Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-09

tie. They should slso b required to CON.
municate with our State officers and eonmu-
nities. from time to time. and advice them
Of the particular wants Of ths sick and
wounded. After the battle, and until the
wounded soldier 10 removed to the hospital, is
when assistsoee 10 most needed -immediate
and efficient cid then vould cave bundreds Of
livee. Here let us most earnestly protect
sgsinst States or cities ssodiDg large dslegs
tiOns calculated TO intesfers With the opsrstioIa
Of The army Near ths acme Of conflict This ID
worss than useless A few efficient agents cen
do great good, but . multitude does great
harm.
When 1t 10 practicable. the State should
have large, we'll. ventilated steamer, proper.
ly furnished for hospitsi purpose. and provid.
I'd With able surgeons and practical nurses. to
visit the nearsst Dsvigabls point to the scene
Of battle. This course. your committee think,
would prove more beneficial to the soldiers
and meet more directly the intentions of thu
people thaa any other. and In . peeuniary
point woulI not be Questionable. The States
that have adopted this plan have done much
more for their men than those who have re.
lied entirely upon government transportation.
Your committee having thus given you .
brief neDos d Of their labors. deem it but
just to Themselves to sta's some Of the Difficult.
lies with which they have had to contend.
From the time otlsaviog Iowa they have Jared
as the common colder. They have been ot-
structed ct almost every atep by official srro-
gance and egotism-mors espec ally was this
The case BY the Regular Army Medical Ssaf
While travelling oo boats they have he'd TO
furnish their own provisions and bedding. and
when on land. they have tfavsled through
dreDching rains and mud-ths latter such -
only Tennessee can produce. At night they
have frequently slept on the ground. with on.
~ BLANKET for . covering. When they did
rely On the public for accommodations. the
charges we're enormous and the fare most
miserable. Your committee. however. Go not
regret their hard fare, 40 amidst it all. many
were the cheering evidences Of kind spprecia-
tion received from the suffering soidiers, and
many the kind and gentlemanly eourtesiee
rendered them by the surgeons Of the volun-
tesr regiments, among whom We take pleaeure
n men,ioniog Drs. G,bbon, Of the 18th Mas
sua. of the I'd: Staples. Of the 18Th, aud Wat
son snd Lloyd. of the llth. Iowa regiments
Also D. Light. of the Ohio 18th. To Dr.. Tag
gsrt. Aedicsl Sun vsyor. ard DR.. Douglas, san.
itsry Agent, at Cairo. " arc also under obli-
gstion for many gent'emaniy courtssies.
90 the gath We preceded to Pittsburg
Landing, to visit al Iowa regiments. to learn
their condition. and found men and officers oi
the 7th .llth IN 18th in good spirits. The 9Th.
l2th and i4th were come what dissat,s6ed,
having been, contrary to their wishes, forced
into Union Brigade" with the 2sth Illinois
regiment. and commanded BY Captain of that
regiment. being rank officer. think it, how.
ever. under the circumstances, the best that
cou d b done.
On the 25.h. BY the kindness Of Capt. G.
airy, We we're provided with horses and coup.
msn,s to visit regiments. We we're able to
hnd all but the 18th aud l6,h-they being Oh
the front lines. we did not reach them. There
are not less than 500 sick 10 our regiments
200 in hospitals here-priucipalIy camp
fever.
On the 26th, Dr.. Gamble, with . view Of be.
ing aaaign ed to tho Sd love regimsn -hich
vas without . surgeon. entered the United
States service by contract; since which, /
have operated single handed In both the 6eld
md hospitals. On my return to Savannah, ]
|ound the steamer Tycoon taking on the woun
led. succeeded. by the politeness Of DR..
Woods. Of Cincinnati. in getting on, in com>
Portable quarters. all of Iowa's Nck and woun
led here that would come under the general
order, in ell Standardization Cincinnati Dur.
ing our absence ON the 2oth, . number Of sick
and wounded we're taken by the City Of Mem.
phie 10 st Louis.
2sth.-V,si,ed oil hospitals here and had
our remaining sick and wounded put into the
best hospitals, being about thirty still here.
H. Work had his leg amputated on the
24th, and died on the 2Sth.
May lst.-I visited. by order Of DR.. Nc
Dougal. Of Gen Halleck's etaff. Hamburg. six
miles above Pttsburg Landing. and aided in
e.tabl shing hospitals for the convalescing
soldiers
2d.-Rsturnsd, after quitting into quarters
3 700 sick, and having everything in running
order under Surgeon Various, Of New York
But few Iowa sick are there. but those that
are there are in good condition and fair quar-
ters.
3i.-This morning have the promises from
the Surgeon in charge Of the Black Hawk. to
to take co few of our worst cases here and
leave them at Quincy. III. have to report to
Dr. McDouaal this morning.
On the Let met, 1 received Adj. Baker's or.
dsrs, and Mr. E Russeli's Of the 18th ult,-
the only communication. cave the telegram
to remsin here until otherwise or
dsred. am doing al I can to relieve our
sick and wounded. You will see by my
financial report. that l have expended but
little money save for board and travelling ex
peusss. This is owing to the fact that used
in al cases, when l could get them. sanitary
supple. for soldiers. have reported by let.
ter to Prof. Hueh's for Instructions. Do. Be
low give you the character and number Of
Iowa wounded Head -, face 80. neck 81
chest 1O7, abdomen Is. back and epine 81.
upper ex,remi;ies 422. lower extremities 3Sl,
large joiots 81
Respectfully submitted.