Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-24

Asctcestefs
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March II, 1862.
Ny Dear Mrs. F:-Day before yesterday,
the 10th inst, | was again made the happy re.
cipient OF letter from you and a box OF goods
for our brave volunteers from the noble ladies
OF dear old Leicester. Il cannot write that
name without the accompanying adjectives.)
L am under renewed obligations for this unex.
pected bounty. After receiving so liberal
supply as was.sent me before, L had not ex-
pected more. But they were most acceptable
and timely | assure you. Nearly all OF your
former kind donation had been disposed Of to
eases OF individual need coming under my
own eye; part were distributed among the
victors OF the battle OF Mill Springs when they
passed through here on their way to Nash.
vile. They had been many months in hard
service, and reached here after succession of
forced marches, having marched iorty-six
miles on the day they reached here and the
previous day twenty thr miles per day.
They were weary and worn, l assure you, but
some OF them passed on their way rejoicing
in garments which ], through the kindness of
you Leicester ladies, was enabled to give
them.
a portion Of the wounded from fort Donel-
sou were brought here, aEd a. ] went through
the wards where they lay, soon after their ar
rival, as the surgeon SAID Ills H.au needs such
a garment and another such garment, IL wsa
with great pleasure / could ~ here tbey arc
right at your hand. And ~ siov9 sDd tgfs
some OF the old sheets and s0li BheDs iHLV ban,
dages, now and then familiar BaWs upon
them would catch my eye, ah1 J Dlesstg 0lS
KIND ladies who had pui iDtD NO bands -
many articles to minister h. fils Hg9ltJft N Vpf
suffering men. There are SONS ii ts4 seyd
wounded prisoners among them, aHd g1l siare
alike in the care and kindness NJ sytzeeps p9S
attendants.
You will be glad to koew tst els sQqpd
ed here are doing veil, SONS As4i8f hpye o..
Cured among them, bHt Ql5s4 eAte ny ytSab
folly wounded ~ ~ Dthei89A t,R pyaH,GlAty
OF recovery. and death asme ~ g l,tply IS
lease. One special esse, slst ~ Il yYNdR Wltp
IRON Illinois, bDt mus f4Ah FS y.GNta NJ aHf,
whose ieg was mDst Gtef4fqFy al,f8lpN, RllN
who laid uncafeG fsf w tbe sald,p acid, llpu
Saturday, Until Gie i8l8RNg WFbNlAlay
during that time bis e8l5fHqtyp aApa pl6g,
that even WIN tis best n Hf ,tNp cipf &
could not gam hs assef9e5Nyy ap no siNi-
ually sunk aud diel 90 lgst S4sqity Alpfipg.
Some Of these wounded tlAAR A,elelp n yeIy
desutute condition, beiHg FpAHitp Rgp tl|ep
iaken prisoners, but MitfRF4t IqlAl4p ~
our men, but loss VI neafy 4b Alelf Qlniu
ing, barely enough 10 eytef lbsF AaseANrsa.
Bone ~ these are nov fejgaffqs NJ iRleestel
made Shirts and drawers. 8HG ms E2l alQg.
ings. fine, tail German HsB n aeiie,,te ~.
ganizstion, and fine seusiDiliGes, tfgyN ~ q
lion, yet with face Of feminine besRiy gp@
whose iorutude the surgeon told ms pss Nv
surprised lies stretched out on lie OeHol,
with lis strong right arm shot of at tho fhgut
der Brave, heroic, and noble AZ he Is, yet ITO
sensitive spirit speaks through the c0uuton
ance, aud says, iu ana tered words ~ haze
last ny ngh 0fm." ! found him trying to be
guile the weary hours with volume VI Scll
ier's works, and have increased lis supply Of
German reading. Leieesser stockings warm