, 1862-05-12
Report of Ad1utnut Eenernl FuIIcr.s
Trip to E1ttshurg Landing.

AD.ETAST GENEEAL's OFFICE,
To Hi- E7ceuncy Riessd ~ 4atss s Golsaor & !eS
In obedience to your Instructions charter.
Cd the steamer Black Hawk, and proceeded to
the vicinity Of the late battle Of Pittsburu
Landing, ts Fender assistance to sick and
wounded aud distribute arms to Illinois sol
asert.
The Black Flaw k left Quincy on the evening
OF thc 24th tl... and arrived at Pittsbyrs
Landing on the Sth ult. At Cairo I armed
1hrce regiments with riled muskets, and de.
Gvtced at Pittsbu1g Lahaing three thousand
Enfield rifles and part OF battery Of James
rit1ed cannon. The arrival of these arms vas
most opFortune. The regiments which were
armed With the nuskets were Just ordered to
tie de2at aud the rifles were Issued to our
W*Te ordered to adTence upon Corinth The
rifles were distributed after !. careful examin,-
tlon OF the returns made by commanders of
divisions, showing the quality Of their arms !:
and it is confidently believed that all our resi
ments 1oH in the field are well armed This
desirable result has At last been accomplished,
after your most persistent efforts duTTins, the
last ten months, and it mag nov be cousid-
efel source OF sincere con5ratulation.
1Ie 7ol!o"tng surgeons and nurses were
employed:
>, ;, synGEoAs.
- Ralph n, 1shaaa-< B. Johascn.
:. Aenfy Nins joAn G. Morgan,
~
- HeKry I.l.y. AZ j. r Weeks,
n Ensl1=hs s. j. bFu1:on.
NURSES.
T. + !, I,;:;es rsEe: :ioEm.n u llliiap1s. i
Es,h fb116F;cS. Joseph Ivory,
Edward ?. fsham,/ G. A. Rae,
e. {. Palmer, J. 3 BurToBs
= 3 GaErinntoo, e. T. Ehase
Clark F Car, {. WakcdeId.
Tubt Thompson, G. GilhraEe
II. Bennington. JIM, Collier
Anu uet,l 1t but AL act Of simple Justice
TO etatc that the manner il which these rcY-
henen discharged their duty is beyond all
praise. Their services were voluntary and
Er4tIitous, For the number received on
board the stts:'ncr thc force employed was
small: lnstead ofabandoniog the 6oaf to visit
1:icntss i'll camp aud gather relics from the
battle field, they realYined with me and when
Tue sick aud wounded were taken on board
ray and n;,i;: did these true men stand By the
ri''fr:1uG soldiers, administering to their
wants With patrrnal kindness until all VET.
eithcr started to their homes or safels dvposIt-
Cd i" .he hoz 2it;sl al Quincy.
In En'n; up, stopped at saTs,aaah and to
1!y s:'-1,n>:, ::iyre found betwcen i've and
ak eunored eick aud " oundel Illinois suldiero,
AS Et had two weeks before that time bean
Informed tll.t Ill our sick aud wounded were
down the river, 10 steps were taken to send {.
boat % 1Aat point, and these ulcn vert for
9gfsFas gays neglected on that account. Dr.
however, doing everything in his power to at,
1ena 10 Their wants, aud bad he been aided By
sutsbte nuuiber Of competent assistants.
xaeca OF the suffering at that place might have
been avoided.
Al pi,,ttshusg Landing found Surgeon
tharles MconuEalI, Chief Medical Director
ct our forces .on the Tennessee He had lat
4 lew Gays he1ure arrived and taken cf1arrf,
oi tha: department. His uutirinr industry.
and lte humane and tender interest he ey.i.-
DENLY takes In 81 that Eclates to tl. Welfnr,:
Ill s.3.n
great experience he has in the army, is q sure
guarantee that everything will hereafter be
cone to suitably provide for them, His in
stFucsions from Gen. Hanelk. who has great
army 10 command, and WHO Of course cannot
give personal attention to the details sf that
department, are Of the most positive c],aclr-
ter, 70 sIrare no expense to promptly aud com
ioHably provide for the wants Of tie sick aud
EoEnded. I have no doubt, whatever that
this will be faithfully done.
Al Surgeon MsDongali's request, remain
eo tKo GSys At F1ltsourg Landing tc await the
resut: cf general advance of our army, and
IS soon 80 that advance WIGS made and no ha.-
tie brought on, with his consent, I returned
y savannah and took On board the Black
heEk nose whose names appear In the fol-
that this list includes al those who required
1nEtdiatcly to be removed, L large uu71-
per are cou7alcscent, and hare been removed
from she various small hospitals in the town
70 lfe5d hospital and are quite comfortably
provided for. And when the steamers Cham
nion and City Of Alton, now under your d.
rtct;nn, shall hart taken those from the field
lo5i ital near Pittsburs Landing and the has
Iital at Hamburg, feel sure that everything
VII isen have bsru 6oDe that is at present
Necessary to relieve the wants Of Illinois SOL
diers in the Irld.
II: relation TO sanitary supplies for our
tiopps. oci, leave to state l am satisfied that
it Is ;mpracticable for contributors to send
.oEEa74 tnpplis:s To particular regiments.
Iiit lifted states Sanitary Committee, of
Khlth me t1.cago Sanitary Committee is the
Illinois branch, and the Western Sanitar7
Coni1ilttcc, whose headquarters is in St.
Louis, are emineutly deserving the conf
dence Of the public, and recommend that
supplies be seat tnem for distribution The
Committee 1t Chicago is composed Of :;ost
worthy men and WHO art known to the peo.
pic Of Northern Illinois, and they can safely
cutrust them with forwarding aad proper1y ,
distributing thtir contributions They ar
Intelligent working, business men, and have
recently fitted out two steamers IN the service
of the State With cvcry comfort necessary for
those expeditions.
xTee Western Sanitary Committee I have
every reason to brl:ere arc equally deserving
Of public confidence And besides these sour.
ces Of distribution, Brigadler-GencrA ". &.
Strong, Commander st Cairo, has generously
rendered ILLS services to receive and forward
eupples that 1aay be sent to them. His whole
eom is in the good work and be can "Df
drawn npoR at sight" for aayi,hing in bis
power 70 Go. therefore recommend sup
f'aics IN Northvrn Illinois he forwarded t5
the Chicago Sanitary Committee at Chicago
in Central Illinois 10 the Western Sanitary
Committee at St. Louis; and ii Southern
Ilirc!s to General Strong at Cairo. Boxes
EortAi,ing such supplies SHOULD be plain
y marked and invoices OF their contents
should accompany them or be sent b.
Isn- ~ould Ilso suggest that persons Dc
si1irg to furnish supplies, frequently CORES
pond With tLsse committees to ascertain wha1
articles are most needed 4 little attentio,
TO this, will prevent an unnecessary accumu
1atiou Of some articles and deficiency Of 9th
Gzs-
AS directed, when I met you near Fort Hen
#, OF my return, l hare telegrAphed /,
twenty-five additional surgeons for intned;at Il
kerylee With our regiuaen.a and 40 they hay
been Informed Of the authority RECENTLY g37c,
you a,y The Secretary Of War to employ adaj
loual surgeons for OUT regiments, think
shall BE- able to tend them forward the carl
IaH of pext week
l haye the honor to rcanaiu
your ob't servant,
A1-LEH G. FrIlEk, Adj't Gsn'L
From WaAb1nKtoH.
WASHINGTON, May lo.-As ou. Goyernmen
vas prompt in making restitution for the illt
gal capture Of the British ship PeEthenesy b
our bloekadipg squadron, it is presumed tbs