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Fourth Cavalry III
At midnight of the same day I received further orders from yourself, saying that General Halleck would be there at noon on the 20th to arrange for the final disposition of the prisoners. We remained on board the ship until the 22d inst., disposing meanwhile of all the prisoners except Davis, Clay, and families, in obedience to orders from General Halleck, and as per receipts in my possession. On the afternoon of that day the prisoners, Davis and Clay, were transferred, under orders from the same source, to the casemates of Fortress Monroe, and turned over to Brevet Major General Miles,the 4th Michigan Cavalry acting as special escort, after which it was temporarily assigned quarters within the fort.
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