JULY 31, 1862:
A cartel, or agreement, is worked out between Union and
Confederate officials regarding the exchange of Prisoners of War, war refugees,
and other individuals who need cross the borders legally.
Jefferson Davis,
however, excludes U.S. General John Pope and his senior officers from any
amnesty due to Pope’s “infamous orders”:
“This
Government has issued the enclosed General Order, recognizing General Pope and
his commanding officers to be in the position which they have chosen for
themselves---that or robbers and murderers.”
This General Order allowed
them to be subject to corporal or capital punishment if captured.
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