Smith, Edward W., fl. 1864 General Orders 134

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GLC#
GLC03603.327-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
20 October 1864
Author/Creator
Smith, Edward W., fl. 1864
Title
General Orders 134
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The order informs that the Union soldiers who were prisoners of the Confederate Army have been relieved of their duties in the trenches and orders that the Confederate soldiers being held as prisoners of war by the Union are withdrawn from their retaliatory duties. The order further states that prisoners of war wishing to take the Oath of Allegiance should be allowed to travel North and do so.

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