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From the Richmond Dispatch, 5/5/1863The
Yankee Prisoners. – Five
hundred and fifty Yankee prisoners will be sent from the Libby prison at 4˝
o’clock this morning, by flag of truce, to City Point. The prisoners will be
in charge of flag officer Lieut. La Touche. After this exodus, but very few will
be left behind. The delivery includes all the officers, amongst whom are two
Brig.-Genls, 6 Colonels, 7 Lieut Cols, 8 Majors, 69 Captains, 61 First Lieuts,
&c. On yesterday, Capt Thos Damron and Lieut Wilson Damron, of the 4th
Va (Abolition) cavalry; 1st Lieut Isaac Goble of the 39th
Ky; and several Abolitionists heretofore confined in the Va Penitentiary, as
hostages, were released yesterday and sent to the Libby and paroled. They start
North with their brother Yankees this morning. L. S. Conover, Lieutenant
commanding the Isaac Smith, (steamer,) captured on Stono River, SC, Jan’y 31,
and 14 others, officers and privates of the boat, arrived at the Libby yesterday
from Charleston, and will be sent to City Point also. Several thousand prisoners
are expected this week from the Fredericksburg army.
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