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THE IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRED


is expected to return from Hilton Head with as little delay as possible.

W. Hoffman,
Colonel 3d Infantry,
Commissary-General Prisoners.

After receipt of this order Major Strong went to Fort Delaware, and the following Confederate officers were turned over to him to be, and were, taken to Hilton Head:

Maj.-Gen. Edward Johnson, C. S. A.
Maj.-Gen. Franklin Gardner, C. S. A.
Brig.-Gen. J. J. Archer, C. S. A.
Brig. -Gen. George H. Steuart, C. S. A.
Brig.-Gen. M. Jeff. Thompson, C. S. A.
Col. R. Welby Carter, 1st Va. Cav. [1]
Col. N. Cobb, 44th Inft.
Col. Basil W. Duke, Kentucky.
Col. M. J. Ferguson, 16th Va.
Col. J. M. Hanks, Kentucky.
Col. Richard C. Morgan, Kentucky.
Col. James A. Pell, Kentucky.
Col. W. H. Peebles, Georgia.
Col. A. S. Vandeventer, 50th Va.
Col. W. W. Ward, Tennessee.
Col. William M. Barbour, N. C.

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  1. For some reason, Colonel Carter did not go.