Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-22
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY,
SECOND REPORT ON THE PERRYvILLE HOS
PITALs.

vile and HarrOdsburg, by which it will be
seen that the sanitary stores sent to those
towns have contributed greatly to improve
the condition of the many sick and wound
ed remaining there.
The President and Secretary Of this So
ciety have just returned from visiting these
hospitals, and some account Of their jour
ney and its results will be sent to the
Branch Societies in few days.
REPORT u.
Of Dr.. 4. NJ Read, Inspector U. s. Sanitary
Coz7mission, on a second Uisit to PeTTyViEls,
HarrOds5Urg and DanUiHs, Oet. %.
DR.. J. S. NEwBERRY, -H
Associate Secretary U. s. San. Com:
DEAR SIR:-According to arrangement,
the ten tons of sanitary stores left Louis
vile on wagons, hired for that purpose,
Oct oath.
On the morning of the 25th, went by
rail to Frankfort, and from there took the
stage for Harrodsburg, arriving about
dark. Messrs Duncan and Duminew, who
left Louisville the day previous, Joined me
there. The next morning, on looking from
nv window, l saw that the ground was
covered with snow to the depth of six inch
es, and the whole landscape had the as
pect Of mid-winter. Ny first thought was
the sad one that my son and 100000 sons
of other parents had passed the previous
night within few miles of where was,
with no other covering than their blsn-
kets and this white mantle.
At an early hour called on DR.. W. H.
DeCamp, of Michigan Regiment Engineers
and Mechanics, surgeon in charge at
Harrodsburg and stated to him the OBJ
iect of our visit. From him l learnt that
there were then 456 Confederate sick and
wounded in hospital in the town, and 90
more in private families. In attendance
on these were 16 surgeons, 16 ward-mas-
ters, "a nurses, and "a servants; all Con-
federates.
Of Union troops there were 81 in hospi-
tai, and in private families 10. In care Of
them were surgeon and 8 assistants, in
cluding stewards, cooks and nurses.
OF the Confederates, $50 we're wounded,
the remainder sick or convalescent Of
the Federals, were wounded, the others
sick-24 able to be removed.
After obtaining this information, wei took
up the examination Of the different hospi-
tails in detail.
In Hospital No. l, Federal church
were 81 patients, 10 very sick, disease, ty-
phoid fever, diarrhea, and pneumonia.
The building was warmed by furnace,
and well ventilated. The inmates lay up
on straw, on the seats or floor, with no 9TH
er covering than blankets. Their food was
hard bread, beef and pork, with very i'm
perfect means of cooking.
The Confederate sick and wounded were
mostly in the buildings prepared for the re-
ception of visitors at the Harrodsburg
Springs.
The first of them was in charge of DR..
Legare, of the Washington Artillery of
New Orleans. He had 40 patients, one or
two without shirts, few wanting drawers
and socks, many having been received
from sympathizing citizens of Harrodsburg
and Lexington. They were generally ly-
ing on straw, with but few bed-sacks. Of
blankets, each had one or more. The 9TH
er occupants of this series of buildings
were in very similar condition.
In the Methodist Church and College
Hospital were 115, in charge of surgeons
Carter, Wilkes and Simpleton. They had
no bed-sacks; all with shirts, pants and
socks, some without coats, a few without
blankets The patients were very dirty,
their clothing poor, their food similar to
that described above. All these hospi-
tails were pretty well ventilated, but very
badly pOliced.
Of medicines, there were almost none at
Harrodsburg. @Waiting the arrival of our
wagons, we rode over to Danyille to ascer-
tain the condition of the sick, and learn
where our supplies we're most needed.
On our return we brought back small
quantity of such of the most needed remed-
ical agents as DR.. Shumard the surgeon
in charge there, could spare.
On Monday our stores arrived, a room
was procured, and stocked with such a
proportion of them as was thought best to
leave at Harrodsburg.
This depot was left in charge of Mr..
Ulrich.
At Danville we obtained from the quar-
termaster, by DR.. Shumard's assistance,
nine wagons to be used in the transporta-
ton Of our stores from Harrodsburg.
On their arrival they were loaded up
and such things as were not left at Har-
rodsburg were sent on to Danville They
and we arriving at Danville again on
Monday evening.
At this time there were l, 450 sick in
Dsnville, all, like those at Perryville and
Harrodsburg, under the general supervis-
ion Of DR.. G. G. Shumsrd, Surgeon Of Vol
unteers and Medical Director.
Though heavily burdened by the weight |
Of his duties and responsibilities, this Of |
fcer was working with most commendable |
energy, and considering the narrow limits |
ofhis resources, with very gratifying sue
cess. They had begun to be broughtinto the |
town on the 14th, twelve days before, and |
in my former report 1 described the con-
dition in which found those who had |
then arrived, and the means taken to sup |
ply their wants. Since then very much |
has been accomplished toward making the |
greater part comfortable, but their num-
bers had increased SO rapidly, that the |
strength and resources had never been |
fully equal to the demand on them, and |
the instances Of destitution and suffering |
were scarcely less numerous and aggra-
waited than at the time Of my first visit |
when 1 made soup for them. During this |
interval either from the detention, or des- |
truction by guerrillss, of the government |
supplies intended for this point compare |
lively little has been received through that |
channel, viz +: 333 blankets, 500pillow ticks,
AIS bed sacks, no special hospital food, no
cooking utensils, very few medicines.t-
As a consequence there was a very press
ing want of Of the stores we brought
This was shown by the very active demand
which came for them as soon as their ar
rival became known.
Through the kindness of the Quarter
master who had furnished us the teams to
bring our goods we secured a fine large
store-room in which they were opened.
On our first ride over from Harrodsburg
we had notified the surgeons that supplies
would arrive the next day, SO that as soon