Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-26
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.

SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY,
IS HAM srarEr. ctrvstASp, September 50, isoa,
Since our last Issue We have sent for.
ward to Louisville another car load Of
goods comprising our entire stock This
shipment was rendered peculiarly valu
able BY the large amount Of e,neenlrA,sd
milk and beef tea. The number and class
o. articles is shown BY the following Ab-
alract;
seveu,y-Sour quilts, lss ticks, 100 Pill
lows 400 pillow cases, 22s sheets, $50
shlris, SsS prs. draWsrs, Is dressing EoWus,
1850 towels and hAndkerchieia, 81 palra
sucks, 2il pads, 24a shades, 90, 400 lhs
lint aud hahdagrs, lS0 pin, cushions, 220
quarts fruit 1878 lbs, dried fruiL 50 lbs
groceries, l,8ii lbs. concentrated milk,
], $40 lbs. concentrated beef 200 quarts Of
lruii, II kegs pickles 0 bushels vegetables,
/ 800 books and papers, 20 sundriss.
Thess supplies will probably 80 imme.
diately to the front where arrangements
have been been made fos transporting
such stores to the Geld with the least posi-.
bls delay. The store houses Of the com
m,ssion will DO taxed 70 their utmost o.
Paoiiy to supply the demands new being
made 90 them and to the obvious necessity
for Immediate action on the part Of al
Wo need hardly add cur oWh most earnest
appeals FOR assistance 70 those nearly con
atotsd with ne In this work. There ls no
time to be lost Never win = mere urs
ent claim be made upon our supplies than
81 present. To those who have worked for
the comfort Of spsry soldier the incentive
Of our own troops now requiring
their holp will DO hardly needed, bat the
effort will not be less lovingly or prompt.
ly made FROM the thought that our friends
will be the participants Of our hOuHty.-
The facilities afforded the CommissiOn are
such that We can promise speedy and safe
Transmission Of all supplies entrusted to
US, 70 the spot.Whieh our hsArts all turn to.
Lot each Of cur Branch Societies therefore
send Immediately 10 eur rooms whatever
stores they may now have on hand. We
hope By these means to besbls to forward
another osr load Of goods the coming week.
From It's relation 10 this subject lhe fol-
lowing letters from DR.. A. N. Read, In.
spectOr and NJ. @. Read, agent Sanitary
Commission, will be read with interest:
CHATTAyooaA, Sept 10, 1868.
DEAR Mas. RousE: Would you know, In
few words, what We have been and are
doing With your stores2 | will tell you.
On or before the 24th Of June all the sick
Of the Army Of the Cumberland we're gath
cred into General Hospitals at Murfrees-
boro and Nashville, previous TO the cd.
vance. As the advance was made those
that we're wounded or taken sick we're sent
back until our army reached Tullahoma,
winchester, SC. Here We rested and the
sick, 10 some extent, accumulated. As we
started from there they we're brought to-
getheF at CoWan, a. the foot Of L range Of
mountains lying between our army and the
Tennessee river.
After. passing these mountains preParA
tons were made for the sick at stevenaln,
sud before we moved from the line Of the
Tennessee all the sick with the army we're
/ brought 10 Stevenson. Now We are across
the river and across two ranges OF noun
/ tains aud the sick and wounded will be
brought here. You see that when the
army started from Murfressboro, from
TullahomA and Winchester, from CoWsu
and frem Stevenson they left ell their sick
and these points have ell bsen within cur
reach aud have all been well supplied with
sanitary stores, especially vegetshies. In
our room We see clothing marked FROM
Pittsourg, from Cincinnati, IRON Chicago
Detroit and much that bears the old IA
miliar mark Of the Soldiers Aid Society oi
Northern Ohio, and often We see the marks
Of your branch societies. Not loug since
I saw some excellent clothing from Nor
walks Il was 50 directly from my home
| felt more than ever that the iriends Of
the soldier were communicating directly
with their friends In the army.
Seven teams are being loaded to-day At
Stevenson with sanitary stores for this
place. hope they will Be- 10 time for the
sick and Weundsd. Cannonading was
heard to day and yesterday, but no certain
word from the baitle held.
Since writing the above have secured
teams 10 take our stoFua 70 the battle Geld,
as soon as they sFFlVs II We have . gsR'-
raj battle.
Yours truly, A.N.READ.