Daily national Republican., 1863-02-28

UO ALL WHO HAVE FRIENDS IN THE
i ARMY.-Members Of Congress, Soldiers Aid
speetfully requested to aid In disseminating the
following notice, which Is OF interest TO all who
have friends In the army;
DIRECTORY OF THE HOSPITALS.
The Sanitary Commission have made arrange
ments for supplying information with regard to
patients In the United States General Hospitals at
the following points, tothers will be addedJ
Eastern Dcpdrtmsnts.-For information, address
"0Bice Sanitary CommiSSioH, Washington, d. C."
WAahington, Frederick City,
georgetown, Point Lookout,
Alexandria, Annapolis,
| Baltimore.
Western Experimentation information, address
"o6ios Sanitary COmmiISiOH, Louisville, ~"
| Cincinnati, Danyille,
New Albany, Perryville,
Louisville, Bowling Green,
| Covington, GAllAtin,
| Information will under ordinary circumstances,
be given gratuitously to any one applying for 1t,
in answer to any or all Of the following enquiries.
sent by return mali II In person, It will be
| ed at once:
!: = E1 -, Lgiyl1g name and reglmentl at
9. Mso, what is his proper addrssst
= What I. the name OF the surgeon or chaplain
!. Il not 10 hospital at present, has he recently
been In hogpItali
g. nFeeontly discharged nom hospital, was he
discharged from service
7. ii not WhAt were MS OFuefu on leaving
More specific information as to the condition Of
any patient in the District OF Columbia hospitals
will be furnished within twenty-iour hours AFTER
tSSu''' SSs 10 SO Il 'sS''''0 NJ 'n' washington
The oflce Of the Directory will be open daily
from O'Clock a. N. to O'Clock p. m, and In urgent
cases applicants ringing at the door bell will be
| received at any hour OF the night.
Much Inconvenience In conducting the business
of the Directory having arisen where visitors have
been given direct access TO the record books them
selves, this practice will hereafter be discontinued
nor can lists of wounded In hospitals by States,
counties regiments, or otherwise be hereafter fur
nished from these records. -,.,-,.-
| The Sanitary Commission under special authority
from the President Of the United States, maintains
an extensive system Of agencies for securing the
safe conveyance to and distribution OF goods put In
tB charge for the sick and wounded at points where
| they are most wanted II operates with equal care
and generosity at all pointsIat New Orleans and
at Washington, before Nicksburg and at Nash
vllle-lts distribution being governed by eompAr-
ison Of the wants OF the patients In all cases To
ascertain the relative character OF these wAnts In
| a trustworthy manner, and to secure an equitable
distribution and honest use OF the goods distri-
buted, besides the unpaid services OF the mem
professional and moral character, and more than
hfty lAy-Agents are employed, under peeuniAry Sc
cuTltieS for responsible and efficient service. The
| cost OF these arrangements have thus far been
about per centum Of the value Of the goods dis
tTiblted The commission hGs , MOI Desn s9le 10
Interpretations, to the value OF one dollar In
ten thousand, OF goods which have been once ~
nEiptd At Its shipping depOt1. The following are
| the names Of these depoia TO which auxiliary So
cietiea and all disposed to aid the sick and wound
ed, without reference to States or localities, but
simply 10 their relative necessity for Assistance,
are Invited to send their offerings:
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply once 2!
Summer street, Boston, Mass.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ofhee, 10
Third Avenue, New YORK.
! sanitary Commission, Branch Supply ONCE, q
| South sixth street, Philadelphia, Pa
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ONCE Bank
street, Cleveland, Ohio.
| Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ONCE, Chit
| eago, Ill.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ONCE, LoU-
isVille, Ky.
| The Commission receives no peeunlaFy aid what
| ever IRON Government, and IL wholly dependent
| on the voluntary contributions of the public for
the means OF sustaining its operations. Contribu-
| tlonn to itn Treasury are solicited, and may be
tTAnSmittedt to GEoR0E I. STRONG, Esq, Treasurer,
| % Wall street, New York.
sioneFa OF the President OF the United States, are
pledged 10 the public for the economy, integrity,
and efficiency with which WhateVer is entrusted to
| the Sanitary Commission Will be administered;
II. W. Bellows, D. 7. Geo, T. Strong. Esq
| A. d. Bache, LII. d. Horace Kinney, Jr.
| @. W. Cullum, u. 8. A. ~. Rev T. M. clark, ID. d,
| A. 4. ShlrAs, U. y, A. Hon Joseph Holt.
| H. {. Wood, NJ. D., U. >. A. Hon. n. W. Burnett.
| W. il. Van Buren,, NJ. D. Hon. Mark skinner.
| WOlcOtt Gibbs, NJ. d. Rev. John II. Haywood
| 3. G. Howe, NJ. ID. Prof FAiFman Rogers.
| 4. II. Agnew, NJ. d. Hon, Schuyler Coliax
Elisha Harris, NJ. D. Fred. law olmBted, ESQ
J. s. NeWbeTTy, M, d.
CENTRAL OFFICE OF SANITARY Commission, "a
street.
WAsHISOroE, D. c., Feb, 7, 1868,
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