The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-12
To the Ladies Of Vermont.
L. S. GENERAL HOSPITAL BRATELEBORo VT, }
January ), 1862.


has been long desired, but the Governor of TIT
State has not succeeded in his efforts to bring tn,
sick home to their native air, until very recently
Now an arrangement with the War Department,
exists, by which the Vermont sick and wounded
soldiers, will be transferred from the Southern
hospitals, to the U. s. hospitals at Burlington, anc
Bratteboro. This most desirable arrangement
has been made ony upon ceaCition that the State
authorities should provide additional accommoda.
tons at Brattleboro, for whatever number of pa
tents were thus transferred above 200 (the num-
Der the present hospital can accommodated To
carry out these arrangements ten large barrack
buildings, now standing near the U. S. Genera
Hospital, will be at once moved to the Hospital
and fitted up in proper manner, forming large
hospital OF about 500 beds.
Towards this the Government has contributed
a full and very perfect outfit for 100 beds We
have now on hand, received from the ladies Of
Vermont, and from the State, an equipment for
about fifty beds, and shall therefore need to have
supplied US from the State, in some form an outfit
for 800 beds. For the reasons, that the people
of this State have always shown most untiring
disposition to contribute literally to the relief OF
the sick e.; and because We are every day asked
what disposition benevolent societies and indiyid-
uals shall make OF their contributions, we are led
to make this appeal, and make it without fear OF
any repulse. We make it on the broad ground
that the soldiers who have SO uniformly maintain
ed the honor Of the State on so many battle fields,
and who have suffered so much under the malari-
Gus atmosphere OF the South, and who have so
patiently endured all the privations and hardships
of the camp and march, deserve all the attention
that we can possibly bestow upon them.
AS to our particular wants we can briefly state
them. As before stated we need an equipment
of hospita. beds and bedding together with the
articles OF clothing, worn BY patients in the hos
pital.
For each bed and patient it requires
iron bedStead, (srmy pat:era) Fuckers patent,
mattress, 6 IA feet long by 80 inches wide,
4 sheets l-2 yards wide 4 yards long,
IL pillow cases Il. e. 3 cases for beds,)
2 blankets, or q comforter,
l coverlet,
hair pillow,
towels,
shirts,
2 pair drawers,
dressing gown,
night cap,
2 pair socks,
PaA tIotH eIlppcESs
refer to this particular bedstead as being not
only cheap one, but also being very perfect in
all respects for the sick, or indeed for those in
health. 1t is IA feet long and 80 inches wide the
legs and head folding up thatit only takes space
OF IL inches in thickness, and is consequently
very portable. AS there have beea many inquiries
as to what disposition should be made of money
that has been raised, would suggest that it be
applied to the purchase of these bedsteads as be-
ing likely to contribute in tits way more to the
comfort Of the sick than any other mode. The
mattress, if made, had better be filled with the
birch shayings, called Excelsior. which cost about
So cents to mattress ; the weight required for
each being 12bs.
This material is put up in bales, and can be OBJ
aimed in Boston and New York, at any Uphol-
'ters, for about cents per pound by the bale.
The blankets, covere,S and sheets should be Of
size to suit the mattress.
Transportation on any articles sent for the Hos
'ital will be paid by the QuartermaSter General Of
he State.
| would not OF course limit the contribution Of
ny one Or direct how their contributions should .
'e applisd, but would suggest that as all sections
# the State are Interested, the supplies might be
to the population of Counties. In
bis way an outfit Of 800 beds, would give about
ne bed for every one thousand Inhabitants, viz
20 beds for Addison county,