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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 9 1 Browse Search
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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1863, July (search)
their course could be traced for miles by their cast-off equipments and accoutrements. Captain Turner, the Commandant at the Libby Prison, at Richmond, Va., received the following order: Special order, no. 160.Headquarters Department of Henrico, July 4, 1868. Captain T. N. Turner, commanding confederate States prison, is hereby commanded to select, by lot, from among the Federal Captaipossession, two of that number for execution. John H. Winder, Major-General Commanding. Captain Turner at once proceeded to carry out the order, and caused all the captains, seventy-five in numberesence, by the Captain, and the seventy-five names deposited in a box placed upon a table. Captain Turner inquired if they would designate any particular person to draw from the box, and explained trom the box, written upon a piece of paper. Without glancing at the card, he handed it to Captain Turner, who read out: Henry Washington Sawyer, Captain First New Jersey cavalry. Then it was