Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-09

Hnsss. Eorroas :-Ia oFjsr that the follow
ing report may be rightly understoed by your
readers. It may b necessary 70 cay tha. though
the whole 10 sgnei BY Drs. M.xvell and Gam.
BILE. It is joint report. only or to the s4th
nit. from which date it 10 continued BY Dr.
Newell alone. Dr.. G. having entered The U
8. service - Surgeon Of the Iowa Third In.
hntsy. II y also proper to state. thst Dr.
Maxwell 10 now 10 the employ Of the State
and 10 therefore no longer under the direction
Of the Scott Cousty Soldiers' Association. bot
10 now acting under Dr.. Hughes. Surgeon Gen.
sral Of Iowa. Respectfully,
EDvAaD RUssxLl, Corresponding Sec'y.
To H. Price. Prudent Econ County Soldiers
helief Society; Asv. n. J. Ksmett, Coyres'
po*dina Seerstovy loUa SaMitayy CoMDais-
sion:
The under signed Surgeons. deputed BY your
respective Societies to visit the scene Of the
late ssoguiuary conflict 1t P,ttsburg Height.
Tenn, beg leave to report:
We. together With Aessra Burvell and
Brown. as nurses. left Davenport on ThursdAy
morning. April llth, by railroad. and arrived
at Cairo on the morning Of the 18th, At 6
o'c'ock; where they muediately reported to
Dr.. 1sggar,. Medical Surveyor. and General
Strong, Commander Of the post; also to Dr.
DongIass. Agent Tor the Sanitary Commission.
The Mediesl Surveyor rendered us the position
Of Sargsons in charge of retel prisoners on
their way to Columbus. Ohio. This petition,
- we'll - several others Of . simiIar charac.
ter which would have interfered With our
speeisl mission. We respectfully declined.
To facilitate the purposes for which ws we're
sent, at 8 O'Clock on the morning Of Friday, we
helh . consultation with Gov. Yates and the
Surgeon General Of llljnois. at the 81. Charles
HOtsl. Cairo. which resulted IN many fair
promises on their part but which promises
we're afterwards s.udiorsly eva ded by bis
Excelleocy and srit.
At 9 o'clock .. m, by order OF Gen Strong,
vs proceeded to Mound City Hospital. to care
just arrived from Pittsburg on board the
stesmer City Of Memphis. Here We were ten
dered the position Of Ward Surgeons. By CON.
tract. but desming the position iucom patible
with your Instructions to ue. We declined the
same. Among the wounded on board the
Memphis. your Committee lsb"red seversl
hOurs In dressing wounds and supplying the
immediate wants Of such Iowa troops 80 we
could fnd on board-of which there were
about seventy. A full list Of their respective
.iamee. regiments. and the character of their
wounds was aleo obtained. Here Dr.. Max
wsn, by detail, remained until next day. to
assiet In several surgical operations and when
be left, the trOcps we're all in comfortable
quarters in The hospital. and by special re.
quest. Dr. Cottle. Of Albany. H., promised to
see to sucb as needed particular attention.
DR.. Gamble and Messrs Burwell and Brown
returned to Cairo and took passage on the
steamer Empress for Pittsburg. They arrived
at Savannah on Sunday morning, and learning
that there were many wounded soldiers there,
and in need of surgical aid, Dr.. Gamble re-
mained. whilst Messrs BurwsIl and Brown
proceeded up to Pittsburg. At Savannah
we're found about three thousand wounded
and sick s'ldiers. among whom were about
four hundred Iowa troops. Among these Dr.
Gamble Iabored aesiduously until Tuesday.
tenderisg such professional and pecuoiary as-
sistancs - could be conferred under the cir.
cums,ances. Here were found several regi-
mental surgeons, with whom We most cheer
fully CO operated. 1t 10 but right that We
should here state. that the regular a. we'll "a
the volunteer surgeons we're seriously eubar
rassed In there efforts to relieve the wounded.
by the wsUt Of material to DR.. % wounds, and
alec the want Of medicines aud proper food
for the sick. The preparation for sick and
wounded was very imperfect. They we're
crowded into any and every place. without
regard to location or comfort, aud often left
for days together without medical aid. or even
the common attentions Of camp life.
Ou Tuesday your committee met at Pitts.
burg aud reported to DR.. Simous, Medical Di-
rector. and collected aud obtained transporte
to remove our wounded and sick soldiers 10 Q
more northern cline. We also spent portion
of our time In visiting the several Iowa regi
ments then 10 camp-sscertaining the names
Of the wounded. their condition and character
of the wounds. and also the location Of such
as has been removed previou. to our arrival
In our efforts to obtain transportation for the
wounded, We were ably assisted by Mrs. Wit.
ternyer. of Keokuk. and by Mrs. Senator IIar-
Ian. OF Iowa; also. by our fellow citizen, Hi
ram Price. Of Davenport, and Mr.. E. CIonky,
Of Iowa City. BY the steamer d. A. January,
ing At Pittsburg. and al! at Savannah except
about one hundred.
On Thursdsy We returned to Savannah, and
have since been diligently iaboring in the va
rious hospitals. which number about thirty,
among the wounded and sick. rendering such
aid 40 We could. We have also laborsd most
assiduously. day and night. in getting our
wounded men on board transt crts on their
way North. Those remaining here will be
removed ~ soon 80 opportunity offers.
On our way up from Cairo, care wss taken
to visit oil hospital boats. and make inqui-
ries - to the condition and dsstination tf
the troops on board and when opportunity
offered. accurate lists Of names, regimen,s,
and casualties were made. At Caito . meet
ing Of the surgeons, nurses and citizens Of
Iowa there present, was held. and DR.. Eo-
mis-, Of Iowa, at tis own request, was dele
gated to remAiL and visit oil hospital boats ar
irving at that point. and obtain the names,
destination and character Of the wounds OF
such troops - we're on board This was
done that none should be overlooked.
Whilst at Savannah. vs co.opsrstsd with
the wiscoosin deieg. .tioo. At the head Of which
was Gov. L T. Harvey, whose suite consisted
OF some OF the most prominent men of that
State. amoDg whom were Gen. Brosdheaj.
Qusrtermaster General; Gen. Wadsworth,
Con. Gen.; and Dr.. Wolcott, Surgeon Gen
srsl of the State. Ia them We found acco ii -
plishsd gentlemen. anl active and efficient
colaborers. Our intercourse served but to
create 40 unusual respect for them, which
will long Be remembered With pleasure This
intercourse was suddeoly terminated on the
evening Of the 10 b, BY the accidental drown.
Ing Of Gov. Harvey. While vs we're sitting
10 the cabin Of the stsamer Dunlsith, couu.
ceiling - to the best plans for accomp !ishinR
cur humane mission, the steamer Hiawatha
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