The guide or scout, J. Harvey Sherman, who was said to have been captured near Winchester and hung by some of Mosby's Rangers it appears is confined in Castle Thunder. Please make some inquiries about him and if you can make some arrangement for his exchange. I mentioned to you that there were eight men of Ohio regiments who were captured near Chattanooga imprisoned at Atlanta and from there made their escape. They are of the party which were sent on a railroad expedition by General Mitchel, some of whom were executed as spies. It is desirable that these eight men should be exchanged to prevent in case of recapture their being liable to trial as spies, and I request you will make some arrangement to accomplish this. Please send me Mr. Ould's declaration of exchange.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. HOFFMAN,
Colonel Third Infantry, Commissary-General of Prisoners.

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