Wood recalls that the prisoners were paroled by alphabetical order , meaning that he was among the last released .
Since Wood and his comrades had surrendered before Lee surrendered at Appomattox , Wood and his comrades were not paroled and were treated as Prisoners of War .
Wood recalls that the prisoners were paroled by alphabetical order , meaning that Wood was among the last released .
Since Wood and his comrades had surrendered before Lee surrendered at Appomattox , Wood and his comrades were not paroled and were treated as Prisoners of War .