WASHINGTON CITY, April
15, 1865 — 4 p.m.
Major-General ORD,
Richmond, Va.:
Arrest J. A. Campbell, Mayor Mayo, and the members of the
old council of Richmond, who have not yet taken the oath of allegiance, and put
them in Libby Prison. Hold them guarded beyond the possibility of escape until
further orders. Also arrest all paroled officers and surgeons until they can be
sent beyond our lines, unless they take the oath of allegiance. The oath need
not be received from any one who you have not good reason to believe will
observe it, and from none who are excluded by the President's proclamation,
without authority of the President to do so. Extreme rigor will have to be
observed whilst assassination remains the order of the day with the rebels.
U.S. GRANT,
Lieutenant-General.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I Volume
46, Part 3 (Serial No. 97), p. 762
No comments:
Post a Comment