. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . is standpoint. He felt that to give Lee forty thousand additional menmight prolong the war indefinitely, for nearly every Confeder-ate prisoner released went back to the ranks, while a large pro-portion of the prisoners at Andersonville belonged to regimentswhose time was expired and in many cases had been musteredout of service. Therefore, had their physical condition per-mitted it, few would have returned to the ranks, or could havebeen utilized for further service.
. The Photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . is standpoint. He felt that to give Lee forty thousand additional menmight prolong the war indefinitely, for nearly every Confeder-ate prisoner released went back to the ranks, while a large pro-portion of the prisoners at Andersonville belonged to regimentswhose time was expired and in many cases had been musteredout of service. Therefore, had their physical condition per-mitted it, few would have returned to the ranks, or could havebeen utilized for further service. It was, of course, greatly tothe advantage of the Confederacy to exchange, as their re-sources were dwindling alarmingly. General Lee, on October 1, 1864, again proposed an ex-change to General Grant. It was met by the question whethernegro soldiers who had been slaves would be exchanged. Gen-eral Lee, acting under instructions, wrote that negroes belong-ing to citizens were not considered subjects of exchange, andGeneral Grant declined any further discussion. When it seemed that relief by exchange was not probable, 1201.
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