"EvreYL,  Eichaed  Stoddaud,  was  hofn  in  the
District  of  Columbia  in  1820;  died  at  Spring
Hill,  Tenn.,  Jan.  25,1872.  He  graduated  at  West
Point  in  1840,  served  in  the  Mexican  War,  and
received  the  brevet  of  captain.     He  joiued  the


RICHARD   STODDARD   EWELU

Confederates  in  their  war  against  the  Union  in
1861 ;  was  promoted  to  major-general  in  1862,
and  Wiis  conspicuous  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,
in  the  battles  near  Richmond,  Malvern  Hills,
Cedar  Monutain,  Gettysburg,  the  Wilderness,
Spottsylvauia  Court-house,  and  during  the  siege
of  Petersburg.  In  the  Battle  of  Grovetoii  (which
se*)  he  lost  a  leg,  and  was  made  lieutenant-gen-
eral in  Miiy,  1863.  He  was  engaged  in  stock-
raising  in  Tennessee  at  the  time  of  his  deatli.
Exchange  of  Prisoners  in  the  Revolution.
For  some  time  after  the  war  for  independence
W.18  begun  the  British  anthorities  refused  to  ex-
change prisoners,  because  they  would  not "  treat
with  rebels ;"  but  after  Howe's  arrival  in  New
York,  when  the  British  had  five  thousand  pris-
oners and  the  Americans  three  thonsand,  nego-
tiations for  exchange  were  opened.  Olistrnc-
tions  arose,  at  first,  on  account  of  the  refusal  of
Congress  to  ratify  the  agreement  made  by  Ar-
nold concerning  the  prisoners  taken  at  the  Ce-
dars. Six  Hessian  officers  were  offeretl  in  ex-
change for  General  Lee.  Howe  refused,  for  he
•held  Lee  as  a  deserter,  from  the  British  army.
