Release for officer in Old Capitol Prison!

1865 Document Signed

(1821-1885) Graduated in the West Point class of 1843 which furnished ten general officers to the North and three to the South. He was a Mexican War veteran and later became commandant of cadets at West Point. His first active field command during the Civil War was on the line of the Rappahannock during the Peninsular campaign. Augur was one of several professional soldiers victimized by General N. P. Banks's poor showing at Cedar Mountain and was severely wounded in the Federal rout. Banks asked for him as second in command of the New Orleans expedition that fall, and Augur commanded the left wing of the army during the siege and attacks on Port Hudson, Louisiana. From October 1863 until the end of the war he commanded the 22nd Corps.

1865 Document Signed: 7 x 4 1/4, imprinted pass, filled out in ink. Headquarters Department of Washington, 22d Army Corps, Washington, August 14, 1865. Capt. Geo. Street, Military Superintendent of the Old Capitol Prison: You will immediately release the person of Maj. Moses F. Webb, Pay Master now in your custody. To be released on Parole. C.C. Augur, Major General Commanding. Light age toning and wear. Rare, Old Capitol Prison imprinted pass.

Old Capitol Prison was mainly used for spies, deserters and political prisoners. Major Webb, suspected of dishonesty, was confined here. He was dismissed from the U.S. service less than a month after his release from prison.