Union Prisoners

President Lincoln, We advise you to to begin a prisoner exchange program, after the defeat of Union forces at the 1st Battle of Bull Run, and the large number of Union prisoners, it seems that even your own U.S. Congress is requesting you to take measures to effect an exchange.

Since we are becoming overrun with union prisoners, and I'm sure that's not going to change....we propose all prisoners to be released (either exchanged or paroled) within 10 days of capture. Excess prisoners who can not be exchanged are to be released on parole, which means they can not perform any military service until they are officially
notified that they have been exchanged.

BTW....we'll only trade for soldiers.

Prisoners will be exchanged on the following basis: 1 general = 46 privates, 1 major general = 40 privates, 1 brigadier general = 20 privates, 1 colonel = 15 privates, 1 lieutenant colonel = 10 privates, 1 major = 8 privates, 1 captain = 6 privates, 1 lieutenant = 4 privates, 1 noncommissioned officer = 2 privates.