Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-30
Tho Relief COMMITTEES.

evening last, We have the following report;
The committee sent from this place tc
Pittsburg Landing. to care for the sick
and wounded from this county, consisted
of Drs. ]. Harmon and Iddings, and Mr.
Leonard Burton who was to act in the
capacity Of nurse. The committee left
here on "Wednesday the llth, passing
through Columbus in the night. and pro
ceeded directly TO Cincinnati, from which
place they telegraphed back to Gov. Tod,
at Columbus, asking for transportation to
Pittsburgh Landing. Gov. Tod replied,
directing them to proceed to that place,
and report TO Surgeon General Weber,
Armed with this authority they proceeded
to Cairo. Here they found hundreds O
Physicians, nurses, and friends of the
wounded anxious to obtain passage tc
the cen of the late battle. but without
success. Waiting until after the press OF
applicants had in a measure left the quar-.
tiers Of Gen. Strong, who Was in command
at Cairo, they sought that officer, told
him their mission, that there were com
panies in the 10Th, Goth, 9th and 4lst,
regiments from this county, all of which
had suffered severely, and that they were
sent by the citizens of this town, to attend
their wants, and to bring II of them
home, if necessary, and produced the tel.
egram from Gov. Tod. Gen. Strong at
once gave them the necessary authority
to 60 on board the steamer Platte City,
just about to leave for Pittsburg Land
ing. The steamer landed for a few mo-
ments at Mound city, mine miles from
Cairo and having learned that some OF
our boys was in the hospital there, DR..
Harmon ran up Il it, and found there
Lieut. McCleery, Chas. II. Bennett, David
Fuller, David Pierce, G. ". Gordon, and
Haynes, of Vernon, all of this county,
Finding the patriots here well cared for,
the committee went on up the Tennessee
River, to Savannah. They found in the
hospital at this place, Major A. s. Hall, of
the 24th, Milo Burnett and Henry Town
send, all of this place, Major Hall, wound
ed in the head, Townsend and Burnett,
sick. The committee administered med
icine to these men. of which they stood
in greatneed, and left for Pittsburg Land
ing. Arriving here, they found Captains
0pdycke, Stratton, Millerand Downs. and
the Trumbull county officers and men
generally, and such a greeting as they re-
ceivedfrom them will not soon be forgotten.
Did not see Capt. Stowe, he was out on
picket duty. Took tea with acting Col.
Mygatt, of the 4lst, who though worn
down with fatigue, dispensed the hospital
tiles of his tent. He spoke highly of the
Trumbul county company, who spoke
quite as highly of him.
Most of the wounded and sick had al
ready been sent to the different hospitals
at Mound City, st. Louis, Louisville, Gin
%cinnati, &c, and only a few slightly wound
ed, and some who were sick, remained
Among these were VIM. Smith, (brother
of DR.. Smith, of this place. quite sick, had
resigned his commission; Sheldon Crooks,
wounded by a spent ball, in thigh, recov-
ering, land Lieut.. Bell, slightly sick, all
right before the DIR. left. Capt. Opdycke
had two slight wounds in arm and thigh,
but was doing duty nevertheless.
Hundreds of incidents of individual val
or and hair breadth escapes were related
of the Trumbull county men, and all did
their duty nobly.
The efiuvia from some corpses still I'M
buried, andfrom the dead bodies of horse,
over the immense battle fields
was very offensive; and the field was COW
cred with pieces of artillery wagons, musk
cts. clothes, and the debris of the battle.
The wood where the fist fought for two
hours, the very spot where the brave fel-
lows stood, was shorn off as if cut by a
huge scythe, and not a tree, an scarce a
twig but bore marks of the leaden hail
which had swept along.
After remaining at the Landing three
days, DIR. Iddings left on Thursday, went
to Paducah, visited the hospital, found
ten men of Capt. Spears Battery-the
l5th-sick, but all doingwell. At Mound
City Hospital, found those before mention
ed, got permission from Gen. Strong to
take Messrs McCleery, Fuller. Bennett
and Pierce, home. the others not being
able TO come. QIaynes is badly wounded.
shot through lungs, Gordon also severely
wounded.) The Doctor and his party
were obliged to comehome by the Illinois
Central r. r. by way of indianapolis, not
being able TO get passes by the river;
reached Cleveland Thursday morning,
found there Milo Burnett, of this town
ship, and Alex. Bell of Lordstown, return
ing sick, who came down on the same
train, swelling his party to six.
DR.. Harmon remained al Pittsburg
Landing. Mr.. Burton came home by the
river, and reached here on Friday. M;j.
Hall returned with him as far as Cleve-
land, and is now at Charleston, Portage CO.,
DIR. IL. will return by river, and visit
the hospitalsaf Evansville. Louisville, and
Cincinnati, and bring home all the sick
and wounded soldiers from this county
who are able to come.
Old Folks Concertln Pennington.