Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-03
Contributions have been received from
the following Societies during the month
of November. 1852;

Amboy, Ashland, Akron, Aurora, Auburn Cor
ners, Ashtabula, No, l, Boston State Road, Bur
ton, Berlin Heights, Brunswick, Bath, BTecks-
vile, Ben Society, Berea Juvenile Society, Berea,
Bedford, Bainbrdge, Champion, Conneaut, Guy
| ahoga Falls, Clark's Corners, Dover, Dalton,
| Damascus, Denmark, East Bazetta, ElyTia, East
| Williamsield, No. l, East Munson, Pennington,
| -Four Corners Of Brunswick Colum bla. Strongs-
vile and Liverpool, Granger Gates Mills, Gilead
Presbyterian Sunday School, Grafton, Holmes
vile, Huntsburgh, Halleck Society, Glasgow
| Hampden, Hardy & Monroe Society, Millers-
! hurgh, Hineklev, Huron, Henrietta, HartsgrOvep
/ Hanoverton, Johnsonville, Jefferson, kIrtland,
kmgsYille, Kinsman, Juvenile Society, kinsman,
| LAGRANGE, Litchfeld, LapoTie, Ladies' Temper
ance Society, Cleveland, Lamsrtine, Morgan,
| Medina, Mecca, Milan, Monroe Center, Women OF
| Milan, Middlebury, Monroe Township, Marshall
| vile, New Lisbon, Norwalk, North Oxford Mich
| igan, New London, Norton, North Amherst
| Northeast Brunswick and Southeast Strongsylle,
| Niles, Newburgh, North Eaton, North Fairfield,
| North Bloomfield, Oak Grove Oberlin, Park
man, Painesville, Perry, Poland, Paint Valley,
| Poland Center, Mrs. T. II. Shailer, Of Rchheld,
I | Ravenna, Streetsboro, Saybrook, South Kings
little Urls Society, Sharon Center, Shalersyille,
| Tallmadge, Unionville, University Heights, Yer
oP West prnae9 West VIEW West RocIport
| Winchester, Viii iamsfeld, Wheatland, n. Y,
| West Chester and East Mayfeld, West Brown
helm, Waynesburgh, Youngstown.
LETTER FROM DIR. THIBUHI sUHuEUN zU
OHIO CAVALRY.
President Soldiers 4 d Society Cleveland,
| Ohio The numerous friends of the I'd
Ohio Cavalry are naturally anxious to
know all they can of the welfare of the
regiment. Permit me, madam, to avail
myself of the prominent position which you
occupy as the soldiers friend, and the
official representative of society dear to
every soldiers heart, for its labor of love
and kindness, on their behalf to answer,
in letter to you, some Of the questions
which the friends of those in that branch
of the service propose. The regiment left
Camp Dennison for the department of
Kansas, January 18th, 1852. Up to that
that time there had been very little suffer-
ing from sickness, and no destitution of
any kind. During the months of Decem-
ber and January, few cases of small pox
occurred, but prompt and thorough vac
cination Of the regiment prevented the
spread of the disease. The facilities af-
forded by the post and regimental hospi-
tai were abundant, and any deficiency was
supplied by the prompt and timely aid of
the valuable society over which you pre-
| side.
Before we left Camp Dennison we had
several cases of measles, most of which
we're of mild course AID terminated ia
vorably, and we hoped that we were
through with that scourge of military
camps, but with our removal from Camp
Dennison our troubles began. We reach
| ed Platte City, our temporary post during
most of the month of February, on the
Both Of January, having left more than
| fifty sick and disabled soldiers in the hos
pitals at St. Leuis. Very soon after our
arrival in Platte City we had two large
rooms filled with our sick, besides many
/ in company barracks, for whom We could
| find no better place. Most of the cases
were measles with subsequent pulmonary
| inflammation We had an abudant sup
ply of medicine, but we suffered greatly
! from want Of hospital stores, such as bed
sacks, bedding, necessary hospital furni-
tUre, dishes, &c.
Our destitution was made known to the
Soldiers Aid Society" Cleveland, and
box Of Just such articles as we needed were
promptly sent on, but for want Of some re-
| sponsible aud interested agent of the
I United States Sanitary Commission, it did
not reach us till near the last of April
long after we were in Fort Scott. We
learned afterwards that the box reached
Weston, only ten miles from Platte City,
before we left that place. 1t was finally
forwarded from Leavenworth, the contents
saturated with water, and a "bill of
charges more than sufficient to purchase
the articles contained from the stores in
Fort Scott at Kansas prices.
Several boxes of hospital stores (not
sent through the channel Of your benevo-
ence) Jared even MOI e disastrously. We
received notice of some packages which
never came to hand at all, while the two
or three which did reach US were entirely
spoiled.
As soon as it was understood that the
hospital service was embarrassed for want
Of appliances to take care Of the sick, the
officers of the regiment contributed liber-
ally from their own purses, and procured
whatever money would buy to supply our
wants.
1t is very gratifying to state that even
in the remete outposts of the Army Of the
Frontier, the necessity no longer exists for
thus wasting benevolenee. The excellent
arrangements of the United States SAM
tary Commission, in connection with the
Soldiers Aid Societies, give assurance that
the kind offerings of those who would re-
member the possible needs Of their coun-
try's defenders will certainly and cheaply
reach their destination if entrusted to the
above mentioned channels.
We had practical proof of this after the
ill-starred Indian expedition led by Colonel
Weer to Fort Gibson, during the months of
June and July. The weather was intensely
hot and dry, water was scarce, and the
unwhotesome food, in addition to the forced
marches and the depression ever attending
an unsuccessful expedition, caused great
amount of severe sickness, mostly typhoid
fever. The sick suffered greatly on the
return. Several died on the way, and
more after we reached Fort Scott. But on
our arrival there we found Mr.. J. R. Brown
of the United States Sanitary Commission
ready to furnish US, without cost, with
whatever delicacies or necessities our sick
required. Mr. Brown has been unwearied
in his efforts to ascertain and supply the
wants of the United States troops in his
department, making tedious journeys for
no other purpose, and using all speed to
learn the true condition Of the sick, and
what kind of care they received. The
complete organization of the work Of re-
lieving the wants of sick soldiers thus
provides channel by which the benefae-
tions of their friends may reach them with
far more certainty than in any other way.
And am fully persuaded that no existing
organization relieves and prevents so much
suffering as the United States Sanitary
Commission and the Soldiers Aid Socie-
ties.
Yours respectfully,
ALFRED TAYLOR.
Letter from lady Of Richfeld, Ohio,
nnm risitinr The hnsnitals Of PerrzHilla