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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07943 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Letter from Governor L. Powell to Abraham Lincoln regarding the release of prisoners |
| Date | ca.12 April 1864 |
| Author | Powell, Lazarus Whitehead (1812-1867) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Abraham |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Kentucky Governor Powell requests allowance of Confederate POW's to take the oath of Dec. 8th, including prisoners at Camp Chase, Johnson's Island, Camp Douglas, etc. With note and signature from Lincoln: "Excepting commissioned officers... let the within mentioned prisoners take the oath of December 8th, 1863 and be discharged." List of prisoners on verso. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History President Union Forces Confederate States of America Prisoner of War Oath Prison Camp Government and Civics |
| People | Powell, Lazarus Whitehead (1812-1867) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |