The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-05-16
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
Justus Q. Ramsey's Report ON the Con-
diti0n OF Minnesota Volunteers.

We find the following interesting partic-
ulars, in the report of Justus @. Ramsey,
Esq, which we have been permitted to ex-
anime at the Capitol, Of his visit to the
Hospitals in Saint Louis:
Col. Kelton, the Adjutant Commanding
in the absence of Gen. Halleck, give him
every facility for passing through the sew
eral Hospitals in the city occupied by sol.
diers. In the Fourth street Hospital he
found Sergeant Jesse Connor, from Winona,
of the lst Minnesota (Capt. Muncb) Bats
terry who was wounded in the side at the
battle of Pittsburg Landing. The wound
was q bad one but the patient was in good
spirits, and desirous of getting we'll, so he
could have another brush at the enemy.
Corporal G. S. Davis, from st. Anthony,
also of the lst Battery was in the same hos
pital, but only survived until the next day
after Mr.. Ramsey's visit.
The burials of those who die in the hos.
pitals, are all made by one undertaken, who
has each grave marked by tablet on which
is recorded the name, Regiment, Company,
&C., of each interment, in case there should
be disposition on the part OF friends to
have the body removed.
Private j. johnson, from Olmsted couna
ty, of the first Battery, was in the Sew
enth Street Hospital. He received a gun
shot wound near the top of the arm, from
which be was recovering so fast that be was
able to come up the river with Mr.. RAM
sey as far as Winona, where he left for his
home. j. Shipton, fifer of the Second
Regiment, from Fillmore county, was in
the same hospital, sick of fever, and when
first seen was quite delrious, but by the
next Tuesday he was so we'll that he would
have returned home with Mr.. Ramsey, only
he desired to wait for four months pay due
him. Mr.. n. Pease, private in the Sec~
ond Regiment, from st. Paul, was in the
same hospital, and had so far recovered
from fever that he was about getting a
furlOugh to come home. John K. Friend,
from Martin county, and Peter Alison,
from Jackson county, both Of Captain
Vests cavalry company, were in the
House of Refuge Hospital. The former
had been sick, but had quite recovered, and
was acting as nurse The latter had been
sick of smallpox, but had recovered so as
to be around with the convalescent pa~
tients.
There were not any Minnesotians found
in the House of the Good Samaritan, the
Sisters's Hospital, the City Hospital, the
Fifth Street Hospital, or the Port Hospi.
tai at Benton Barracks, the other Hospi.
tails visited by Mr.. Ramsey.
In the Convalescent Hospital he found
quite number of the members of the 4th
Regiment and the I'd Battery who were not
very we'll on landing in st. Louis, ana had
gone there to recuperate.
The ladies of St. Louis have established
a Soldiers Home, where board, lodging,
&C., is provided for soldiers on their way
home or on furlough, during their tarry in
that city. The ladies are very kind also to
the sick in all the hospitals, making them
daily visits and ministering unto them all
their little deIicacies, attention and care,
that only the gentle hand of women can be-
stow.
Mr.. Ramsey states the hospitals ere all
in excellent order, clean end we'll cared fer.
There is good corps OF nurses in all, and
able physicians and surgeons in attendance
OF the sick.
In conclusion he says, in his judgment the
arrangement which has been made by the
State Government with the Northern Line
Of Packets for the transportation OF such
soldiers as ere unable to pay their own fare
on their return home is ali that is at pres,
ent required.