The Portland daily press., 1862-09-09

correspondence Vi I-Itsss
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 1862.
Leaving Portland on Monday, the LIST, for
this place, at the call made by our Governor
on the patriotic North, for assistance, to aid
Virginia, finds me in Washington early We'd
nesday morning, in company with Senator Fes-
sender. am able to obtain a pass from the
Surgeon General across the river to Centre
vile on Thursday morning, taking the boat
for Alexandria. | arrived at this place at 0
O'Clock NJ. Obtaining a topwagon andhorse,
soon leave for the Sd Maine Regiment, which
is situated about 3 miles from Alexandria,
This Regiment is reduced in numbers by bat
ties and sickness, although they have received
additions to their regiments fom Maine, yet
the effective force is not over 400. This regi-
ment, with the 4th, was under the late and no.
BILE Gen. Kearney, and the men all speak of
him as a brave officer. We cannot afford to
lose such Generals as Kearney. The 18th
Maine suffered severely in the late battles.--
Their ranks are reduced very much. This
division is now under fighting Joe Hooker.
The men of this division are already to move,
and ready TO die for their country. The sol
emn question asked by these brave fellows is,
,ro., y-a give us Generals equal to our
officers will not risk their uofunnaITio ,...1s.
such men; they viii resign. Pope's position
with our army In battles, and his reports of
the same, have been tissue OF falsehoods
from the day he took command, disgusting to
every one his report of the battle, which
has aroused the North, and especially New
England to aid the wounded soldiers.
Our loss will not exceed 1000, possibly will
fall below it. The medical director on the
day of my arrival, gave the report that it
would not exceed $500, and might fall to 1900.
This was in the battles of Friday, Saturday
and Monday. A train of ambulances arrived
at Alexandria every night for the last four
days, having gone out under flag of truce
to obtain the wounded men and bury the
dead that fell ON the battle field. AT that time
they generally brought in about lbs in each
train. This fills up the hospitals at that point,
as arrangement had been made by the gov
eminent and the Sanitary Commission for
1000 wounded soldiers at Alexandria and
Washington. This was done by moving all
convalescent soldiers North, to Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York, so that ample
room was made for these men.
The 5th, 9th and 7th regiments are located
on the Leesburg turnpike very near their old
camp ground of last winter Col jackson
and Col. Scammon, with Maj Edwards, was
on hand providing me as best they could, with
ameal, which was very acceptable The 9Th
Maine regiment closed the retreat in the bat
tie of Friday, doing themselves great credit.
In this division the same complaint is made
officers will not put their commands under
Pope-they will resign.
The great call they all make upon Maine is.
fill up our regiments instead of making new
ones. AT the present time one man in an old
regiment Is worth two in new one, as he is
made efficient at once by his fellow soldiers.
and in filling up the old regiments the army is
ready to move. $50 men in aregiment cannot
do the duty of full regiment of 700, yet they
are obliged TO do it, and men are worn out by
extra duty, because your regiments are not
full. The sanitary condition of the regiments
named that are left, is very fair, as all the sick
are sent to the hospitals.
At the hospital in Alexandria there are many
Maine men. Andrew j. johnson of the 10th
Maine, is there, wounded at Slaughter Noun
tain, in the arm. He is improving, and looks
forward to the day when he can join his regi-
ment
find many Maine men in all the hospitals
in this city, but as the Maine Association have
agreed at their meeting Of Monday evening
last, to furnish me correct weekly list of all
The Maine soldiers in the hospitals here and in
this vicinity, it will not be necessary TO take
up your columns until obtain that
Mrs. Davis, that accompanied Messrs. Spring
and Stebbns here, has obtained situation in
the Armory Hospital on eth street, one of the
best in this eity--neat clean and airy. This
hospital is under Surgeon Bliss, one OF the
best in the country. The chaplain is Rev. f.
w. Jackson Of Gorham, Me-, who is known to
all your readers as kind-hearted man. These
hospitals are - in number, 16S feet long, 20
wide, one story high with ridge ventilators,
cold water bath rooms, and sinks, well ar
ranged, and neatly whitewashed inside and
out. The patients at these hospitals are all
wounded men from the battles of Friday, Sat
urdsy and Monday. Their number is about
$50. Amputation is taking place daily.
was present on Wednesday afternoon. when
the left arm was taken from a brave soldier of
a n. Y. regiment, and Immediately afterward
rebel soldier had his right taken off.