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Kenly, First Maryland, for Colonel C. A. Sugg, Fiftieth Tennessee, if it can possibly be done.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
DETROIT, July 14, 1862.
Honorable EDWIN M. STANTON:
General Halleck, by his assistant adjutant-general, telegraphs that he is authorized by the War Department to release such prisoners as he may deem proper. Is he?
W. HOFFMAN,
Commissary-General of Prisoners.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, July 14, 1862.
Colonel HOFFMAN, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Detroit:
Prisoners may be released upon the order of General Halleck.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
BERKELEY, VA., July 14, 1862.
A. LINCOLN, President:
Nothing new of interest. Position of enemy's rear-guard unchanged. Varies from six to eight miles from us. Health of troops improving somewhat. Food, forage and medical supplies abundant. Will get quite a large number of our sick and well from the enemy to-day. Have informed General Lee that we are ready to negotiate a general exchange and asked him to appoint some one to meet General Dix. Everything going on very well. I am very anxious to have my old regiments filled up rather than have new ones formed. What of Burnside?
G. B. McCLELLAN,
Major-General.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
July 14, 1862.Major General GEORGE B. McCLELLAN,
Commanding Army of the Potomac.
GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant informing me that Major General John A. Dix had been invested by your Government with authority to negotiate for a general exchange of all prisoners taken and held or paroled on both sides.
I have the honor to inform you that I have appointed Major General D. H. Hill,* C. S. Army, to meet General Dix and arrange with him the terms of a general exchange. General Hill is clothed with full authority to act for this Government in the premises.
I propose that the meeting be held at Shirley, and General Hill will meet General Dix at that place on Wednesday next, the 16th instant.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. E. LEE,
General, Commanding.
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* See p. 815 for Lee's order of July 14.
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