Letter from Charles H. Olmstead to Edwin M. Stanton with transmittal letter concerning prisoners of war after Confederate surrender of Fort Pulaski [Decimalized .01-.02]

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GLC#
GLC00319
Type
Header Record
Date
June 1862
Title
Letter from Charles H. Olmstead to Edwin M. Stanton with transmittal letter concerning prisoners of war after Confederate surrender of Fort Pulaski [Decimalized .01-.02]
Place Written
Fort Columbus, New York
Pagination
2 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Military History
Civil War
Union Forces
Lincoln's Cabinet
Confederate Soldier's Letter
Confederate States of America
Health and Medical
Injury or Wound
Prisoner of War
Battle
Military Law

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Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Edwin M. Stanton

June 10, 1862

Olmstead, Charles H., 1837-1926

Olmstead, a Confederate officer who surrendered Fort Pulaski and was taken as a prisoner of war at Fort Columbus, writes to Union Secretary of War Stanton. Olmstead is concerned that the Union is violating the prisoner of war terms signed by General...

GLC00319.01
GLC00319.02
Collection Item
Autograph endorsement signed

to Lorenzo Thomas

11 June 1862

Loomis, Gustavus, 1789-1872

Transmits correspondence from Confederate Colonel Charles H. Olmstead to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War (see GLC00319.01) concerning the alleged violation of the surrender terms of Fort Pulaski. Autograph endorsement signed by Major General David...

GLC00319.02