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The Treatment Of Prisoners

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
March
Year
1862
Copyright
Public Domain
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öt. Üoi'ia, March I. Qenpral H.-i'lefk, in a general order issucd this morning 'm regiin! to pr'souyiö ot' war, status ttiHt where nny oonvidcraUê numbcr 'f uridnocrs aru cnptnrod, the officeis .lio .KI beeep&rtt'ed as ntnn in possible frnra the privates. CorhUjto lists shouid be made as foon as pMÍble, Btaling tlio name, raak anti regiment of tich person. - (.) cn y if lli'i üst tlicjuld be twit to ' t'e.idqn utcrs and tnoiher fjiriished t the otficcr in churge of tl em. As a giínen.l r..U: officers ] not be given ) Lroh's iintil tl;ey rench the depot, and then only by nnlhority i( the Geofri 1 coniTKiridin th'. depal'tinent. Médica] j offibers wiü wit be eepartited (Vom the priratei", bnt will bc reqiiiod to tittend thoirown sii-.k avd vnnadd For tliis piirposo tliey will be jjivon sjieoial l'ï.r !ls Howirifi them ill pioj er (ai'ililíos. In 'hi c:ises ol' sick nnd wonnflud niwlistiiictinn will be made between Incnd nnj foo. I'resents frotn tho frienda oi the sick ind wonnded will be dislributed to all aliko. Prifi ikts will be rationed the samo ns our , own troops. The cnmninnrlin c fiicors of depo's will reet ivo and dixtrihu'.o articlea of clothing and cumfurt which mny be snt tn prisoners by frinJ, nnd will permit them to reci'ive from and transmit to iriends open letters, which must be inspeeted by a proper oífieer. I Money sent by íriends should not be i delivMfd to ];iisniers exoept in small , (]iiantilies; account should be kept of micfa fundí, and they should be disluirsed upon orders frorn the prisoners to whoni they belony. When a prisoner in excharped ur rtlensed ho will be jaid the balance due liim. Chaphtins will be allo wed free interconr-e with i!ip prisoners to give 'h'tn röHgiotis inRtrnotioos. Their friends will be permitted to visit thein only when the eomuriniling officer roay deern it Safe nnd proper, and then under such regul.itions as ne may adopt.

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Old News
Michigan Argus