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Pensioning prisoners of war who were confined in Confederate military prisons during the late war. April 21, 1886. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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The immortal six hundred; a story of cruelty to Confederate prisoners of war,
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Speech of Gen. J. P. C. Shanks, of Indiana, on treatment of prisoners of war, delivered before the Grand army of the republic, Washington, D.C., March 19, 1870
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The prisoner of war, and how treated. Containing a history of Colonel Streight's expedition to the rear of Bragg's army, in the spring of 1863, and a correct account of the treatment and condition of the Union prisoners of war ... and history of Andersonville prison pen
Experiences in Libby prison: p. 44-125. Also available in digital form.
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Exchange of prisoners of war. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting correspondence had by Major General John E. Wool in relation to the exchange of prisoners of war. June 11, 1862. -- Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed
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Pensioning prisoners of war. February 17, 1890. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. [Correspondence, orders, etc., relating to prisoners of war and state from June 13, 1862 to November 30, 1862.; Series 2, Vol. 4]
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War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. [Correspondence, orders, etc., relating to prisoners of war and state from December 1, 1862 to June 10, 1863; Series 2, Vol. 5]
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Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate of the cost of acquiring title to and inclosing lands in which Confederate prisoners of war are buried and erecting headstones over their graves. June 5, 1878. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed
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Pensioning prisoners of war. March 7, 1888. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Commutation of rations. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 14th of June, relative to commutation of rations to soldiers while prisoners of war. July 6, 1866. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
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Report on the treatment of prisoners of war by the rebel authorities during the War of the Rebellion:
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Report on the treatment of prisoners of war by the rebel authorities during the War of the Rebellion, to which are appended the testimony taken by the committee and official documents and statistics, etc
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Map showing route taken by U.S. prisoners of war, Feby. 1864, when sent from Richmond, Va., to Andersonville, Georgia.
Depicts railroad lines from Raleigh, N.C., through South Carolina and Georgia, highlighting in purple ink the particular train route Sneden took as a prisoner.
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