. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . tion to the Federals. A commission consisting of two citizens, John RandolphTucker and James Lyon, was appointed on August 30th, onthe suggestion of General J. H. Winder, who wrote to theSecretary of War on the 26th of August that he believed thatmany prisoners who had been arrested should be commissioners at once entered on their work and a generaljail delivery ensued. Military officers were also instructed toobey the writs of habeas corpus, and if the judge ordered thedischarge of the prisoner, to obey, though they
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . tion to the Federals. A commission consisting of two citizens, John RandolphTucker and James Lyon, was appointed on August 30th, onthe suggestion of General J. H. Winder, who wrote to theSecretary of War on the 26th of August that he believed thatmany prisoners who had been arrested should be commissioners at once entered on their work and a generaljail delivery ensued. Military officers were also instructed toobey the writs of habeas corpus, and if the judge ordered thedischarge of the prisoner, to obey, though they might then ap-peal to the Confederate district judge. The attitude of the officers of the Government was not inaccord with that in operation in Washington, for on January5, 1862, Secretary Benjamin wrote to General J. K. Johnstonprotesting against his sending prisoners arrested on suspicionto Richmond. They come here without definite chargesagainst them, without any proof or witnesses, and I am utterlypowerless to hold them for you. Secretary Seddon further.
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