The national Republican., 1862-06-19

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/ pss - wSs aboard e. 4 q Government
41nsports, then about 70 start from Cairo 70
tiltsburg Landing, 10 company With about one
hundred othsrs, nearly ell ef whom ware on
dnllar basias1, wksa ~ sstRsf- -0sAs 1aA-
leck ~ received, dlrsctipg ~ ,aeaeral y
coninAsd h he poA % pss1lt iRos oiyA.
ians 70 pass-stsing that all ~ slek end
wopnded- had 0ssu Ssns bstow. H. mimful
general IN conmsnd a QJfo ~ H[Spgs1,'
compelled 70 obsy Ne otder, ~, d1sAoe9e
deeply ympathisiog with thees disappolnted
mstsengeD Of mercy 10 " ~ end wounded,
cleared The boak This yosng 1an, ssasAang
that ! would be permitted = 20, $50 2 Ne
oeds n his behalf. He said b haA psoolssd
his agsd and widowed notbr, ~ bod cheer.
fully given ber son to The ssrvios aaA Who bed
brsvely given his lie 70 his country % W
battlefield. that he would bring back his body
70 Der for decent burial; and now u seesnod
% hard 70 20 back without bis remains, since
they were buried in shallow trench, without
9 ctfio, iu his clothes saturated with his own
iifes elood-snd u would soon be too late to
iAeahfy him. ,g.yrp ,rngs, .vr "
1 accompanied him 70 The captain Of oos Of
Vie boats, and entreaaed him 10 fnA cone means
Of hipping him, - laboees, nreman, OF Ia come
teafs starting In his eJes. promised 70 DO tbe
bssG be could under ne circumstances, and ~
separated. In . few hours aitsf eur arrival at
th landing. while standing % sao Of the boals,
was grst6ed to see my young stranger frend
retarning from The battle 6sld with the body
Of bis brother What commingled emotions OF
joy and grief must have hlled bis heart, ~ hs
bore 10 his arms aboard As returning boat the
n Angled form Of thh hesrt's treasure Of hs
dear old mother! Nag God blsss him, aud the
brave captain through whoss goodness this
uccess was achieved.
The greatest abuses witnessed In the Wes.
ern srmy grow out u the casslessnSss Of 10
competency oi surgeons In charge Of The slck
yoted 70 their pstisnis, and wurk faithfally
day and night for lheir welfare but TOO many
Of them are totally uont for heir places. Some
Of them seemed not 70 know how 10 make out
requisition for m,diclnes and stores for the
sick, snd hundreds were consequently snisf,
ing tor the most common neoeeoHriee Within an
hours drive Of supplies hat would have ,kssu
promptly forwarded On surgeons rsquhition.
Some Of these surgeosssssned 70 ns 70 hsvu
grown bardhearted and indiasrsst V human
Nhtring. 10 this oonnsotioa. may mention
oos,prsctics adopted BY some regimenial .ur-
geops, that made my heart ache slmost every
hour In the day; that was compelling The sick
men, pronounced TO be hospital casee, 70 walls
back to the post hospitals and hospital boats,
notnnfrequently several miles from the sncamp
melts. have known many 10 bs ortiesed 70
walk back as far a. five or six miles. end seen
thep staggering along tbs road, fsinting by the
way, without the slightest assistance FROM any
onr And when l appealed 10 the officers 10
send them in ambuaaces, have received the
reply that il was impossible to spare the feW
anhulsnces al their disposal for that purpose.
Between the Landing snd CoriQth, frequently
found poor sick soldiers lying by the roadside,
who had been three or -four days creeping Eve
OF SIX miles In search Of . hospital, by order Of
their surgeons, With nothing to cat but the com.
moa bacon and hard bread which they carried
for themselves In their knapsacds; some Of them
who were unable To carry knapsacks, being
totally destitute. 10 fact, coats, blankets, and
knapsacks were " bs seen everywhere streWn
along the roads, which had been abandousd
BY the sick men who became TOO feeble 70 carry
then. .. r . ... .71A ~ 7F16.,1lI N
Mich Of the sickness 10 The Western amy 4
occasioned, have not the slI6dtest doubt, BY
the character vi the food on which the soldiers
are compelled 10 live, the want of tents 10 which
70 Asep, and the incsaaut hard work which
the men are compelled 70 perform IL erecting
bridges and forti6ostions, and making fosds, 10
bot climate 10 which they have no. been
accustomed. heard more complaining on 90
count of the hard bread on which they we're com.
pelled V live, than any oth.r grievances. Evsn
the SICK, ss general thing, were furnished with
nothing better. l could not perceive how II
was possible Tor them 10 subhst on such food,
and regain their health. artd"r1 =
hope The new corps of medicsi Inspector
recentIy appointed BY the President, and the
additional surgeons and ssistaDt surgeons ask
ed BY the War Department, may be speedily
sent 20 ths field, and that they may prove 10 b
efficient and worthy men. ,..1I. ra
A, E. H,