. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . e South became overwhelming. Colo-nel Ould offered to deliver the sick and Avounded at Savannah,without equivalent. Transportation was sent late in Novem-ber, and there and at Charleston, where the delivery wascompleted after the railroad leading to Savannah was cut,about thirteen thousand men were released. More than threethousand Confederates were delivered at the same time. An-other proposition for exchange was made on January 24, 1865,and as it was then certain th
. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . e South became overwhelming. Colo-nel Ould offered to deliver the sick and Avounded at Savannah,without equivalent. Transportation was sent late in Novem-ber, and there and at Charleston, where the delivery wascompleted after the railroad leading to Savannah was cut,about thirteen thousand men were released. More than threethousand Confederates were delivered at the same time. An-other proposition for exchange was made on January 24, 1865,and as it was then certain that the action could have littleinfluence on the final result, exchanges were begun and con-tinued with little interruption to the end, though much con-fusion was caused by the refusal of subordinates who had notbeen informed of the arrangements to receive the prisoners. InFebruary, for example, General Schofields orders from Gen-eral Grant were delayed, and for several days he declined toreceive, much to the dismay of the Confederate commander, alarge number of prisoners ordered to Wilmington from Salis-bury and
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