Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-09-12
s0LDIEHa1 .9I5.S An soGIrTr r OF NoRIHIRs ONO.

ADIOAS AAADEh VIII you please pub
lish the following letter which we have just
received from J. R. Brown, Esq, Leaven-
worth, Kansas.
To those who are interested in our End
Ohio cavalry, it will be very welcome, and
for the kind and very sensible advice re-
speoting the distribution of comforts to pa
tients in hospital, we commend it to the at
tentiOn Of all who are preparing stores for
the sick and wounded soldiers. Through the
agency Of Mr.. Brown, who is nov connected
with the United States Sanitary Commission,
We have been able to send many comforts to
the hospital of Fort Scott, and we are sure
that no one who reads the letter below will
fail to recognize in Mr.. Brown a faithful and
sympathizing friend of the sick soldier.
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.
LEAvRNwORTH, Sept. l, 1862.
LADIES OF THE SOLDIERS AID SoClETY OF
NORTHERN OHIO Your favor of the 9th
ult., enclosing an order for the effects of D.
9. Deming, and also letter from Mrs
Campbell, Of Sullivan, Ohio, is at hand, and
IN reply would say, that we shall 90 to Fort
Scott this week, and will give our personal
attention to the subject of the order, and
would also say that if the ladies of Sullivan,
or any other place, will mark their packages
with cards, to any particular company, they
may then be packed in one box, and when
opened at the Hospital, these packages will
go to the sick of the designated company.
But do hope that all the packages will not
be thus directed, as 1t is just as hard for the
poor fellows who have no kind friends at
home to remember them and who are sick
and deprived of comforts as it is for the |
others, and it would be hard for me to pass a |
suffering man because his name was not |
mentioned, or his company designated |
can't do Il, and these kind friends would not |
ask me to do SO if they could be in person |
among the suffering. 1 will, however, fol-
low out the directions accompanying any /
packages that you may send. but do most /
sincerely hope to receive enough from diff |
ferent sources TO enable me to give every
sufferer some token Of the sympathy and /
kind feelings of the friends Of his home,
wherever it may be, and in whatever State
Ny instructions from the United States
Sanitary Commission are to show no partial
ity to the soldiers Of any State in the
distribution Of goods not particularly |
designated by the donors-of course, de-
nors have perfect right to direct their own
contributions, but do hope that the friends
at home will not overlook any Of the brave
boys that are sick and wounded, and are out
Of the reach Of home and'home comforts. just
think of what you would most gladly do for
them, if you could have them at home with
you in your own houses. Now I will venture
to say that there are very few that give one
quarter of the time or money that thew
would most gladly give if these sufferers
were where they could see them but the
fact that they are out of your sight does
really increase their suffering and makes your
duty stronger to give more time and money
and you really have it to give as you are not
tied up to the sick room of these poor boys.
beg of you to think Of this, and
also Of how constant your labors of love
would be if you were here. You would not
make some nice dish or article of clothing
and bring it to your friend, andthen consider
your duty was done. No YOU would soon
return with some new comfort of your own
kind hearts devising. Now only think what
this constant course Of systematic doing and
giving would accomplish. 1 assure You that
you are not safe in calculating that every
sick soldier is supplied because you see or
read Of the large amounts collected at the
various depots of the country. 1 tell you it
is but drop in the bucket which should be
full and overhOHing.
know that much has been lost and mis-
applied by bad men and bad management.
So have we lost some battles in the same Eay'
but We renew our efforts and give our younger
and dearer boys to go to the field in the midsI
ofthe summer heat and exposure to Southern
and Western fevers, and will not the friends
at home do all they can to relieve the suffer
in,gs Of the sick ? 1 am satisfied that the
Sanitary Commission are now carefully guard
ing these contributions from misapplicatiOn,
and that as favorable changes in the man
usS-~~t nf hnsnitals. are being made as in
any branch Of the War Department. was
obliged to go out and buy, with my own mo-
ney, keg of wine to bring with me, as the
Surgeon at Fort Scott had written me that he
had no stimulsnts in the hospital excepting a
poor article Of whisky.
We must look to the friends at home for
such comforts and delieacies as the Govern
ment cannot supply. Shall we look with
confidence. Yours respectfully,
J. R. Brown,
Agent United States Sanitary Commission.
HEADQUARTERS CAMP CLEVELAND,
September llth, 1862.
All officers and men recruiting for the old
and new regiments, and all detachments that
are to report to this Camp, will report with
all men enlisted at Camp Immediately; all
men on furlOugh will report to Camp without
delay. By order,
GRO. B. SESTER,