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Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889 Cartel for the exchange of prisoners.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.36 Author/Creator: Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889 Place Written: Haxall's Landing, Virginia Type: Broadside Date: 22 July 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Details a proposed exchange of prisoners of war between the Union and Confederate Armies at Haxall's Landing, on the James River, Virginia. Printed under authority of Major Generals Daniel H. Hill, C.S.A. and John A. Dix, U.S.A.

Hill, Daniel H., 1821-1889
Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879

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