HEAD-QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, }
Richmond, Va., April 18th, 1865. }
I, Captain F. W. Dawson, C. S. A., Prisoner of War, do hereby
give my solemn parole of honor not to take part in hostilities
against the government of the United States until properly
exchanged; and that I will not do anything directly or indirectly
to the disparagement of the authority of the United States until
properly exchanged as aforesaid.
(Signed) FRANCIS W. DAWSON,
_Captain and Chief Ordnance Officer Cavalry Corps,
Army of Northern Virginia_.
I certify that F. W. Dawson gave the foregoing parole in my
presence, and signed it in duplicate.
(Signed) D. M. EVANS,
_Colonel and Provost Marshal_.
_Richmond, Va., April 18th, 1865._
The bearer, Captain F. W. Dawson, having taken the oath of
parole, has permission to go to his home in Mechlenburg County,
Va.
LETTER OF COLONEL BALDWIN, CHIEF ORDNANCE OFFICER ARMY NORTHERN
VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, VA., April, 1865.
Captain F. W. DAWSON,
_Chief Ordnance Officer Fitz Lee’s Cavalry Division_:
CAPTAIN--The recent surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia
dissolves our official relations for the present. I take pleasure
in expressing my high sense of the zeal, intelligence, and
courage you have manifested in the discharge of your duties.
Hoping you may soon recover from your wounds, and wishing you a
speedy re-union with your friends,