I remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. Longstreet,
Lieutenant-General.
X.
Longstreet to Lee on Exchange of Political Prisoners.
Head-quarters First Army Corps,
March 1, 1865.
General R. E. Lee,
Commanding:
General,—I neglected to mention in my letter just finished that General Ord expressed some apprehension for General Grant lest there might be some misunderstanding in regard to the exchange of political prisoners. The terms were general for the exchange of this class of prisoners, but were not intended by him, he says, to include such as were under charges for capital offences. General Grant desired that you should be advised of this construction of the terms.
I remain, respectfully, your most obedient servant,
J. Longstreet,
Lieutenant-General.
XI.
Lee to Longstreet on Interview with General Grant.
Head-quarters,
March 2, 1865.