New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-05
have been repeatedly burned, and their movable
nroner,y carried awaY or wantonLY destroyed.

have been repeatedly burned, and their movable
property carried away or wantoniy destroyed.
Gen. Curtss assumption that ouirages have not
been committed, became they We're not reported at
headquarters is imply an sb,urCity, ss ell know
WHO have followed any army, aud especially lhs
army. We have 10 better men tten those who
compose 1t. At Pea Ridge, which rehects more
credit NJ on our arms thsn any otter battle OF the
war, they won imperi.hab)e honor. But they have
been greatly deIhornlized by lack Of proper dis-
cpline, and proved what ali eyIerience taught be-
fore, that unestr. med soldiers viii not discrimi ate
between friend aud foe Use or dertroy the prop
er.y Of the enemy TO any EXTENT but 90 II IN some
formal, authoriz d. espousiole manner Trust 1t to
the di.cretion of private soldiers, ard they will
surely disgrace their cause. lay no undue stress
uron the Incidents mentioned; they ere merely cited
to show hat In the absence OF dproof, the prob
abih les" are with Mr.. Fitch BIT there have been
gross outrages, and trust that under the regime
Of Gen. Steele they will not occur in future.
The "Overton" Hosp tai in this city contains go
psiients; bali Of them from the flo lila and Curts's
arnlv-the residue from divisions which have been
located here. Eighty are suffering from Wounds the
rest from tckness. The "Overoii' isanew, four
story hotel of imposing sire and some architectural
preteps onr, when has never been opened to the
iubIc. Every spartmens il we'll ventilated and it
proves admirably adapted TO hospital purposes. II
is in charge of Surgeon Derby formerly Of Halecks
army before CorDth and DR.. DunniDg, under whose
care the great hospital al Mound { y, III becsns
one OF the very beet In the country.
The prevailing diseases are dysentery and inter-
mittent fever. DR.. Dunning assures me that he
finds them much more easily managed than al Slound
City--a fact which he attributes 10 the freedom u
this locality from malaria. The surgeons have eight
professional assisants and eighty nurses. All the
lstter ARE males, except twelve Sisters OF Charity,
whose quiet labos and sweet, patient faces are seen
in every ward Tie various departments. FROM
liichens and laundry in the basement 10 the upper
rooms Ieat, almost inviting 1he worst cases
SIRE ihoee OF the most oatbsone sexual DISEASE which
was introduced by vaccine ion into whole Tegl-
roent Of Cur,iss army, through the criminal heed.
lessness Of a surgeon, who procured hia virus from
tie arm OF soldier without learning the condition
Of Lis health lie shou!d be dismissed isnominiously
from TIE service.
Before our arrival the Confedera'es used the
Oyerton for hospital. A large nuGber Of our
wounded officers and soldiers IRON the battle Of
Shiloh were confined here. They we're ehamoiuily
reelected and it Was only with great diff uity. IN
the face o. opposition and indiguiiies, that few
Union ladies obtained permission to furoish proper
nuriDg and supply tier most pressing wants.
MANY Of the " first" lioies Of Memphis ysited the
tospital daily to attend 10 the Rebel patients. From
curiositv they often went into the " ederai ward;
and )e Of them used the most violent and ins ultng
language toward the suffering patients saying, II
would Ike 70 give you one dOsei you would never
fight again, etc.
To this day some Of the Loyalis.s solenny be-
heve that one or two ;rson-rs actually had poison
administered to them and died from lis effects. OF
cour,e sucb IA statement would only deserve belief
on tie mort irresistible evidence. Bot no one can
deny that there suiioring patients we're insuled and
rsyiled dov after day; not merely by tie rude and
ignorant, but by some OF the wealthy, intelligent,
educated ladies' Of Memphis.
Bow often III our camp aud post hospitals,
have we seen wives aud motheIs--those who have
freely given their own dear TO peril and dea.
in their country CONTEMPLATING faithfully and
uu,iriugy TO Rebel nck and wounded who have
fallen mo our bands With the tenderness Of true
women, of true humanity they forge, that they were
enemies and remembered only that they were SUI
eIers. Thank God for the contrast A. d. r.