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John A. Dix letter April 25, 1863

Headquarters Department of Virginia,
Fort Monroe, Va., April 25, 1863.
Acting Rear Admiral S. P. Lee,
Commanding North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Admiral: The officers of the insurgent army confined at Fort Norfolk will be sent to Richmond on parole in two or three days. There have been some unsettled questions in regard to the exchange of officers but they have been adjusted by Colonel Ludlow and Mr. Ould and the delivery on both sides will proceed as usual. Please inform me whether Lieutenant Rogers, of General French's staff, shall be sent up with the others. If you desire to retain him I will send him to you. His detention by me would be improper as it is inconsistent with the articles of agreement for the exchange of prisoners. These articles were negotiated and signed by me and it would be embarrassing to me to have Mr. Rogers in my custody after the other officers are sent away.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN A. DIX,
Major- General.

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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