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William H. Ludlow letter April 11, 1863

Headquarters, Fort Monroe, Va., April 11, 1863.
Col. W. Hoffman, Commissary-General of Prisoners.
Colonel: All the citizen prisoners delivered to us have been declared exchanged, their equivalents having been delivered to the Confederates. All the officers delivered to us whose names I have from time to time sent you have been declared exchanged, their equivalents also having been delivered. I hope that the case of Captain Baylor may be speedily investigated that in ease of acquittal he may be subject to exchange with other officers. It is vitally important to know whether the prisoners at Fort Lafayette captured by the Navy will be placed at your disposal in time for delivery with the officers expected to arrive at Fort Delaware. No officer of the Navy will be released by the Confederates until these men who have been declared exchanged and for whom equivalents have been given are delivered within the Confederate lines. Will you please communicate with the Secretary of the Navy on this subject and inform me of his decision by return mail?  Doctor Pucker's case is yet undergoing investigation. Doctor Green is held at Fort Norfolk as a hostage for him.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WM. H. LUDLOW,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Agent for Exchange of Prison

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55th Congress 3d Session House of Representatives Document No. 311
The War of the Rebellion: A compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.
Published under the direction of the Hon. Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War,
By Col. Fred C. Ainsworth, U.S. Army, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Civilian Expert, and Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley, Civilian Expert, Board of Publication.
Series II – Volume V
Washington: Government printing office.
1899