Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-02-14
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Some time ago, the State Of Wiscon-
sin appointed Col James Mansfield its
agent to examine into the condition and
attend to the wants Of the Wisconsin
soldiers.
While thus engaged, he received a
note from a soldier who was sick, aud
then confined to his bed at the Alexaa-
fdria Hospital. The writer Of the nete
lzinad Of bad tseatmeut, which A
once determined the Colonel to make an
investigation Of the case accordingly,
he obtained permission Of Dr. Wood, not
only to visit the hospital, but to see and
converse with the soldiers alone, SO that
if there were abuses there, or if they
wore badly treated, they might speak Of
their wrongs withoutrestraint.
On Thursday Of last week, Col Mans
field commenced his examinations, the
result Of which is astounding and al
most iucredible but the proof is over
whelming, and will excite the just iudig-
nation Of the whole country
After the Colonel had freely eonvorscd
with the sick soldiers, and learned the
treatment they had received and were
still receiving, he determined to present
the matter Immediately to Congress, aud
as a preliminary step, he requested a
number of the invalids to state in wri-
ting, over their own signatures, the man
ner in which they had been treated while
in the hospital. and directed them to state
nothing but what they would swear to,
/ if called upon to do 80.
The following are some of the letters
sent to Col Mansfield, as requested =
They are all dated General Hospital,
Alexandra, January 20, 1862" and
addressed to Col James Mansfield; VIC
therefore omit the preliminaries, and
give merely the substance of each nota :
certify that / found man confined
to a room where be had been "a hours
without food that went and got him
some crusts Of bread and carried TO him
I the same day a captain came to DR. Por-
ter with sick soldier, and requested
permission to leave him till morning, as
he couldn't 90 on to his regiment that
night Dr. Porter told him to be Off,
for he didn't keep tavern. also GER
tify that do not get sufficient to cat,
and have not had since came here bat
once or twice
ANsoS A. CoyE, Attendant,
Company II, Forty-sizth Pa. Reg.
I certify that ! have several timoa
seen patients in this hospital dip slop out
of the slop barrel and eat it | also GER
tify that have seen DR.. Porter strike a
sick man in the hospital Also, l have
not had enough to eat.
Isaac LovEJoY,
Company II, Fifth Michigan Reg.
1 do certify that ! Benjamin Z Cook,
did eco some Of tho patients Of this hos
pital dip from the slop barrel soup that
the cooks had thrown away, and drink it.
This can prove BY one, two, or three,
if you wish. b. Il. Cook,
Company b, ID Mass. VOL
do hereby certify, upon honor, that
/. L have boon an invalid 10 the above hos.
pi,al, since the lst Of December, and
that, during that time, ! have suffered
for the want Of proper food to cat; also
that what / have received has been Of
very inferior quality rations for break
fast and supper bsing nothing but drJ
bread, Sc. u NJ. Miller,
46tb Reg. Com II. + v.
] was sent from camp to be discharged
as soon as was able 70 20 home Wa
sent 10 Georgetown to the Seminary
I Hospital the 9Th Of December, sent her
the 10Th Of December, have been her
ever since, and cannot get away ! have
asked for discharge but cannot get it
the Doctor said he would do al be coulC
for me, but Doctor Porter would not at
terd to it, and for that reason have u
stay here Why am ! kept here an ex
penso 70 the Government? Am Ito stay
hero and die?
have been in the hospital here, an(
to the camp, since the middle Of Scptem
Der. If you can get me sent from her
| don't care whore wish you would
We don't get enough to eat here, anl
arc used moro like dogs than men.
don't want TO stay IN the service any
longer; left good home to help ny
country, but not to be used as | have
been here. D. II IloLLsTgR,
Company j, 9th Reg Wis. Vol.
There are some fifteen Or twenty 9th.
er certificates from the inmates Of thil
hospital, which we have NOT room for.
GRAsD AFFAm-Tho Washington
/ Sur, Of Feb. 8, deyotas column auc
a half to the deseripti9nof grand party
( given at the White House, on the proyi