ort Pillow to being returned to his "master."

I remain, General,
Yours, very respectfully,
C. C. WASHBURN, _Major-General_.

CAPTAIN J. T. YOUNG TO GENERAL WASHBURN.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, September 13, 1864.

Major-General C. C. WASHBURN, Commanding District West Tennessee:

GENERAL: I have the honor to address you in regard to certain
papers forwarded you by Major-General Forrest, of the so-called
Confederate army, signed by me under protest, whilst a prisoner
of war at Cahaba, Alabama. I would first call your attention to
the manner by which these papers were procured. About
twenty-seventh April last, all Federal prisoners (except colored
soldiers) were sent to Andersonville and Macon, Georgia, myself
among the number. About ten days after my arrival at Macon
prison, a Confederate captain, with two men as guard, came to
that prison with an order for me to return to Cahaba. I appealed
to the officer in command to know why I was taken from the other
officers, but received no explanation. Many of my friends among
the Federal officers who had been prisoners longer than myself
felt uneasy at the proceedings, and advised me to make my escape
going back, as it was likely a subject of retaliation.
Consequently I felt considerable uneasiness of mind. On returning
to Cahaba, being quite unwell, I was placed in hospital, under
guard, with still no explanation from the military authorities.
On the day following, I was informed by a sick Federal officer,
also in hospital, that he had learned that I had been recognized
by some Confederate as a deserter from the Confederate army, and
that I was to be court-martialed and shot. The colored waiters
about the hospital told me the same thing, and although I knew
that the muster-rolls of my country would show that I had been in
the volunteer service since first May, 1861, I still felt uneasy,
having fresh in my mind Fort Pillow, and the summary manner the
Confederate officers have of disposing of men on some occasions.
With the above impressions on my mind, about three days after my
return to Cahaba I was sent for by the Provost Marshal, and
certain papers handed me, made out by General Forrest for my
signature. Looking over the papers,