12.8.1863. Shortly before the conclusion of the Civil War, members of the Louisiana state government who had remained loyal wrote a petition for the release of a Confederate prisoner of war, John Gauche. Gauche was held captive at Camp Douglass for nineteen months, but swore to return his allegiance to the United States. President Lincoln granted and signed this petition on April 10, 1865, just five days before his assassination. Follow the link to see the other three pages of the petition, including the signatures of the petitioners.

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