Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-06
We hope thus to allay III

,ecessary alarm, and to enable the bensv- pi
lent and patriotic at home to furnish the pi
means in advance Of preventing suffering Of
md death. 50
With the reports Of the condition and ea
wants Of the troops in the different de- \,
partments, will be given sketches Of the "
work Of the Sanitary Commission, ia al l
its varied efforts, to promote the welfare
Of the soldier, expeditions Of It's
aims. and records of its sucses-
ses. From the homefeld, where that
other great army Of mothers and sisters,
wives and sweet-hearts, is working, and :
watching, and praying, we shall hope to
have frequent good words that shall cheer
all loyal hearts and fire anew the enthusi-
asm of both soldiers and people. From o
the Soldiers Homes" the Hospital :
Cars, "ithe,u Sanitary Steamers" the Hos i
pital visitors from the Surgeons Of hos
pitals and regiments !; in short from all
the friends Of the soldier, everywhere we
shall hope to get reports, notices, sugges-
tious, appeals and testimonials, by which
we shall be instructed and encouraged in
our work. Questions in Sanitary Science.
especially those relating to the health OF
the army, will be discussed. The most
available means Of applying the pr1ncl-
pies Of correct hygiene to ventilation OF
quarters and hospitals, the best mode OF
cooking army rations, and policing OF
camps, and so to the prevention of disease,
will furnish opportunity for calling out
the best experience of the medical and
military officers in our army and navy
Further than this we promise not what IL
may become, or what may become OF 1t
Time, the great revealer, alone can show.
| Should the Reporter be influential
in still further systematizing the beneVo-
leuce of the people toward the army IN |
| stimulating anew the zeal which may be |
| tagging, and in creating an interest where
II has not existed before-should it be IN.
strumental in evolving new principles OF
hygiene, or in pointing out new applica-
tions of old ones, which prevent disease
and preserve life, the wishes Of the Com
mission will be sbundantly realized.
SANITARY WORK UPON THE POTOMAC.
From the published reports Of the
aWomen's Pennsylvania Branch" we ex-
tract the following grateful testimony of
an eye witness to the work Of relief at
AQUA Creek after the late battles upon
the Potomac
HAmOng the many places where the
ganitarv Commission is at work, meme is,
think, SO important as Aqua Creek.
, Through this place pass all the sick men,
all the discharged men, and all the wound
ed from the Army Of the Potomac. There
is thus a constant stream Of men on pas
! sage, and they as constantly require help.
|, 1 have been here several days now, and
cannot but be amused with the infinite va
rietv Of calls that are made upon the Com
missions agent One man wants pair
of stockings; the next has no blanket
cannot he get one? the next wants needle
and thread; the next is sa civilian, looking
for some hospital, and nowhere can he get
information but from the Sanitary Com
mission. All this, Of course, is incidental,
I, and aside from the regular requisltlons
which come in from hospital surgeons.
> Then there is an officer too late for the
boat at Washington, and he hears that he
can stay here over night. Is it so He
is told he can have a berth in the lodge.
The hospital steward from Windmill
Point wants to know if he can get fifty
+. bed-sacks. and as many pillow slips, for
6ftv men lust arrived from the front, and
, the chief surgeon Of the cavalry corps
Il bospital comes down himself to see what
he can get for a lot of men just sentin.
During this whole day, since early
q morninE, there has never been less than
: three persons, either surgeons or stewards,
waiting to have their acquisitions filled,
! and am happy to say that nearly every
thing asked for baa boon Furnished. Cof
!, fee tea. chocolate, condensed milk, beef
SCUM. dried fruit stockings, drawers and
: shirts, bed and pillow slips. These are the
articles in constant demand. incups and
0 basins towels. handkerehiefs, white sugar
4 and liquors, are also asked Tor every hour.
: Add that Just now every man about the
place is busy day and night feeding the
4 wounded, who are arriving thousand q
day, and you may satisfy those who have
4 feared that goods have been piled away
4 useless instead of being put to service
! They were stored away through the win
ter-hOW else could q sufficient stock be
!, accumulated to meet such demands as We
see at present. Now everything Is
i brought forth-every effort is made to I'll
n all demands, and Of course the goods in
q store are being rapidly exhausted.
"I speak as q man outside Of the Com
q mission. I was through the late cam
= paign. / saw what our brave soldiers
4 suffered. l am filled with admiration o.
their fortitude and endurance, and 1 fee
: that all we who are not upon the field owe
:. them debt we can never oVerpsy.
q have seen the Commission and its work
/ 1t has my cordial approval, and beg oil
my fellow countrymen and cOuntryWo
a men to come cordially and earnestly TO III
assistance. know that everything sent
!. to its stores goes most surely to the mos
needy case"
LETTER FROM A WOUNDED SOLDIER TO TIL
AID SOCIETIES OF THE NORTH.
: OBERL1H, May 22d, 1868.
d To those noble ladies who direct the affair
e or contribute to the funds Of the Women
+ Soldiers Aid Society of Northern Ohio
want to thank you. was wounded q
j Stone River on the last day Of December
g 1862, and since then, l have run the gaunt
If let of the hospitals from Murfreesboro' Il
n Cleveland. At every stage Of my painful
. progress 1 was the grateful recipient 0
q your priceless gifts. I owe the preserva
e ton of my life to q bottle Of blackberry
Ie wine, which was labeled at Cleveland, anC
IL sent to me by Mr.. AtWater, Agent Of tn
United States Sanitary Commission a
Murfreesboro'. It came to me at a tint
II when I had scarcely any vitality left
ia 1t restored my appetite, which I had los
by the too free use Of Orphine.-T That ,OiH
L could not have been bought Nth money; it wa
IS the priceless gift Of some great hearted
IT countrywoman-Godb bless her
r In 8 conversation which I had will
some ladies it was hinted that many o
the soldiers complain because they do no
r get more; that the doctors, stewards anC
y nurses eat up all the nice things you sent
d to them, etc, etc. Oh Ladies' you will
forgive their seeming ingratitude will yOl
not2 am sure you will. If you coult
L only see how glad these same grumblerl
is look whenever they get taste Of you