Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-22
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AN APPEAL TO THE LADIES OF BRADFORD
COUNTY. you, dear friends, who, from the
commencement of these "roublOus times" have
manifested such an untring interest in the
welfare of our soldiers, and whose hands have
been busted night and day in efforts to
add to their comfort, present this appeal in
behalf of Post Hospital, feeling we'll assured,
from my acquaintance with the ladies of Brad
ford, that it will not remain long unreSponded
| TO. In fact, am certain that many of you
will say, as we have already said g." We would
gladly have sent before, to the relief of the
suffering soldiers there if We had known how"
Post Hospital, or Convalescent Camp, with
which it is connected, has in it from seven to
nine thousand men. There have also been
other camps connected with this, including, in
all, from fifteen to eighteen thousand men,
! The majority of the men in the ConvaleScent
Camp have been sent here from the hospitals
in the different cities, where they had enjoy
ed the comforts of civilization and they have
sometimes arrived here without overcoat or
blanket, and have had to 60 into tents with
no fire, to sleep upon the bare ground, during
the coolest weather that we have been having
for some weeks past. Perhaps soldiers in the
field might be able to endure this (?I but those
just convalescDg certainly cannot and, as a
natural consequence, they soon come into the
Hospital here, where they need not only the
care that the Government procureS for them,
but they need the little comforts that friends
at home would be so ready and willing to send
if they knew just how 10 reach those who are
here without any means Of procuring comforts
for themselves. | am fully satisfied that the
reason this place has been, hitherto, compare
lively neglect in " the daily mnstrations. :"
was that the actual condition of things here
was not understood by the people Of the North.
| am happy to say that there is kind lady
here to look after the sick men, who will 90
everything she has in her power to do, to min
lister to their comforts and who will take
pleasure in seeing that anything sent TO this
post is faithfully applied to the purpose for
which it was designed This lady is Mrs
ORMSBY, Matron Of Hospital.
And ON satisfied that the ladies Of Brad
ford will do their full share towards furnish
ing the mcahs to enable her to labor efficient
ly in amcorating the condition of our poor
soldier boys ! believe that the noble senti-
mentS expressed by a lady Of Athens will find
an echo in many a WOmau'S heart III my native
county, who may have a son, or cne as near
to her, engaged in this great conflict. She
writes =" Oh, my friend, how it gtieves Us,
that so many noble souls should be suffering
for the most common ncceSSarieS Of i.ie. | feel
t-whcn euioyin1 the comforts that our Hea
vcniy Father in His goddess has bestowed
upon meas though | were wroHgjng our
poor suffering soldiers / would gladly divide
With them the last stick of wood, and the last
mouthIul OF food, if | could have the oppor-
tunity" | need hardly say that this was im
mediately followed by box Of articles for the
soldiers i'll cur Hospital, which, | believe, is
only an earnest Of what will yet come from
Bradford May Con bless the good people
OF Athens, for their remembrance of this post
Notwithstanding the multiplied calls that have
been already responded TO 10y them. And
what made their Offering most acceptable, was
that the question came Is there anythiag
that IRE can do TO relieve the suffering at Post
5 Hospital, or to make the soldiers more com
Portable !" before any appeal had been made
TO their lberali,y. Bat l do not believe that
the rest Of the good people Of Bradford will
; wait longer than to know our necessities aud
how to reach US. Too well do | know Of their
{ previous Efforts in this direction.
9 Pennsylvania has, in this Convalcscent Camp
! alone some two thousand men, besides what
she may have in the Parol, Recruit and Strag
gIerS' Camp each having a sort Of connection
with this and each sending SICK men to this
Hospital Bradford county, too has been
E well represented here, though think she has
no men who are in this Hospital at present,
all having been sent to more comfortable quar-
tefs She has, however, q number in the Con.
i,l Il ! I
: have suffered, if their necessities had not been
0 supplied. Go not believe that the people Of
Bradford will allow these things to be doae
, for them by others in the future. You can
i hardly imagine how it cheers a soldiers heart,
in this far of land, to know that articles have
t been sent for his comfort from his native town
i or county. If that does not arouse his imu
+ Patlae, and make him willing to fight for bis
- loved home, nothing will.
Some of the States have agents here, or who
came here to look after the sick men from their
e several localities, and to see that they have
S the things that are sent to them, but if Penn
sylyania has such an agent here, am no!
aware Of it. ...
, And now, ladies Of Bradford, I have made
q short statement to you of the condition and
: necessities of those located here | could not
have spoken thus freely for myself, but, when
it is for others, | have ho hesitation. And
+ shall wait your response fully confident that
Il you will not neglect this call for help, though
+ it may come from an almost unknown, anC
:, consequently unsupplied portion of the field.
} c. II. PHELPS.
o Post Hospital Nov. %, 1862.
d Boxes sent to this Hospital should be di
racted as follows =
MRS. ORMSBY, Matron.
Post Hospital
o. .-.. Near Alexandria, Va.
: Care of the Sanitary Commission.
J. | am happy to say that DR.. MoRsE, from
q Canton, Bradford county, has lately arrived