Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-15
LEAvENwORTH, Aug. Z, 1868.

1 Dear FFiends,-l am compelled again to
call upon you to help me to more supplies
for our sick and wounded. Colonel Phil
| ips, who has been for months in command
Of our forces below Fort Scott and in the
Cherokee nation, is now in our rooms, and
says that the sick and wounded of his com
msnd are, and have been, in great need of
the comforts that we can furnish. Here
t0fore it has been impossible to get stores
forwarded to Fort Gibson in safety. but
recent victories give us open communics-
tion again, and we can now get stores to
the hospital at Tsllogna and Fort Blunt,
where there are many hundred sick with
small pox and other diseases, together with
the wounded Of the last three engagements
with the Texas and Arkansas rebels. I
shall send sll the supplies that have that
are suitable for this hot climate forward
at once in charge Of good man with the
first Government train, but I have but
partial supply and hope to receive from
you, at least ten or fifteen boxes of assort-
ed stores, with as much dried fruit as DOS
sible. Everything has to be carried by
wagon from LesVenworth to Fort Blunt,
over fonr hundred miles, and it is neeessa-
~ to put everything up in the best manner.
1 will re-paok and select such goods as are
most needed to go forward at once. We
still have any number of refugees thrown
among us by every returning train These
are truly in q sad state. Mrs. GrisWold
has been out to the Fort with me TODAY.
to see some families that came up in the
last train. One lady was a teacher in
Boston County, Missouri, but was robbed
Of money and everything that the rebels |
could make use of and she is left here per-
feetly destitute, having received rations |
and transportation out of rebeldom, but |
like hundreds of others is now entirely |
destitute. The men have been killed |
or are away in the army, fighting for our |
whole country, while their rebel ne;gbbors |
are driving their families out of the coun- /
try. We see sights that are sickening to |
our hearts almost every day, and what |
makes 1t worse, our hands are empty. at |
least we get so little that is adapted to |
their wants that it is but a drop in the |
bucket. l would not slackeu our efforts
one iota for the sick soldiers, but add new |
energy for the relief of these Union
refugees. IhsVe daily calls for medicines, |
and you cannot do q greater good than to |
solicit from your druggists, contributions |
OF the common medicines. have received |
some already, but nothing to what is need.
ed. / have two good helpers, that are
physicians, and contributions Of medicines
will be judiciously used. Many of these
people have sickened and died from ex-
pOsure and fatigue, and many are still sick
and helpless. Those that are able to work
very soon get into situations and are off
hand, with but little help to start out.
One sick soldier in this hospital, a few
days since, was discharged on account of
permanent disability, diseased lungs, by
exposure in the service. He started home,
but was told before reaching it that his
wife and two children were all dead.
a woman that Mrs Griswold and I car
ried some things to, was confined to her
cot, cannot call it q bed, had lost her
husband and three children, and 1 think
she will die. could multiply cases in
definitely, but will close by saying-help
Us what you can. We will make your con-
tributions 60 as far as possible, and do as
much good as possible.
Yours, very truly, J.R. BROWN.