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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01051 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | William Wirt Adams to James B. McPherson sending men under a flag of truce to visit their brother |
| Date | 8 November 1863 |
| Author | Adams, William Wirt (1819-1888) |
| Recipient | McPherson, James Birdseye |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Confederate General Adams sends two men, under a flag of truce, to visit their brother, who was being held in Vicksburg as a spy. Asks Union Major General McPherson for permission for them to attempt to obtain proof of their brother's innocence. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Yellow Fever Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Military Law Law Prisoner Prisoner of War Truce |
| People | Adams, William Wirt (1819-1888) McPherson, James Birdseye (1828-1864) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| 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 |