The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-12
To tne Patrtette women OF indiana.

To the Patriotic Women OF Indiana.
When the President issued bis first call to
the loyal States for help, the Government.
was unprovided with most if not all, the
articles necessary to tiie comfort and health
of soldiers IN the cam p and the field. The
women of Indiana were appealed to, and
they supplied the deficiency in our State
with generous alacrity that entities them
To the gratitude Of the nation. The APP
proach of winter makes it necessary to
appeal to them again. Our volunteers, al
ready suffering from exposure, against which
they are very intellectually protected, will
soon be compelled to endure the utmost
severity of winter and multiplied dangers
of disease. The Government Is doing all
that can be done for them, but when all is
done they must still lack many of the COM
forts which nneu Ia ordinary pursuits enjoy,
and which soldiers need above all others
Many articles of clothing that, to men With
houses over their heads and warm 6res al
ways near, are hardly more than a luxury,
to men with no protection but tent, no
bed but the ground, and whose duty must
be performed under the unabated rigor of
winter, are absolute necessaries. They may
save many lives that will surely be lost
without them. These, the patriotic women
of Indiana, it is hoped, will supply.
An additional blanket 70 every man in
our army viii preserve hundreds to the
country and to their falaG e. T wo or three
pairs of good strong soc;1s sill be iuvalua-
bic to men who must often march all day in
the snow, and without them must lie down
with cold and benumbed feet on the frozen
ground. Good weolen gloves or mittens
will protect their hands in, marching, and
in handling their arms, and, while adding
greatly to their comfort, will materially in
crease their efficiency. Wooden. drawers
and shirts, too, are a necessity to men ex.
posed to such vicissitudes of weather as SOL
diers. All these articles the Indiana voluu-
teers ought to have now, and must before
winter sets In, II we would protect them
from exposure and disease that may be
aVerted By this timely preparation. Some
of these articles the Government does not
furnish, and Others not IN sufficient quanti- !
ties TO supply the waste produced by the
exposures of a soldiers life. Blankets cam
not be purchased. 3 The stock is completely
exhausted, and the Government Is soliciting !
contributions from the citizens.
Will not the women of Indiana do their /
share IN providing for the men of Indiana !
in the battlefield An hour of each day, |
for 3 week, given to the manufacture of the /
articles named, will provide an ample store. |
Are they not ready to give that, and more |
if needed2 urge upon them the duty of
promptly beginning the work. Let them at /
once forward, at the States expense, to the |
Stats Quartermaster, such blankets as they /
can spare. They will be Immediately and /
carefully sent toeuch regiments as the do /
nor prefers,i they have any preference. Let /
them sinRly or by associations, set about /
the manufacture of wooden. shirts, drawers,
socks and gloves. The sewing societies of
our churches have here field for exertion
wider and grander than they viii ever fiud
again. Will they not give their associa-
tons for time to this beneficial object p
The numerous Female Benevolent Societies,
by giving their energies and organiza-
tons TO this work, can speedily provide the
necessary supply. Let women through the
country, who have no opportunity to join
such associations, emulate each other in
their labors, and see who shall do most for
their country and their defenders in this
hour of trial. oh
The articles should De sent to the Quar-
teFmaster, with a card, stating the name
and residence of the donor, and their desti-
nation, if she has any choice The name
will be recorded and preserved with the
number and kind of articles sent. The wo-
men alone can meet this emergency, and to
them our volunteers, as well as to the Gov
ernment, look for sympathy and aid.
O. P. MORTON, !
tt F Governor of Indiana,
80 The Courier has been procured by t
Capt. H. T. Dexter, to carry the mail be-