Richmond, Va., April 18th, 1865.
The bearer, Captain F. W. Dawson, having taken the oath of parole, has permission to go to his home in Mechlenburg County, Va.
LETTER OF COLONEL BALDWIN, CHIEF ORDNANCE OFFICER ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va., April, 1865.
Captain F. W. Dawson,
Chief Ordnance Officer Fitz Lee’s Cavalry Division:
Captain—The recent surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia dissolves our official relations for the present. I take pleasure in expressing my high sense of the zeal, intelligence, and courage you have manifested in the discharge of your duties.
Hoping you may soon recover from your wounds, and wishing you a speedy re-union with your friends,
I remain, with much esteem,
Yours, truly,
BRISCOE G. BALDWIN,
Lt.-Col., Chief Ordnance Officer Army Northern Virginia.