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Confederate States of America. Congress An act relative to prisoners of war

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08979.01 Author/Creator: Confederate States of America. Congress Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document Date: 21 May 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Confederate act concerning prisoners of war during the Civil War. With war department stamp on verso.

Confederate States of America, 1860-1870

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