, 1862-10-10
camp Douglas and Thereabouts.
THE CONDITION OF THE TROOPS
OQe1al Report to the sanitary Con-
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COPY o1 nis 1epoft 10 Inc eAo.ly - oom1eIo1
relative to the condition OF camp Douglee
and the troons. It viii be found Of great In
terest .nd ne bespesk for It careful reading.
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Inc aohoSans :"
THE R8FohT.
CHICAGO, Monday Eve.s Oct. 6, 1864.
Chicago Sanitary Commission:
GEs11xEs: During the past nine dsys
have visited Camp Douglas fre times, aud
neg leave to lay before Won briefly the result
OF my observations.
According to Adjutant Beardsley, aid to
men in camp, 7,OC0 Illinois volunteers, new
recruits, and 8, QUO paroled men from HMper's |
Ferry.
In the condition Of the former there was |
nothing particularly remarkable for neE re- |
cruits. There seemed general want OF pill |
loxe, pillow slips, sheets, shirts and d1awera, |
also dellcacles fer the sick. On calling the |
attention Of u. McVtcksr. post surgeon, to |
the complaint, Aesessured me that be had
enough Of everything, an unbounded leave
would do 80. He assured MT that he would
answer all proptr.y made out req1is!tions for
needed hospital supplies Adding, however,
that these men must learn ho~ to make their
regulations come time, and they might as
well learn by come experience here - after
they got away from 1ne camp
Inc eon6Mlon OF tne pafo1ed men Is very
cidefent Ine new reeraMs are mostly eamped
outeloe me enctognfe- 4nese "1tnln II and
III me 1ne 1ate o11s no1se e. -. II S.oaaas' .a
Inc p211aeAs "1ta1a tae original camp
grounds, as 5ou are aware, were put up for
the occupa11on, temporarily OF our own men.
laet autumn and winter. They hau vacated
them ou'y long enongh 70 meet me feoes,
when they sent larger number 81 the oaster-
nht CLASS OF *afilots N tne1f steao. ineif
stay Win us was plo1raeteo. GuE1ng Wa1ca
LIME zee pslrSe&s oseaGe 4ltny, ana tGe
9ioahas 9enef4ty sAaaHWa MN tae tA1sls
Of Ire human poay. Inc. vaults, WHICH aad
| oeen Pr Pa.eo lor tae nrst telapot~ry oceu
panis, aao ptc9me q teo RlLa eAcfements, ana
gave 1orth night sEd DAY thclr poisonous va
ttlEk pits are il close proximity to the bar
rat KS, and some 50 near the hospitals that,
with fAyorirg wind, the air is waited directly
into the yards OF the sick, 70 intensity the
taa alr which leIvades shem rom their Own
1nenulcitnl FenulAion.
some OF tne 9aaI.ers appear 70 nave peen @
| eFeEt ont Auu ctsanseo-1ole aaVE useu
[ea!y cleaIs1u anu 13noersa ~ naols.uous .1,u
~, ~ a. a9t9 as - 49, ~. .imo
Nas scaIesy snolaea @ aoa tae "osh oI leJu'e-
1esl oe!nie, uuoer 'ne uucel'a1n caances Of
H2r. 1ne Pleseht oeeopants VT ORDERED 70
teen. kLoW not hop much effort WIS made
10 Irc1ate ING quarters lof laese pafolea men,
Int 5on mus! perceive az giance that Tue
attenpt 1ell Ii Snort OF the necessities OF the
case Some Of the barracks are not oniy un-
clean put positively nlthy, Tue OLD r.oel
ar. ard dust never having peen swept out TO
TINS Gay;
week ago 1ast sqncay nad me pressure
OF assisting Dr. Hopkins, Surgeon Of tie New
io:k llltll regiment OF volunteers, to get his
SICK men, 1tteen IN number, from the Pitfs-
burgh and kort wayne depot, from III O'Clock
Saturday hight uu1ll : P. NJ OF sunday, on
70 % IL ca! cars % aud la.o decent hospital which
and even weuz ano swept out vita his own
haIds. lhr2ush the Kindness ot AIRS. fflnk.
5 In, mostly, they were supplied with sulta-
be delcacies Al edlbles until they got G box
ing sPp ratus set up and st:Tted 9 oil GIcelg on
: interested herself in these men, whose sick
0 list has increased to thirty four In number
= and been blessing to them. DR.. Hopkins
is active, glgilant and dut !ful for their good
l. They have been furnished with pillows, pill
= low Cases, shirts, drawers, Sc, (see nets,
j. from the coli mission rooms, aud arc doint
. as we'll as they can undtr the circumstances
/ DIR. Hammond, surgeon Of the Neg Ynrl
! l26th regiment volunteers, has sao Hn him
h self amply competent for his position. HI
i greet Loncr Ills men are in b4rrack b,
:. ItemsciytG. 1t is clean, orict, orderly
r Pi'nty Ct nurses appear 10 attend 20 thel
II bueiAcss. Ills little dlspee5:ry is snpp,iei
with mt1;cines rescued IRON the ulrper'
i Fe1ry disaster. III. i, cnns,rut,tnp a sarna
" nlatfcrm in frnnt ~ his hrsnital he ha, ais
r.r:c5 tha sfan6infr roe.1s IF w,t-,S,anr. :;
r =, ~ T lp, ra1I," ~ ana r.
,e laiLe1 W NY ~ ~ -" Pioee1 niea' =
surgeon 1s OLE u -. raul soft OF meh-"l
le 'mHeEates MS Office. Airs. H. o. stone
II caring for the sick OF this regiment.
TIE men Of tbe Indiala battery arc in a ba
riutt- Rnt wnrse than these are thr 1nrn r
K. fl.s cntt 0h;o 80 sar +La;- e1,ron,,, =; a -
=, S uoen a3 o .s WV " say t1e a = a%a ta
III siek alto o.hers p? o. ta'ir olhGsrs, ana .he
- dissatisfied ard .1,sneartencd. Their sick a,
1e 10 te found (some OF teen, at least,) lyiu
I'd arnnYd IN fE.ir tlthy bn, Ks pithcut muc
II core and ySt0i1v witnont svmnarhr tn
- arr short CT clothing, hut bad some cncou
- sgen'ent OF drawing supply soon. me su
~, Kton Of tue NeW loIk 10th was preparing
tv tair barrack as hospital for his nlen, aud e
-, pected to uo1e In this afternoon. He al
ue l.ars f:iliutn. ard f.;:hfuI Tho ezra nj
ty a;a.eff - 4 1 80, :I- -
tols, pl1olsd mea, pave = number slck, 81
aa At not huatatly irosluea LOT. Coalo no. ~ VI
rk tnell st1feors !nougn ssseiat alIempss "s ::
70. 1aet: s., tte ,. eeh rSae 7t'eAea aa4ohas VI
en faGA u osnee su ~ lot tpt.ne. r~z,, -,
al menf sent :: r. n1is;tion br1ts IN Sunday al;
,ca Don last for sundry articles. We had sent
mt Dr- Mevickara quantity Of those 1hirgs call
the ~ II T. IT., ana feiefieo ni~ " neaoqo@i1'
The 9sd illinois vo1nnteers. new recrn;
are vi,bin the Enclosure. They have sm