Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-10

Correspondence of the Cleveland Leaoer'J
MuRFRERsBoRo', TEzH., March 3, 1868,
Thinking that few "notes from the
seat Of war" in old Tennessee may not
be uninteresting to your readers, I take a
few moments to jOt down what Of thoughts
and experiences occurs to me at the mo-
ment. have been busy since my last
communication in the transaction Of busi-
ness, for which I was sent here, during
which time little has been done in the way
Of fighting, except the occas nal minor
skirmishes, which have invariably eTentu-
ated to the advantage Of the right side
The constant rains which have made the
whole region to resemble vast earthly
sponge, and converted the roads into vast
mud canals, have made any movements OF
large army impracticable; the general
understanding, however, is that the Hero
Of Stone River only waits for a cessation
of the rain and consequent improvement
in the roads to make push upon the Sc
cesh;" and the general understanding also
is that when he does make push, some
thing will have to make break. General
Rosecrans has now fine army, most Of
them tried upon the glorious field Of Stone
River. and this army has implicit and en-
thusiastic confidence in its General You
can rely upon it, that every mark made
upon the now teeming page Of history
will be upon the right side
While the General and his officers are
busy making Overy preparation for the
coming time of action, the Surgeons in
charge of hospitals and the various In
spector agents, etc, Of the United States
Sanitary Commission have been equally
busy in performing those painful but
equally important duties which are made
necessary by the bad results Of war-du-
ties, made sacred, by the tenderest sympa-
thies Of humanity, and The righte BUSINESS
of the cause in which the brave men now
filling our hospitals have poriled their
lives to protect.
Here, at Murfreesboro', the great and
/ good work to which the Sanitary Com-
| mission is devoted, has been carried on by
DR.. A. n. Reed, of Norwalk, Ohio, DR.. NJ.
NJ. Seymour, Of Painesville, Ohio, Caleb
Atwater, Esq, of Cleveland, Mr.. D. P.
Mervin, also Of your city, and others sent
out here by DR.. Newberry, Secretary Of
| the Western Department of the Unite
States Sanitary Commission, to see to the
distribution and application of the santa
~ stores-to inspect hospitals and camps,
| and in all ways to assist both the sick and
wounded soldiers, and the friends who
| come to search for snd aid them. These
duties are by no means light, and the man
who discharges them intelligently and
| eonscientiously, must work, and work
/ hard-must encounter exposure and pri-
vation-in short, must labor for the cause,
and not for emolument Such men and
such motives have lent and are lending
their aid here to the blessed work of the
| Commission, and the result Is such as
should cheer the hearts and strengthen the
hand Of every Soldiers Aid Society in the
North. write this because mean Il, and
hope to do good by it in encouraging
the mothers and sisters and fathers and
brothers at home, to do all they can in fur
nishing tho Commission with the means of
accomplishing the greatest good within its
scope. I know that many women at the
North (may God forever bless them y have
labore5 hard, and many families have de-
prived themselves Of comforts and Injuries
| in this cause; and I should think the man
base indeed, who could urge them to con-
tinue thus laboring and sacrificing with
| out some convincing evidence that the
| good intended tDas accomplished. Such evi-
dence have had for the last two months
constantly before my eyes, and eonse-
aaaruy hnnv fbot arnry word thua upnlco on
is in a good cause. On that holy list
where heavens white angel records all
acts of tenderness, mercy and self-sacri-
fee, will be written, highin letters Of light,
the deeds Of those who have thus stretched
out their hands to the wounded and suffer
ing in this terrible war.
In speaking Of those who have been en-
gagged here in carrying out the objects Of
the Sanitary Commission, Icannot refrain
from mentioning the names Of two ladies
from Chicago, Mrs. Tinkhsm and Mrs.
Hosmer. These ladies, belonging to the
s. A. Society Of Chicago, were provided
with few stores by the Chicago Board Of
4AduSs 4u0 blOECS VIII WHICH Lney were
supplied being soon exhausted and their
special mission accomplished, they volun-
tsrily took charge Of a'cooking apartment
attached to the o. s. Sanitary Commission
here, and for the past five or six weeks
have labored constantly and effectively in
preparing articles Of food, etc., furnished
by the Commission, in distributing which
among the hospitals here, they were assist
ed by others. The amount Of good thus
done cannot easily be estimated The daily
presence Of those ladies in the hospitals,
and the dishes prepared by their skillful
hands-prepared as only i0o1IsR can pre-
pare them-will be remembered with graf
itude by many Federal soldiers as "ight
in dark place"
mention this instance, not because there
are not many others equally deserving of
notice, but because this came more directly
under my own observation. Many are
there at work in this benefcent cause, and
their reward viii be treasured in q place
less perishable than even the columns of
q newspaper.
have much more to say, but my time
is up, and other duties require my stten-
ton; besides short letters are sometimes
preferable from newspaper correspondents.
Yours, &C, E. D. HOWARD.
What Soldier of ths 124th Thinks.
A soldier of the 124th Ohio writes us
that the regiment is thinning ont some
what By sickness, and few cases of deaths.