Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-10

ing ~ ne potatoes, onions and apples
that Se Ladin store. All that showed any
signs Of decay Lave been sent to the diff
ferent hospitals, and LHe so1ui orries put
into clean barrels and headed up again.
All+he fruit that came before the last ship
ments, has been oYerhauled and taken
care of.
Tonight, after four clock, made four
large pals of soup from your concentrated
beef, and sent to Hospital No. 4. The men
were not in condition that 1 could 60
through the wards myself but the ward
master took it up for distribution.
Night before last two men from Spring
field, Ohio, came here with 25 boxes Of ed
ibles, for the 18th battery, and the battery
had gone down the river with the expe-
dition- They brought them to our rooms
and overhsuled them. Such as they
thought would keep they left to be reboxed
and sent to the battery, when their where
abouts are known. Poor men-I was very
sorry for them they had come down with
luxuries for the soldiers from their friends,
and score of letters, expecting to give
them merry Christmas.
Last week we were invited to dine with
DR.. Chase, of the 10th Ohio. A very pleas
ant time we had; took dinner under q
tent, on tin plates; had camp chest for a
table; saw ten regiments out on drill,
and returned at four o'clock, as tired as
we could be, and have not had time to 20
on to the street since. All your packages
came safely, excepting the barrel that was
sent to us from Parkman; that either
came open or was broken open. Nearly
all the apples had disapPearedi in II was
a number of packages from an old school
mate for our own special use. These were
left, with the few aDplaa, -A1-A --'-7 very
acceptable.
do not know whether wrote to you
after my arriving here that the things in
my box came all safe, everything just as
it was packed Say to Mrs. Noble that /
learned Of Church's whereabouts, the day
after my arrival. He was to 90 home last
week, the Surgeon thought. 1 have not
been to see him this week. He was in a
good room, in the 0verton Hospital, with
four others, and the Sisters of Charity
were in attendance.
have been to the Fort twice, and it
does my heart good to see the scores of
contrabands ditching and throwing up
breastworks, work which, until recently,
our soldiers have been made to do, and
which has sacrificed SO many valuable
lives.
To-day gave Hospital No. "a sheets
which are all there are in store, except per
haps 25 that are scattered around in differ
ent boxes that came from Cincinnati, and
that are not opened yet.
expect you are having cold weather,
while we are having perpetual Indian
-,nekar.1arr 1,s ~ oh
without any outside garments. Indeed it
is very common to see ladies out without
any outside garments except a small vic
torine hanging about their shoulders. The
Doctor is feeling a good deal better this
evening, and thinks he shall be well again
very soon. have feared very much that
he would never be well again. This eli
mate is very debilitating, bat he would
not dare 90 North after staying so long in
this warm climate.
/ forgot to add last night that eight or
nine hundred of the sick from different
hospitals to which we have been giving
supplies, were sent to St. Louis yesterday;
but that does not diminish the number
here, as more than an equal number came
in to take their places. This, Of course,
makes our need Of supplies still greater.
1t is now eight clock, and one large boiler
of soup is ready for distribution.
Yours respectfully, -
Mrs. Hopkins again writes on the 3lst:
MEMPHIS, December 31st, 1862.
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY, CLEVELAND -
was so very tired tonight that thought
TO defer writing you till tomorrow, but
have just learned there are 300 men in the
hospital adjoining us who have had no
supper, and only half as much dinner as
they ought, and l must devote all the
morning to preparing soup or tea, or both,
consequently shall have no time 10 write.
wrote you two days ago, giving some
little idea of the entire destitution Of every
thing that is necessary to make g place
habitable, much less comfortable. Since
then three hundred men have been crowd
ed into the same building and an adjoining
one.
They came from Holly Springs, have
now been here twenty-four hours, and the
building into which most of them were
tumbled, though it is being fitted for a
hospital, and will make a very fine one
when finished, is still unfinished, the floors
covered with brick and rubbish, and in
that condition the men were put in. True,
they got some negroes and had some of the
rooms swept, and where there were CRATES
they could have fires, provided they could
pick up wood enough TO build 1t Of.
Tomorrow morning | shall make soup,
OF help to do so, for all who have had no
supper tonight, which will take nearly
all we have left of the two boxes of beef
soup you sent and we shall be in great
need of as much as you can spare as soon
as you can send it.
We have not a single sheet in store,
scarcely any comforts or blankets, and
probably within the next two weeks we
shall have calls for near five hundred,
perhaps more. l have given out two hun
dred since yesterday morning.
DR.. McGugin called yesterday with g
boat load Of sick, which he was taking
from Helena to St. Louis, and said he need
ed one hundred blankets or comforts to
keep his men from suffering during the
trip up. We were very thankful to have
them for him. esaid as soon as be got
to St. Louis he would go directly to Mr..
Yeatman and solicit him personally to send
us large invoice Immediately, and we
might be assured it would be honored.
have also written t. Chicago; besides,
a great number Of Chicago people here,
who acquaintance we have made, have
written, seconding our request We need
azure bundles VI rags-not congresses, but
bundles or rolls; they are more needed
than the nicely made congresses. At pres
ent we have very good supply of band
ages, but should there be battle, more
would be needed.
We have good supply of dried fruits,
and they are all in very good condition
have to-day been picking out all that
seemed damp, and giving to the hospital.
Dried apples are always needed, as they
meet with universal favor Pickles never
come amiss to a soldier. Vegetables are
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