embrace all present, all on parole and all who may be left behind sick or otherwise with appropriate remarks accounting for the absentees. You will see that these rolls are complete and accurately made up and you will put your certificate to this effect on the back of them. They will be placed in the hands of the officer in command of the guard who will deliver them and the prisoners on his arrival at Vicksburg to Captain H. M. Lazelle, Eighth Infantry, agent for the delivery of prisoners of war, to whom he will report for further orders. You will also place in the hands of the commander of the guard all moneys belonging to prisoners that may be in your possession, with a certified account showing the amount due each individual, which money and receipt will be delivered to Captain Lazelle. You will instruct the commander of the guard to be very careful that none of his charge escape by the way and that they are not interfered with in any way at stopping places on the route. On his arrival at Cairo he will report to the commanding officer point. The quartermaster in this city will furnish transportation to Cairo.

Those prisoners of war do not wish to be exchanged and are willing to take the oath of allegiance to the United States will be detained at the camp and after the disposition of the others you will administer to them the oath of allegiance and discharged them. Duplicate rolls of all discharged will be prepared and certified t by yourself, one copy to be sent to the Adjutant-General at Washington and the other to the commissary-general of prisoners at Detroit. These prisoners will receive any money in your hands belonging to them. Those from the State of Tennessee will sign papers under the direction of Governor Johnson and will then be furnished with transportation to Nashville, Tenn. I will expect these instructions to be strictly carried out in every particular.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. HOFFMAN,

Colonel Third Infantry, Commissary-General of Prisoners.

OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,

Columbus, Ohio, August 24, 1862.

Captain R. BURR,

Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army, Columbus, Ohio.

CAPTAIN: You will furnish transportation for the prisoners of war-about 1,200-at Camp Chase and a guard of one company to Cairo, Ill., by railroad. They will leave on Tuesday morning next at 6 o'clock. The prisoners belonging to Tennessee regiments who take oath of allegiance will be discharged and for them you will provide transportation to Nashville, Tenn.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. HOFFMAN,

Colonel Third Infantry, Commissary-General of Prisoners.

CIRCULAR.] OFFICER COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,

Columbus, Ohio, August 24, 1862.

Officers and other belonging to the Confederate Army on parole in this city wishing to be exchanged will report themselves to the commanding officer at Camp Chase to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock, from