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How were prisoners treated in the 1861-1865 war

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They were treated with Consideration and humanity
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"The prisoners taken by the troops were treated with consideration and humanity under the command of General Lee , but when they passed into the hands of the Richmond authorities he ceased to concern himself about them".
-prisoners of war
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