The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-06-13


upon the State Treasurer Tie books,
papers and records Of those offices should
then he deposited in the ohi,e Of the Sec,
rotary Of State.
Ii has been q source Of verv great en-
barrasxmeat to ths Executive Department
that no provisions had been made for the
contingencies which have arisen since
your adi2nnnens, concerning the sick
and wounded soldiers fsom our State -
Wisconsin has sent into the tie,d $1,000
men, and a new regiment isncw being or
ranized Is our army has advanced,
great many Of our brave soldiers have lie
come sick, Al ;sa4y ,5aYo h58r woUutsi
uaon the battle field Especially has this
been the case in The army # the Missi7>
s.ppi. After the battle Of '.stsburg Land,
ing. my lamented predecessor went to the
battle field to aid and assist tie wounded.
What he Lad 50 nobIy commenced, | did
no. Hesitate to carry out, 50 far as having
those soldiers transported to their homes
who had hy linn been sent.up tie Ni-,is-
s.ppi River Subsequently,, when reliable
and continued accounts reached me Of
-. Lnr,.rass ccnai,ion Of at,r sill eol.};s,s
aro,a tia Tennessee. River of tI. ;nala.
o,ato ya,;af .,rsrtel bv the r s an,hori-
ill.,. wran q battle was h3ul,v cxnor.c1
and when sas actually ana credibIy IN
formed that 3 great battle near Colinth
fal commenced I sent anchor commits
sion under the charge Of The Commissayy
General. II. r. Waisworsh, and the Sar-
econ General, Dr. f. T. WoIcott, to Pits
burg Landing and although no battle oc
CURED then. the commission consisting of
gentlemen who volunteered tleIr services.
saved the lives Of many brave Wisconsin
soIliers who were lying sick from the cf>
iects Of tie climate, and who would have
died had they not been renewed. Since
then, all state all has been excluded Dy
the military authorities, unliI after bat
tie Bat in that event ait ongft again
be granted to those who fall wounded ups
on the ground
| trust that you will sanction what has
been done and will speedily make proyi-
sion for future emergencies. The great
and noble state Of Wisconsin ought not 20
let her brave sons who fight the battle: Of
the Union, die for want Of attention. Tie
people, the poor. sick and wounded sol
diers, look to the Executive for aid in such
emergencies; hat his hands are tied unless
YOU will place the necessary means at his
disposal. The expenses q such eXpedi-
tions are necessarily large, notwilhstand>
INC the gratuitous services Of physicians
aud nurses
TRANSMIT. 10 YOU, herewith, for your in
formation, copies Of tie reports, in detail,
Of the two expeditions, sent TO Kcokuk
ana 10 Pits1urg Landing, and also ther
port 5y the Surgeon General, Of the oper,
H'jons ot the 'ts1 maatone! expedition.
ASIDE fro@ such expeditions, in eases
Of emergency there ere constantly cisilna
made upon ms in Individual cs=os.
II is but very recently that the General
Government Las made provision for the
transportation Of such sick and wounded
soldiers a have money du2 'hem from the
Government Those who lave no pay
du" them will not tie furnished with trans
portation, bat must shift f)r themselves.
ln tie cities Of New J lork, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, and Other places. there are con
stantIg arriving some Of our sick and