Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-10
Report Of DR., n. n. seymour TO Gov. Tod.

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10 HIS B1cellsncy David Tod, Gorrnor Of
Ohio:
sTRl-AocOrding to your instructions, l
left Columbus the 10th of June, to visit
the sick and wounded Ohio soldiers in the
Shenandoah valley, both in the field and in
hospitals.
proceeded to Bellair, thence TO New
Creek, where I found the hospital in the
process Of removal To Cumberland There
were here many Of the Ohio boys, and
many had gone on 70 Cumberland, was
satisfied by conversing with them that they
were well cared for. Martinsburg was my
next point. Here met 104 of Gen. Ere
monts wounded, en- route for Wheeling
and Bell6ir. OF this number % were Ohio
boys, and telegraphed you asking you to
provide for them on their arrival at Bell
air. From here went to Winchester and
ascertained from Gen, Banks that Shields
Division were at Front Royal. hastened
on there-fouud his sick and wounded were
all forwarded to Washington. I then
wished to return to Gen. Fremont's Divis-
ion, but Gen. Shields thought otherwise,
and ordered me on to Manassas, where l
visited the hospitals, and found them in
excellent condition. There were but few
Ohio boys here. They were doing WE'LL
and said they had good care. Proceeded
to Alexandria The hospitals there were
in good order, and our boys were well
cared for The same state Of things ex-
is.-s at rns hospitals Ia Washington I
returned to Martinsburg, and proceeded to
AIiddletown, to Gen. Fremont's headquar-
ters, where I was very cordially received.
The General felt very grateful for your
kindness, in looking after the sick and
wounded, and placed every facility at my
hand to prosecute my mission; said would
find the sick in wretched condition; that
his long and forced marches and battle
placed him in such situation as made him
unable to provide for them as we'll as he
desired; that in two or three days he should
have completed a field hospital Of tents,
(those removed from New Greek, with the
very best accommodations for 1000 men.
This was nearly completed when l left
headquarters at strasburg. found the
men in a bad condition, though not as bad
as Gen. Fremont had led me to except. DR..
Luckley, the Medical Director, was CON
fined to his bed. The men were cheerful.
and hoped soon to be better provided for,
which l told them would soon be realized
as they were to commence their removal
the next day. They spoke very kindly of
Gen. Fremont, and said he frequently visit
ed them and had a kind word for all. They
believed he was doing all he could for them,
1 found but few sick in the field, and those
were exhausted and worn out by over ex-
ertion. After visiting the different di-
visions returned to Winchester and visit
ed the three hospitals-these are in Gen.
Banks Division They arc well conduct
ed. There were but ten Ohio boys in
these three hospitals, but found, as Gen.
Fremont told me I would, $50 of his men
in miserable rooms, 142 Of them being Ohio
boys, all Of whom took by the hand, and
gave them cheering word. These men
had been sent forward to the hospitals at
Cumberland. Gen. Fremont supposed them
there until the day before I left him. They
were stopped at Winchester, there being no
room at Cumberland. The General ordered
Mason's mansion, and other suitable build
ings, to be Immediately fitted up to make
these men comfortable. This was being
done when left there. the exaninG of aIune
land and Clarysville. Here, as at all other
places, found but q small portion of the
patients really sick. Most of them were
worn down by over exertion, and exposure
need rest and good food, and will soon
be ft for duty. visited the hospital at
Wheeling, and there learned that DR.. Hol-
den, the Medical Director had gone to Win
chester by order Of Gen. Fremont, to pro
vide for the sick there. I find it the uni
versal opinion all commanders, surgeons,
and all grades of officers in the field, and /
concur with them, that there is great de-
fcieney ofmedical and surgical force in the |
field. This results from the fact that so
many are detached for hospital service.
have visited the Divisions of Generals /
Fremont, Banks, Sigel and Shields; have
also visited fifteen hospitals, and conversed I
with five hundred and sixty-fYe sick and
wounded Ohio soldiers. Respectfully,
NJ. NJ. SEYMOUR.