Pres. Lincoln and Alec Stephens Agreement at the Hampton Roads Peace Conference

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Hi All,
I have the answer to your question "What Union officer was freed from a POW camp in exchange for Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens' nephew" and here it is:

He was my cousin on my mom's side. His name was Lt. Henry H. Murray of the 13th NH Infantry. He was freed in exchange for Alexander Stephens' Rebel POW nephew John A. Stephens' freedom granted by Abe with the understanding that if he allowed John Stephens to be released that the CSA would free a Union officer of like rank.

To prove how providential this random freeing was for Lt. Murray, two of the four 13th NH soldiers captured the previous Oct., 1864 died in rebel prisons... so Murray lucked out!

Source for this information is Bruce Catton's "Stillness at Appomattox" in which he mentions Lt. Murray and his regiment.