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This involves a bit of reading, but go to the link and read any corresponce there concerning Captain M Dulaney Ball. It appears he was captured and took the oath of allegiance to the Union in order to be released and this created a problem with his status.
http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/OR-S2-V3C.html
Here is an example of what was going on, and everyone was involved, even Robert E. Lee. By all means go to the link and read it all:
Capt. M. D. BALL, Fairfax Court-House, Va.
SIR: In reply to your letter of the 28th of June the Secretary of War directs me to say if it be true that you have taken an oath not to bear arms against the United States there is no way in which this Department can properly consider you a prisoner of war, having been discharged upon that oath by the United States Government.
Respectfully,
A. T. BLEDSOE, Chief of Bureau of War.
http://www.simmonsgames.com/research/authors/USWarDept/ORA/OR-S2-V3C.html
Here is an example of what was going on, and everyone was involved, even Robert E. Lee. By all means go to the link and read it all:
Capt. M. D. BALL, Fairfax Court-House, Va.
SIR: In reply to your letter of the 28th of June the Secretary of War directs me to say if it be true that you have taken an oath not to bear arms against the United States there is no way in which this Department can properly consider you a prisoner of war, having been discharged upon that oath by the United States Government.
Respectfully,
A. T. BLEDSOE, Chief of Bureau of War.
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