The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-04
Maine Soldiers Relief Association.

We have received and are permitted to copy
the following official report of the proceedings
of one of the agents of this benevolent Asso.
citation during the last quarter of the year
1862
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 1868.
To JOHN w. BUTTERFIELD, Chairman OF
the Executive Committee Of the Maine Sol
diers' Relief Association.
During the month of October | visited the
following hospitals and made report of the
same. Hardwood, Finlay, lexington. Emory
st. Elizabeth, Capital aud Patent Office.
gave much OF my time to individual cases
in the last two named hospitals, among whom
were many returned prisoners from Richmond
Several OF them died. l ministered to their
necessities so far as was able, and wrote to
their friends of their decease.
In November visited Harewood. Finlay.
lexington, Columbia College, CIiffburne. En-,
ory, Ebenezer, Talorama, Island Hall and
Carver, in Washington-all in Georgetown,
tsave Seminary hospital for officers,) all in
Aiexandria, Fairfax Seminary, Convaescent
Camp and Sd Army Corps, at Fort Lyon.
conversed with erery patient from our State,
in each of these hospitals. / received this
month large box of stores from the Ladies
of Bath, consisting of flannel shirts, drawers
and socks towels, handkerchiefs, soatk, spon-
EcS, Nh, SoSOd, piChltc, pTuIltS,
Jamaica ginger, spices, stationery, &c. These
articles | distributed where | found the great
est necessity.
During the month of December visited the
above named hospitals, distributing two more
boxes OF stores from the Ladies of Bath, one
of which was similar to the first with an add-
ton of vests, pants and slippers the other con-
tanned several dozens of fresh eggs nicely
washed and packed in yell0w corn meal, both
of which were fully appreciated by the recip-
tents. The eggs, think, were sent by friends
In Woolwich.
also distributed from the Association one
barrel cream crackers, two gallons brandy,
two of whisky, and two of wine. The bran
dy and whisky was made into punch and tax
en- to Convalescent Camp and TO the cars,
as they arrived with the sick and wounded
from the hospital at Warrenton. These pa
tients had been thirty hours in the cars with
out food or fire. Two dozens bottles Wycofi's
Stomach Bitters from Mr.. Andrews also were
taken to Convalescent Camp.
One large box OF stores from the Ladies of
Livermore Falls, consisting of flannel shirts,
drawers, socks, napkins, handkerchiefs, quilts,
pillows, soaps, combs, tapioca, popcorn, herbs,
ointments, bandages, lint, books, dried fruit,
DC, DC, were distributed, mostly at Conva-
lescent Camp, though several pairs of shirts.
drawers and socks, were given to patients in
Harewood hospital, who had been brought
from fredericksburg destitute of every article
Of comfortable clothing, and others to mem
bers of the 4th Maine regiment at Union
Hotel hospital in Georgetown.
The receipt of these boxes was acknowledge
ed by me, and the general distribution Of their
contents made known to the donors.
One other small package of cotton shirts
and a nice pair Of woolen stockings from Mrs
Doane of Portland, i left at Convaescent Camp.