Saturday, December 17, 2016

Prisoner Exchange Negotiations

Although not originally part of the simulation manual, couriers have been moving back and forth between Lander's and Jackson's Headquarters and negotiating an exchange of prisoners.

Lander's Division has provided the following list of prisoners held by their command to Jackson's Headquarters:

Infantry
3rd Arkansas 21
1st Georgia 23
7th Tennessee 9
14th Tennessee 13
1st Virginia Battalion 9
4th Virginia 31
5th Virginia 18
21st Virginia 6
23rd Virginia 18
27th Virginia 4
33rd Virginia 1
42nd Virginia 8
48th Virginia 12
Total Infantry 173
Artillery
Rockbridge Artillery 4
Cavalry
Company A, Ashby's Cavalry 1


In return, Jackson has provided the following returns of prisoners held by the Valley District:

Infantry  
7th Indiana 21
13th Indiana 4
5th Ohio 2
7th Ohio 23
8th Ohio 6
29th Ohio 20
84th Pennsylvania 55
1st Virginia 18
7th Virginia 12
Total Infantry Held 161
Artillery  
Battery "H," 1st Ohio Light Artillery 3
Battery "L," 1st Ohio Light Artillery 4
Total Artillery Held 7
Cavalry  
1st Virginia 16
Washington Cavalry 2
Company "A," 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade 2
Total Cavalry Held 20


The exchange has not yet taken place.




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