The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-03
Fro the Richmond pi.naIch.


THE HOSPITAL AT cULPEPEh o. H.
\ The General Hospital Of the Military De-
partment OF the Potomac has been placed at
Gulpeper Z. II. There are already, as al.
ways happens, many sick soldiers there. As
the forces u ,he Department are receiving
constant increase, and as the casualties nf bat.
tie may IN due time be added to the assaults
OF disease. We muslespect 10 see this nun.
Der increased.
Meantime the surgeons il charge. ifough
supplied with medicines. find themselves IN
want Of many things requisite Cor sick man
and such Is the pressure vi the muItiiualinous
cares attending the sudden creation u large
army. these necessities may be expected in
future. In these psinful circumstances, the
good ladies of the little village aud The yicin-
iiy have Gene IL tie rescue with their purses,
their iarders. their needles. and their person
al services, and have done for our sick sol
diers generous and blessed work, for which
their only earthly reward is The enthusiastic
gratitude Of the poor fellows whom they have
relieved. Nor do they grow weary 10 well
doing. although thir labvr 81 love grows daily
on their hands.
Bu, il Is perfectly obvious that the work %
charity may be expected sunn toassumr pro-
portions by which their strength will be ut
terly overwhelmed. While Culpeper has
furnished her due share ii volunteers for The
war. i IS not fair 10 expecl lhi. one neigh
bnrhood Of the county 10 be burihenrd wilh
The whole care Of the sick 81 great army,
drawn from large par, of Virginia. snuih
Carolina. Alabama. Mississippi. and Iseus-
ana. II seems 10 me as mach as we can ask
81 thrm 10 bestow time and labor for The re-
liei Of those whom Providence thus thruws
upon their Christian eh-rilirs, while the pro.
pie q all the region IRON which these troops
come should lake upon themselves. asa priv
iegr. the providing 81 all the materials need
I'd for their benevolent miaistry. there
fore take this method. unsoliriied by the peo-
pr 81 the place, To suggest 10 the charitable,
and especially to all the Ch1stisn femslesls
m"s, appropriate way Of dsing good. rbe
contribution Of such things a. are needed IN
q large hospital. Let each vile, sister aud
mother throughout the South, who extends
her AID 10 thasr gtnerees sisters in Cslpep.r,
remember that perhaps her hssband. her
broilsrr. her son may be ia the hospital be-
fore this campaign el"-r., 20 fe-i the bitter
need Of such CONSTANTS. Remember that
though your particular git NAV nni cheer
The one you love 10 the hour 81 his ssfrring
and dependency, il ~,il cheer some other.
and wall be . cheap ihant "ar,lng 10 the
Providence Who had raised up irieads los
your friend.
he articles which wtii be seasonable anil
sselul will suggest themselye. 10 every eI-
Pe''rbeed householder. would specify, par
iiselarly. money for procuring necrysaries
and servants attendanee. rice. TEA. shiie 50.
gar. corn, sta'sh. crackers, and other arti-
eies IL food not pefishable IN their nature +;
mattresses and bed.icks. with pillow slips,
stout sheets. vorsted socks. shirn and draw.
srs. even u halt worn ;she-p calico lss screens
and comforts; cotton batting aud rar eeilon ;
cheap spoons. plates and drlskiug csp., tbrst
Of pewter or tin y blackberry and port vines;
uash basins, fool.balhs and towels
X. l.. DAssrr.
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