The national Republican., 1862-07-23
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LErrER FROM MAJOR Ppsnson1Ns.

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10 The name of humanity, I thank you for The
Publication d your excellent article on the
sso1teaea Il sae WsooAsA vslaatsas On N
bsst'e field. I bed already given up ell hope
hat any one would pay asteotioa 70 Ne hoe.
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saw ~ saitoeial h lass weeks New Yori
H~sld, followed up q oaos BY your able er'
possL You have mentioned plan Of mine fSr
The organization of ambulancs companies, and
I nay b allowed thsrsi6re 70 say tsw word
IN reference 70 this matter.
To pay The utmost attsntion 70 the wounded
10 one Of the ssssatials Of . well-regulatsd
army administration ;,for q man who knoWs
positively that he will be well cared for, tha,
everything will be done for him, should hS be
disabled, will 60 twice - readily into action
ss q man who knows that he may Be left on
the battle Geld unoared.for for hours, or handed
over to the doubtful attention Of an enemy
he had been combating.
But humanity also, q well - good general.
ship, demands impsratively that nothing should
bs neglected to provide, q far as possible, for
those brave men who Eight the battles Of their
country and are wounded In action. An Eng.
lish military author says In this regard:
d" In the name Of humanity, which may not
fare, We are glad to have II in our power to
state that now nearly every European army
has established suoh corps"
Every European army indeed has st present
special corps for the care Of the wounded on
the battle field, while the army Of the American
Republic, the best paid, the best clothed and
beat ofacered army, h without such provisions,
and leaves her wounded for days uncarsd.for
on the battle Held, OF hands them over to the
tender mercy Of an enemy who Is daily charged
In the newspapers Of the North with every kind
Of barbarian.
ALLOW me, Mr.. Editor, to refer 70 another
consideration. Think Of the agonies Of thou
sands Of mothers, wives, sisters and daughters,
whose beloved ones are In arms for the defence
Of the Union, when these horrible reports Of
the abandonment Of our wounded are spread
all over the country Nay not their only sup.
porter be one Of these criminally abandoned;
may he not have to die from the concsded in.
suficienoy Of the ambulance service; may he
not have to implore, and In vain, for drop Of
water to quench bis burning thirst The idea
Of such slate is hsartrending In the extreme,
and If no other considerations should hold
good, this one even might be sufficient for the
Introduction Of . well-organizsd ambulance
system.
We hear much about a reluctancs to en-
list. and this Ia another consequence of the want
Of regular ambulance service. have referred
already to the reports in the newspapers in
reference to the neglect Of our wounded. Not
only many young man will be scared OF by
these reports from enlisting, but many mother
will keep her son ct home, under such ciroum.
stances, whom she might have sent 10 the war
II she knew that be would be better cared for
II wounded. The tales which are told by the
men now sent home wounded, have brought
the true report Of the condition of things to
every hamlet and township In the Northern
States, and 1t u not to be wondered at that the
enlistments have fallen of. But let It be known
that the Government has the welfare Of its vol.
unteers at heart, and thousands will come for.
ward who now keep back.
Humanity, gsneralship, and statssmanshIp, |
Mr.. Editor, call, therefore, for speedy intro |
duction Of an ambulance system; and should |
say that such one has either To be introduced
or all reports from the field OF the next battle |
must be suppressed.
Let it no. be said tha. ii is too late for, al.
though late, there is time yet to save Thousands
Of valuable lives. And am happy to say that
different opinions are already reigning in cir.
cles where met, formerly, the greatest resist
Ancs to my plan Of ambulance companies.
remain your most ob't eerv't,
CHARLES PRIRscHNo.