, 1863-10-13
Report Of Rev. Dr. Pattonsa SanItarY

ATlP 10 N06nFll&es AGu0a
On last Sabbath evening, the First Coogre.
gatiopal Church waA crowded With most atts,.
tive audience to hear the report OF their Pastor.
In behalf Of the Chicsgo Sanitary Commission, to
the sufferers by the late battle at Chattanooga.
We have obtained permission to print the follow
e1aact from the edfecou1se.-TEDa TRIBUNE.
Without d. el1ing longer upon the ordinary
operations OF the SanitarJ Commission, in Its re-
ceis1EE and ditbufslDg departments, allow me to
ne t. Tsaf ~
qu'ries concerning fiehds o. relatives in the
he sees es sf os Is
In the city Of Washington, At the headquarters Of
the Gnittd ststes Sanitary Commission; aud for
Let me speak Of the hitter az saw It's operation.
Louisville apdsE ths charge q Il s: HolbToeE
class with myself, in New York city, and ia en-
pbaticaiy the right man in The right plaea;" in
shetfe ii: i assi.ted Sy eisbt elslfs. % Sho Eeep @
books In which 10 recorded the name OF every sick
and wounded soldier who has been receiVed st
These names arc arranged BY States and resfnsnts,
and the records tell the nature Of the disease or
xou1d, ana The historY Of he person from the
feftd to another, and when and where; or died,
and ~hen; or recovered and was discharged
1s s es 81 e a" s H. FsH5oss Fhoss tso + hi aa|S |
By letter, concerning friends, receive !
prompt answer By return mali and those who
apply in person, are informed on tbs spot; and ii
w1shed, telegram Is written and sent At the per
sons expense to learn the condition Of the sick or
wounded soldier. From the yet unpublished re-
port p Ct NJ Ho1brook, for he term from January
!, 1853, to September ], 1s63 copied the follow
Ing iieIns Number Of soldiers names registered
IL Is: hofpttals snd from q statea and Isl
neIS naa Ssea os Ind fRq
es successful answers had been mado. Nearly q
thousand Of these Inquiries had been BY letter
ply. And this does rot Includes host Of inqutr-
les and answers in connection with State agents,
mlit = Officers, and post Office agents wishing TO
month has largely swelled these etabilitiea, and
over e0,0e nanes are now enrolled. This Dlrecto-
5he o h,ntsgsns to
mAtton. prevents multitude Of useless journeys.
saves families large expenses, and obytac crnel
stand ID tie office and see Tie stream ofsad ytss.
tants, from eight clock in the noroins to ten Or
S. # s
and aid extended. :.
statet, who hare heard that their sons were
wounded In the battle, crowd into the ofnce aft.r
the arrival OF every train OF steamboat, to learn in
What plaep , Or & hospital these boys arc; whether
ed, and whether military pass can be obtained to
60 TO them And It IL touching to witness their
HblNultuntUt a. k4E k1UGQfeH Will WHICH [Qey are
treated, and the gratultics afforded, as the ,dsa
suddenly strikes them that this is all part OF that
saltazy syetem to which they and their wives CON
little suepecting at the time what a belp It would
one day be to them. And often they insist upon
having contribution for the treasury Of the Com
declare It to be the most benevolent institution Of
| the age: But ron ehall Judge OF its value from
fey % Of TIE Saees noted.
to zee their cons in the hospitals at places
sonth- They said they had obtained their military
id neea tSe ssas s
mission, but had heard Just now Of the Hospital
Directory, and thought for cutiosity's sakethey
| would come In and Inquire. "Ve1y we'll" said
vi. Holbrook. "if We can't aid yon with news. it
in at least help to confirm the correctness o! our
1 books" So the books were examined, and the
they had heard: The nrst mani SOL had died; the
SONG Of The second and third bad been removed to
Iouisr1lle. and were then In the city. close At
| At Cincinnati; that Of fifth to Quincy, Ill, and
only the ai1th man had occasion to prosecute hls
isafn What had become Of his 500, for Whom whom be be
n: HoIb7oQE toek The matter IN charge and wrote
was at List enabled to Inform tic hitler that his
con died IN the hospital at Bowling Green, Ky,
At euch date, % was ascertained from tha under.
4 wife came to have q telegram written for her
to Nashville, Tenn, to hes sick husband, whom
ehe was on her wny to visit. She WAS surt he WAS
gram. But the books were consulted, his name
found and the lady amazed and delightedto be in
| formed that her husband had been transferred to
her.
A sick colder wrote from Naahsi1lc 70. his wife
to come to him At that place. Two days later he
latter place, on her way TO Nashville, but knew
Eothihc Of the Hospital Directory, and therefore,
made NO inqolties, bit PASSED 99. To heE great
had been removed, az Just stated. She hurried
back to Louisville. and was ssonized to Learn that
he had died there the day after se hsd passed
i mother had sick son At Nashville, and set
out to see him. At Louisville che applied for 4
military paes to proceed. but WAS refased, because
and tie unw1lingnets Of the army aufhorires to
ALLOW females to enter the lines So she came to
aeqs anna ed tsstfa S her and nsF
one of them out; but do want the privilege Of
bEeof III il no put Il @ our Wo1t to obsan militia. IT,
| r. pasaes, but Will see what can be done, - an
exception. IN Your case and he wrote 4 state.
ment Of 1t to Gen. Boyle. who instantly granted
Tic character and principles Of tho visitors ere
sonetsmss cuIloua]y brought out: There came in.
Indiana, to inquire aifer son who had been NOR
tally wounded. Re said that a. he was opposite
seemed 60 troubled. he told him thAt his sou was
Mp9ay xounde6: and hs vas on big Tay to zee
s nrRsf .e.n r.
send your sons to the war in tho sama business
WI gst before The var i over: Yoq don't know
VAS" said our batte1sut fticnd, 'Then be eai!ed
me digger stealing iankee11n<. who was born
| in vi'gnia. wss .aised IN Kentucky, went to
4eted 70 Ii she Lse: 1St5 sad 5.sksons sosea
Brecknri5ge at the last Presidential election, and
1 have helped TO return fugitive B!ayesi I know
| rtion. fought n the war Of 1s1a have raised
amy, and he others would be, Il they were big
old I told him that before this Government should
| 60 down, million OF men would march South and
Sips ont he c9ntedsraey:" Gea grstt that all
States may be converted to the same faIth.
Twill mention another csse Of Lob1e patriotism
manile.ted n somewhat eimtlaF WY, nnder the
the batte Of Shiloh. and row be head that the
third and iast WAS sick At Jonesyille, He came to
was told that be was IN Tie hospital for erysipeas
patie1 T. and he mnst be prepared to mud him very
iow; He went there, and found them Just buying
three toas more, and tnew thst t6e5 would Ii liz eo
tie he " world ese1 Tltneszea fl fap6lime4 Devotion u
country and freedom!
81. sa:Ss x ,hs gssP s hs
I
sad the help afforded IRE invaluable the aiictod
Thus. an old man came from Northern Ohio to see
louisville. He came to the rooms Of the 6anitar,
Commission to ascertain In which hospital b
-fnll q eage1nees 70 see Eli boy and opened hi:
, ca1petbag 70 chow the apples he had jast bough
a he b4oes z1sa sa Pssss .na a a
50 H. HolS1eck ioefsd II shs M register, @ feand the
, name. glanced quickly at the memorandum oppo
mi aee. s.id, n Is suSduea s. tone. ny paea
ss! 81 ssP 5s,t Ss %
1as nr.p t:hs! Eyes, ssa III. as aae Down
, SINK upon the chair, his whole frame conyn1sed
!, e1claim1ng, "Oh, It will Iii his motheri'' ant
eat for some time weeping. When he rose to 20
zeetor's cle,ks offered his srm, and vent with hin
to procure burial case. and that evening he LET
for home with the precious remains, scarcely abl.
Another father came to Louisville to meet ao1
, who had been discharged from IN hospital a
Nashville, and to have reached Louisville on tha
day according to letter sent BY the surgeon HI
could not drd his son, as expected, and called a
the office Of The Directory to inquire about him
The hospital report from Nashville had just CONT
IN, and when consulted, 1t told the Sad tale -tha
ssa ed ss e. eh .sppon .sssEs
ment vas crel and the fsther's gfief Intense
But IN addition, he was out Of money, having ex
pected that bis son would receive his psy at dis
charge, and be In funds for the expenses home
The necessary money WEE procured, all the paper
made out requisite to obtain the sons edectl
9 s1d ths hs sent h1s IT,
he best friend Of tho soldier and Of the soldies'4
! hsSe dxelt TINS long npon the incidents Of tht
appreciated, and even its existence Is scarcely
known. ret i i but one branch of the vsriee