, 1863-06-26
to enable us to get through with the first
drtssfng and preecripti71 for the great NUM-

% enanie Us 70 get .nsoaga ~atn tne nfst
uese,ng ana pIeec,1pa,n d III t1ot tus nun.
" c1 sleS ai'u "ou9scu s anas "ne my B,
iii, ~ III ih 5Sd ~ mav Tha1 Te we're u XIII. ~.
" " tue ~ VI naay. a., ~ "sse uestl' ;
.nse VI cois' natt!esses, srSS.s' tutHs. sti1l'
ano, lnaeeo, aats "a: snd = % a. Luz
~. ~ esesna ;a ~. ~. a,si .nII,o-. aa eoH1-
Gn II the eas ath Of Nav made @ rcauisiton on
ne Mcois lus'cyor 1or 5sa snsa anI 81 an
-. 10 "e.o u a;,,s .er.s
~ 1 msie casfe!I ossu S1 eausn saatt.as ~
Ce noi7s tno ttuuui ~, ~ rx1g - t'so' ~. ~ W.
surgeon koler 'ery kna'g onsteu 10 ~ per-
4l5 WIN lne rsguAsie.uu' LII .a.a uuaans' w rs.
o'e ~, ai1 nf 3hsee bnna5 ~ ats5s
, wen "e Aau ~ tuo' ~ 1.no 1 Ln..I u"nussu n.ts
M .nrnunt1ea. vlng upoa lne 5ouna. e.,ea OtueF
lmLes VET ako ~ uomA ~ n taae gnJippelos: ~;
r.. ~ o n'utner Ieq4ssMon ~ ~ n 9, ssn'
ena uf ~ IN S9Ps L. M p;chsr md - hnn
vi Il az ~ tn1s ~ Ior oog pa..tnss t cth n,s,.,o
for medicine. Etc. which was also cut duwn
soncnhat, and in 1t stated tue number Of
PATIENTS to be two hundred. Dr.. McChesney
presented it, and Mad. h1tlls replied that my
Statement Was a"God d Id lie, that had
furmed him, and that he had been there and
slen TOR hinself.n He also threatened to
place me in arrest for having drawn goods
from the Sanitary Commission, etc.
ever VISITED This hospital, except on the first
dsy it was opened. claim for myself the
character Of gentleman, besides being an
officer, and cannot submit quietlye imputa.
lions and threats like these, whether from sn-
Feraors or Interiors in o1hclal station.
Inc accompanying paper Of MI: ballon
l@n9 Is very Intelligent gentieman) Will
| epgak iot lseI.
a., make 5!a IBIS statement IN part to show yon
th;s ,nder o,, ~ t;slhi,; and n1so ~ mar
snna, nn-,s,aasatfnIs ~~'>~ >'@A0 ~" Ee$
| Tn5 4 nnt haou a. tbc oenerous 1;her,1;tv
,f+%a a..t S os1I 70 suH G..n.r;.e:nn
ml;ns ~ ~ dSSats & VI .ng 1ans .aa3,f mI "
St 1,.n na,s Hsase ~ W. .'e
1s LIZ R,,t ~, ~ ,'ct..ia,,t suP
~, pen. ~. tn's sa t1'at ~.
rraunda1 nnaar nv, IN --s 20 aa no,nr,-ts,le
sthas aha1, ~ n5 Gn So,, T ses,;,Di 1aoio
o 's Resnectf,ilv III rsao' Ill . D~ s1 :1ns.,v
/ "esEesuuny, ~: -: ~. y9sLaM, Ma;,.
o0t6eoN ~ eu4'4 ~ n'f1'1'n @ao'ps'A''
[sTATEAEsT.
On the 21st Of May, 1868. being then iu hos
| pital ed division, 15tl army CORPS Ia charge
Of Surgeon Joslin, 9th Missouri volunteers,
and cogsnizant Of the then condition, number
md wants of the men, Mt the suggestion of the
Surgeon In charge, went to Tia laudine on
the Yazoo with The following paper, made no
by Dr. Jos1iu under the mosf pressing exfren-
| cjcs, viz:
uour,,cAr
AoS131' IN 1'SA's oT nI,,, ntuhssuEo' aa sse9'
RI s,~ e,o,+a.u c,,,,u,,,, T..,.', ~ .''',
erectin.: 3 1t'a's ~oa'n'sA'on OF nespl1a1 AGENT
1hovo anf, ,-on,aoa ,,,a,, =;
mn a oIen,, etst o.r1;nt taJ - .,1:s ~ n!u
tl,o,. +,saN. y. EN- ~ i5nou " Jentes iof
nnor ri, ~ esI'o..a mI tds; my feaulelt'oh
nItns nnpHn ~, ~ ~nase'e. tae uearei, Mr ?. H.
IF Ios91x w.
Surreon in choro. of 81 n;v Maanit,,,
T., ,@'"saa,- s ~ ~ 1i''pit1''
th a1 nes nsearsenn ioFa sanitary boat went upon
III m:1io ~, nuo eaa1e III Goatact Win Df.
t,nn, Mms, w W., t Mltn muea grnnness OF manner,
snIH snlH1tt I, ~ stateMSne 4 OF What was desired}
eau ent Ga LOO. aonh ,,s, khew . what you arc ,.lns
a;,i;,, ~ Ivy Ius1 osen up anu saw Dr Nc.
tnn Wnu W., auan.Ga ..1 !ne taat taefe arg n'b
w ihsa fuss, SUI tna1 notMh: was wanted;
nnder rlst n'G ~ ge,1 nu 4ar TO Pat Josa ,
Sn1.a emIHs asiSss, lgt ashinG Or snlngs from tao
S.'is ssn,,s eo'nnolesloa "Aen tney afe hcrc 1oF
@sfse a,t
Elnest toM'e1sa.on ensuea 13r 1elt
e! t tnat n'au s!tttnS oach IL IN
enG nsy. ..h o h cns.i OUT O tangs oi shot
aug smell, shoutd oe ~lthout personal ob5er-
vatlon, anu attempt to gainsaT the statement
OF l1e surgeon N cnar:,e' 1of 1t Was corEobo"
'",ea ey NY own slgnt*
a.a,,, una see't .hs surgeon laoofins a!mostcon'
et"nns .i - nona no sussnuoh o1 lne iotn III,
aamrete anu Inc Per soldiers IN tic exact position
'' IT, ,.vtn Threatened, n mt mo rnaor or,es+