Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-20
S0LDTERSI AID SOOIETY.
o5 BANK STREET, CLEvELLSsD,


our noble army under Rosecrans is daily
gaining strength and vigOr for the trial
that doubtless awaits it.
The Nashville hospitals are nearly all
cleared of inmates, and those who are un-
ft for duty are admitted into the cOnva-
lescent camp just beyond the city. This
camp is quite the pride of the department
for cleanliness and good order, and its
very large vegetable gardens offer great
temptation to the sharpened appetites of
those who have been for months kept upon
strict hospital diet
The hospital cars of the Sanitary Com
mission, have been constantly Transporting
the sick and discharged soldiers from
Murfreesboro to Nashville, whence, after
the needful rest in the Soldiers home, they
are brought up to Louisville, to be sent to
hospitals nearest their homes, in accord
ance with the late orders of the Surgeon
General.
All the hospitals in the city of Muir
freesboro' are closed, and the sick are now
received into the field hospital, except such
as are more properly sent to the officers
hospital, or to the hospital for infections
diseases.
The gardens attached to the Murfrees-
bOro' field hospital have already begun to
prove their value, as our agent writes,
June 11th: The sick in the field hospi-
tai have all had green peas several times
from the gardens, and are fed with onions
from the same source every other day.
These gardens were established at the sug-
gestion of the Sanitary Commission, and
Rosecrans has shown the greatest interest
in the project, giving to our agents every
facility for procuring grounds, and unlim-
tied orders for the transportation Of gar
dening implements, seeds, etc. The con-
valescent soldiers have done all the garden
work, planting and wedding for an hour
or two each day, as their strength would
permit, and all showing a great interest
and pride in the enterprise. So jealous
were some of them that they transplanted
wild flowers from the woods, to ornament
the borders and pathways. Hearing of
this attempt at horticulture, and desirous
to encourage ii, one of the young ladies of
our society lately interested herself SO far
as to solicit from the green houses Of her
friends, over hundred pots of choice
roses, geraniums, verbenas, and other bed
ding-Out plants; and also obtained from
the seed stores a gift of large packages of
flower seeds, all of which were forwarded
by the American Express Company without
charge to the MurfreesbOro gardens.
Such kindly deeds soon bring a cheer
ing reward, and Mr.. Read writes, June
11th, "Most of the plants came
through safely. They are planted out,
and growing finely. The flower seeds are
already coming up, and altogether this
contribution of yours will do great deal
to cheer the sick at this hospital"
The agents of the Commission are still
issuing vegetables to the men in camp,
and in quantity as generous as the sup
ply sent down from the North will allow
ever, nor how soon. and how seriously
even temporary check upon the receipts
at this end of the line, affects the progress
Of the good work below. 1t is not enough
to give literally ones-the effort must be
steadily continued until the results which
we hope to accomplish are established be-
yOnd the power Of counteracting in
huences.
That this necessity is at least partially
realized is evident from the steady re-
Oeipts at our rooms during the past
month. A shipment (174 packsges) was
made last Tuesday, June 10th, by this So
ciety, to Louisville, f75 sheets, 400 shirts,
400 pairs drawers, 135 pairs socks, 158
cans fruit 1850 lbs. dried fruit, II lbs.
groceries, 881 dozen eggs, 1S8 bushels pO-
tatoes, 1856 concentrated beef, 81 lbs. but
ter, SC. All the edibles mentioned above
are intended for Nashville and Murfrees-
boro. The hospital boat for Vicksburg is
now carrying down supply of stores that |
was waiting shipment at Cairo, on her re-
turn from the last trip.
HOSPITAL STORES MOST WANTED AT PRESENT. |
We are issuing this week small circu-
lar, (NO. H. giving list of the most
needed hospital stores. These are now
sheets and quilts-especiall the form
er, for which there is urgent call both in
Western Virginia and at Nashville. So
much Importance has been attached to the
demands for vegetables that we have al
most neglected to mention the constantly
recurring calls for articles of bedding and
clothing, and in consequence of this now
find ourselves unable to answer such ap-
peals, which have Of late increased in ur-
gency. Old cotton and linen pieces are
another sad necessity of the war. It is
true our housekeepers have been steadily
taxed to supply this call, yet it cannot be
that they have given aH and as such
things are constantly aceumulating in
household, (sincs garments aOiH wear out,
we are sure that a few minutes search
through linen rooms and piece-bag would
ensure from every matrOn generous con-
tributiOn of this sort Ladies will you
not comply with this demsnd-humble in
deed, in money value, but priceless to the
wounded man?
The time for preparing fruits, tomatoes,
domestic wines, Sc. is at hand, and we
hope every housewife will remember the
sick soldier, as she puts up the supply
for family use. We gratefully recall the ]