, 1862-02-27
FROM THE CHICAGO RELIEF COM
mKTTI{E,
Their Visit to Fort Donelson and 0ur
Wounded.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
OK BOARD STEAMER JOIN WARNER,

contributions or Of our services ct Fort Henry.
Welearned further that most Of the sick and
wounded were at Paducah, filling up some
eleyen hospitals, all Of which save one, were
private buildings, school houses and churches.
Every church in the city save two vas either
prepared or being prepared for hospitals. In
one Of Tic hospitals We found DR.. Z. Q. F.
Roller Of our city, in charge. (Your city read
ers will remember him as surgeon Of the 55th
Regiment, Col David Stuart, commandins.)
The Doctor appeared much at home in this
delicate and laborious position, and many Of
the patients to whom we talked spoke of him
in the highest terms. His patients, some sixty
in number, all seemed to hnve all the care
taken Of them which it was in his power to
take, but he states that he is sadly in want Of
shirts, and delicaeies for the palate. ANY old
shirts which the good people Of Chicago may
have laid aside as worn out, would be accept
able; and he earnestly requests them to be
sent to the Padueah hospitals. The same thing
is needed at the hospitals ut Mound City and
at Fort Donelson. We who pass through the
hospitals can very easily sec the necessity Of u
change Of linen for the benefit Of tho sick ard
wounded. On consultation, We placed in the
hands Of DR.. L. D. Boone, who remained at
Paduca1, to be distributed is he should deem
best, the following articles:
Two cans whisky, cans brandy, 2 cans port
wine, cans madeira, cana sherry, II gallon jars
culrant jelly, brls soda crackers, boxes lemons.
? boxes oranges, 7jars prunca, .Iboz sandwiches,
can boiled hamE, box from Briggs House, 2paca-
ages Of linen, package OF bandages-
a portion Of the above were sent immedi-
nj r., f1a 11nsnit11 in f},ertyn ,f T3r Ro1or
ard it did tile few Of us who were present good
to sec The change in the countenances Of the
poor boys lying on their cots when they saw
the porter carrying them through the hospital.
They had hardly been stored away before an
order came to prepare tic patients for removal
TO steamer to depart that evening for st.
Louis.
| Four who were in too bad condition to
| move, wcrc left, and the rest were so hurried
! " prepared that in three hours after the order
reached the surgeon in charge, the hospital
| was cleared Of Its Inmates, save the four above
alluded to: We learned afterwards that some
$50 patients were ordered to be removed to
the hospital at st. Louis, and $50 to Evansville
and Cincinnati. Most OF the sick and wounded
in the hospital we're Illinois troops. Those
| Wh0 who ere not too sick would talk over
The events of that memorable Thursday, Fri
Fort Donelson with the blood of so many Of
The soBs Of illinois. With what enthusiasm
would they recount, IN talking to each other
and to Rs, the assault upon the cncmy's pits,
:snd down the pits up the embrasures on the
outer wall Of the lntrench1nents, there for tE0
hours receiving IL perfect shower Of bullets
and slugs until every third man fell; of the
order to fall back into the pits, resting there
all night on their arms; Of the renewed as
sault and defense next morning, and their run
| r$n% 4@
| embrasures second time, aud inslda.the IN
trenchmcnts Of the fort.
| DR.. Boone and Rev. 1fr. Patterson will
| send the names Of those FROM 6hicago and will
report in detail of their condition. and thc1
labor among them. DR.. Houister assisted
badly wounded. DR.. Sirnons detailed Drs
Hollister and Haydock to take charge of
steamer loaded with sick and wounded bount
to Cincln natl. They left this morning. The
were presented to him. We laid our business
before him and he kindly gaye Us permits tt
go to Fort Donelson, after requesting a mum
bcr Of US to remain and assist the surgeons il
tho Paducal hospitals. The following pei
sons from Illinois arc now on board this steam
e On their way with military permits to For
Donclson:
From Cook county-Drs. Davidson, Brinkerhof
Q'Bara, and Mcssrs. John Sears. 4 Z Kent c
, Wicker, 1raae r Hit, siblcy, B Jacobs, j =
From Dewitt co-JJ Kelley, B Campbell, an.
| Dr.. Wright.
!, From Macon Co John Williams.
From Mclean Co-IEaac Mitchell.
/ From Warren Co-Dr Young.
, From, Putnam Cot s Albert.
!, From Peoria-Dr. Ncyins, D MReed and sidne
+ From Riehlapd Colon N n1ose7y.
From Edgar Co Hiram Sanford.
7 From Coles Co-Walter Booth.
From Christian Gown L Hammer
From Tazcwcl Co-Dr S Mans.
All the above are on the came erraud c
rnercy-al anxious and Jet hopeful Of accom-
, paishing much good.
, At the Generals Headquarters NC met Co
!. Dave Stuart and Mai. D. SANGER of the 55el
and Colonel Cummings Of the 5lst, q
E Of whom were anxious to know h6
the Chicago people acted when they heard
the victory Of Fort Donelson. Of course #
posted them. =
i Gen. Sherman told us that tho e1pcnses
= the Government in this war to crush the rebe
;. ion were enormous, and wanted to know
the people Of Illinois would pay tho tax cbcc
i fully, ard if they wished to have it brought I
$ | aspeedy close ? We ans Ecred yes, Illinois wan,
{. to lie taxed, but she wants energy in ever
= department. Of public service, aud the blow
- that fall heavy and fast until the rebellion
It crushed.
c just before VIC left Paducah Dr.. Il. War,
:, ncr, surgeon Of AIcArthur's regiment, r
L turned from Mound City, where he had talze
Il $50 sick and wounded the day before. He rel
| resented the hospital thcrc in good condition
Is capable of holding Goo persons, aud not ;,
- filed. Four Of the patients died on the va
IL We left Paducah at 10 4. NJ, and before v
u the following steamers bound down to Pad
A cah and Cairo, loaded down with Ohio and
e. diaua troops, ordnance and commissary store
D. viz: The
~ Monarch, Economy, Diana,
Es$y }SsSasen S2s Nss;is.s Sasas ss7ss aasa
y And three others names unknown. Fig
= teen steamers in two hours time. Bri
le | adler General Crittenden was on boa
To- the Monarch, and his brigade Of eight re!
: mcnts were following him. At the mouth
"a the Cumberland VIC passed the steamer Jol
ir e. D1ckey with coal baIgcs in tow, bound
nj Fort Donc1son. We met the Continental col
~ ing down with Gen. Buckner and staff, 81
~ outside Of DNic-and the Keystone load
e with rebels and co2trnband stores Of all 4
ID | scriptions.
g We found johnson, Of NFiliard's Battery,
~ charge Of commIssary affairs On the boats
.o Padueah, full Of business, and doing It we
to In tie hospital, OF which Dr. Roller has cnare
d we found the following, Of the uth:
"a H A AcCaleb. Ct Tonica, ahot wounds In be.
-, hip and foot-wiA recover.
cd Alfred Winfield Of New Rutland, L.as.lle c
at te1ce eEots In the legs and oae finger o3-wi1
ne chss \ J: EoelI, 60 Z. enlisted at Bizd:s Poi
of WnEnded IN the hc2d-wilirecovcr.
Orderly Levi ~ Locker, CO Z, shot in should
six epIinters taken out-wiIl recover.
Foster Bogge, CO h, wounded in s1lou1der-E
recover.
captstn Carter, CO &, ~as slightly wounded, a
is at FaduCaA.
nn John Burns, of IAsa1lc. one shot In the head a
scratchsd By piece Of she'll. which passed th1ou
ey his cap-box and stopped in his shirt.
If On the boat We found:
Of B T Lilly, Of Tay1or's battery. wounded in b
hands.
cd EarEara. MeHcnzy Co. wounded In shoulder
~ ing well
~ Jacob Grcsch, 6th III. wounded In arm
'p- Geo " Davis, seth III. had hackekot p
=. through his check. and is no,v in his jaw.
h7 Jno s Nau'Iin, Slh Ill, wounded in arm
cir francis II Rcok, sosh Ill. from Ao:sena, VIII
~, x1Irded il hand.
u~ Harvey Rice. sth III, scratched in head.
RI ThcEae M TancI, 3lst Ill, wounded in h.cd-
w. These arc ell but slightly uonnicd, aud
ina doing we'll BY order OF Committee.
ISAAC L HfrT
ng rColone1 Platt, Of the LIST Vermont {
rty airy, who raised his eatirs regiment In tai
or days, hsa resigned in favor Of Oapt. Holli
o. Of the regular army; the regiment Is nov
en-. the Potomac. Colonel Goddard of t1e Ma
NJ. caYalry, IN camp 1t Augusta, has resigaed.