Plea for exchange of prisoner, Brunswick, 1864
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William Smyth of Brunswick wrote to Brig. Gen. George F. Shepley, commander of the Union Department of Norfolk and Portsmouth, seeking his help in getting his son, Lt. William H. Smyth of the 16th Maine, a prisoner of war in Macon, Georgia, exchanged.
Smyth wrote that his son had been a prisoner at Libby Prison, but escaped with 15 others, only to be captured again and taken to Macon. An order to have him exchanged had not been acted on, Smyth wrote.
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- Title: Plea for exchange of prisoner, Brunswick, 1864
- Creator: Smyth, William
- Creation Date: 1864-08-10
- Subject Date: 1864
- Town: Brunswick, Macon, Richmond
- County: Cumberland
- State: GA, ME, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 25.1 x 20
- Local Code: Coll. 117, Box 4/2
- Collection: George F. Shepley papers
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Prisoner exchanges--Georgia--Macon
Capture & imprisonment
Civil War, 1861-1865
Prisoners of war
Libby Prison
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
Soldiers--Maine
Letters
Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
Fugitives from justice--Virginia--Richmond
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