William H. Ludlow letter June 14,1863

Headquarters Department of Virginia,
Fort Monroe, June 14, 1863.
Hon. Robert Ould, Agent for Exchange:
Sir: Doctor Green will be retained as a hostage for Doctor Rucker. All other surgeons in our custody (three or four now being here) will be released and delivered to you on the release and delivery to me of all you hold, except Doctor Backer.
Do you agree to this, with the additional understanding that the detentions of surgeons shall be confined to these two ?
Please inform me when Spencer Kellogg and other of our officers declared exchanged will be delivered at City Point, in order that arrangements may be made for sending up such of your exchanged officers as are at Fort Norfolk awaiting delivery.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WM. H. LUDLOW,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Agent for Exchange of Prisoners.

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55th Congress 3d Session House of Representatives Document No. 312
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 Brig. Gen. Fred C. Ainsworth, Chief of the record and pension office, war department, and Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley.
Series II – Volume VI.
Washington: Government printing office.
1899