Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-12-13

This is exclusive of absent sick, and Of
sick in the general hospital. These regi-
ments compose a part of the corps darnle
lately commanded by Gen. Rosecrans, and
were all encamped about Corinth. l OBJ
tanned results as follows:
No. of divisions in corps. ......4
'' regiments in the four divisions.........43
batteries -..,:--,-.; ....:.s
" I" men in the four divisions.
| Average No. to reg't including batteries. ...G3O
| Whole No. of sick in four divisions. IL
Per centage Of
There were besides in the same commanG
seven detached regiments and few addi-
tional batteries. From the former of these
I obtained the number of sick, but not the
strength. From the batteries obtained
no report.
Whole No. sick in detached regiments 90
Total sick in ,2l5
These last figures include, of course,
those sent to the general hospital, and yet
the per centage of sickness, you observe, is
naturally less than that derived from my
own inspection, in which those in the gen
eral hospital were omitted. My reason for
the omission, as you will readily infer, was
to avoid the chance of counting any case
twice.
At Jackson, obtained from the medical
| director on Gen. Hurlbut's staff, inspection
posed of 81 regiments, and includes all
that remains Of the department over which
have special supervision.
Whole No. ofmen in 81 regiment, in
cluding batteries 746
Average No. Of men to regiment, in
cluding batteries. 695
Who No. Of sick in corps d'arme...... 1851
Per centage Of siek.-................-...-a....
The geographical range of these statis-
tics is the department of Tennessee, exclu-
sive of Memphis.
Aggregate of men, exclusive of certain
detached regiments and batterie '......52, ,s62
Aggregate Of 81 2,7G2
Per centage Of sick not exactly compila-
BILE owing to lack of information as to de-
tached regiments:
At time of my visit there were in gene
raj hospital at Corinth. 351
In general hospital at Jackson. ............ 5GO
Total an general hospital and dept. oil
These last figures are certainly correct.
Compared with other departments, 1 sup
pose I may say that the sick in this are
fairly supplied with sanitary stores. The
demand, however, continues active and
constant. In regard to comforts, it ex-
ceeds the supply to most unhappy de-
gree. 0fthe three staple articles of cloth
ing most important and most in demand,
and especially so in case Of battle, viz
shirts, drawers and comforts, we have on
hand at the several points along the line
supplies as follows
Shirts 247.
drawers es2
Comfsrts-....-......- 20
In regard to edibles, our supply is all the
time slight, and yet we are all the while
receiving and disbursing. On the whole,
with the exception of comforts, we are more
than usually we'll provided for the ext
gences of q battle l had several inter-
views, whilst at Corinth, with Mrs. Bick-
erdyke respecting the alleged waste of
sanitary supplies. The Quartermaster,
Capt. Klinck, had left. He is probably at
Bolivar. have not yet seen him. Mrs
B. seemed greatly annoyed and mortified
at seeing her endorsement Of the Captains
letter. She afirms that she did not write
it herself, and that it is far from being
what she dictated Tor rather admitted, and
from being what she believes, or, at pre-
sent, is true.
Her statements on the subject were not
tanned. She promised me repeatedly that
she would write out, before l left Corinth,
what she knew respecting the misuse, as
well as the use of sanitary stores, both in
the past and in current times but she has
been too busily engaged otherwise to fulfill |
her promise. The statement has not yet |
arrived.
She was prepared to state Historically !
at any rate-viz: that there is not al present |
one-half the stealing and misuse of san
itary stores that there was six months or |
more ago In regard to the selling of |
these stores to Suffers she only knew of |
one instance and that-she says-occurred |
at Pittsburgh Landing in April last 1t |
was no regular agent of the Sanitary Com
mission or of any Sanitary Commission. |
The extent of his transactions in this way |
she was entirely uninformed about and |
his name also she had forgotten. I'm
fortunately the very person who could |
give us the most and fullest information |
the affair was killed in the re-
cent battle at Corinth.
On hearing my impressions respecting
the effect Of Captain KS letter, and her |
thereof, upon the supplies of |
sanitary stores, she was most unaffectedly |
distressed I shall take occasion to pur- |
sue my inquiries in this matter as soon as
1 can see Captain K. The idea of any per-
it should be the very best of
: goOH sIsuersi fVfaV--:--e~--sl iasIlA- of san.
itary stores and staying by them till they
were Enthusiastically appropriated by sick
soldiers (for the staying would be quite as
important as the following), is not illus
trious for its wisdom or DraeficabiIifv /
shall recur to this subject hereafter.
NovEMBER TO-
have been unavoidably delayed in for
Warding this letter. We have received
within two days, additional stores from
Buffalo, Chicago and st. Louis. We have
not full invoice of them yet. There are
amongst them some 200 additional shirts
and as many drawers.
Mr.. Chase's son came here few days
since from Memphis. Mr. Fogle goes with