Winder, John H., 1800-1865 to William Smith
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03356 Author/Creator: Winder, John H., 1800-1865 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 January 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25.3 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to the governor of Virginia about the release of a prisoner of war, F.A. Winston, who was charged with "disloyalty" and sent from Lynchburg with two Yankee deserters. Discusses the regulations concerning those charged with disloyalty. On dark blue paper. Winder was a brigadier general in the Confederate army. In May 1862, President Jefferson Davis placed him in command of Richmond. He was also given the task of organizing care for all Union Army prisoners east of the Mississippi.
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