Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-27

TO ALL WHO HAVE FRIENDS IN THE
l. Administrations Of Congress, Soldiers Aid
societies, elergymen, editors, and others are re-
following notice, which is OF interest to all who
have friends in the army;
DIRECTORY OF THE HOSPITALS.
The Sanitary Commission have made arrange.
patients in tie IhIted stStes General HoSpftas AZ
the following points: tothers will be Added)
Eastern Departmenis.-For information, address
"0Hee sunaaTy Commission, Washfngon, D. C."
Washington, Frederick City,
Georgetown, Point Lookout,
Alexandria, Annapolis,
Baltimore.
"oDiee Sanitary COmmiSsiOn, Louisville, Ry.h
Cincinnati, Danville,
New Albany, Perryville,
Louisville, Bowling Green,
Lsxinston, = SsshViiis.
Information will, under ordinary circumstances,
be given gratuitously to s1y one applying for it,
seat BY return MALL II IN person, it will be answer.
TT Lsiying name and rsgimentI at
present in the hospitals OF ---t
II So what iShis proper address
.. What ia the name Of the surgeon or chaplain
of the hospital
4 II not in hospital at present, has he recently
8. IfSo, did he die in hospital. and at what date
9. II recently discharged from hospital, was he
Q1bchhrgeQ from service
7. II not, what were his orders on leaving
More specific Information as to the condition OF
any patient In the District OF Columbia hospitals
will be furnished within twentyiOur hours after
request to do so is received at the Washington OF
nee.
The ONCE Of the Directory will be open daily
from O'Clock a. m to o'clock D. IN, and In urgent
cases applicants ringing At the door bell will be
received at any hour Of the night
Much Inconvenience in conducting the business
Of the Directory having arisen where visitors have
been given direct access TO the record books them
selves, this practice will hereafter be discontinued
nor can lists OF wounded In hospitals, by States,
counties, regiments otherwise, be hereafter fur
nished from these records.
The Sanitary Commission, under special authority
from the President Of the United States, maintains
an extensive system OF agencies for securing tho
safe conveyance to and distribution OF goods put ia
Its charge for the sick and wounded points where
they are most wanted. ltoperates with equal care
and generosity at all points-At New Orleans and
vllle-its distribution being governed by compar-
ison OF the wants Of the patients In all cases. 10
ascertain the relative character OF these wants IN
trustworthy manner, and to secure an equitable
distribution and honest use OF the goods dlstri-
buted, besides the unpaid services OF the menl-
bers OF the Commission, twenty physicians Of high
professional and moral character, and more than
nifty lAy-agents are employed, under pecuniary Sc
cost of these arrangements have thus far been
about per centum OF the value Of the goods diG-
tributed. The Commission has not been able to
or Interpretations, to the value Of one dollar in
ten thousand, of goods which have been once 70
fetbtd at ltB shipping uepOth. Inc following are
the names Of these depots, to which auxiliary so-
oieties and all disposed to aid the sick and wound
ed, without reference to States or localities but
simply TO their relative necessity for assistance
are Invited to send their offerings:
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Ottlce, %
Summer street, Boston, Mass.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply once, 10
Third Avenue, New YORK.
sanitary Commission, Branch supply Once, 81
South sixth street, Philadelphia, Pa
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office, BANK
itreet, Cleveland, Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ONCE, Chi
ago, Ill.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ONCE, Lou.
sville, Ky.
The Commission receives no peouniary aid what
iVer from Government and Is wholly dependent
N the voluntary contributions Of the public for
he means Of sustaining its operations. Contribu-
to GEoRoE 7 STRONG, Esq, Treasurer,
s Wall street, New York.
The names Of the following gentlemen, commits
toners OF the President OF the United States, are
ledged to the public for the economy, integrity
nd efficiency with which whatever IL entrusted 10
he Sanitary Commission will be administered:
!. W. Bellows, D. Z. Geo. T. Strong, ESQ
= d. Bache, IL. ID. Horace Kinney, IT,
l. W. Cullumi U. 5, A. RI Rev. 7. NJ. clark, d. D.
;. Z. Shiras, Q; >. 4. Hon. Joseph Holt.
Z. Wood, M. D., U, S. A. Hon. n. W. Burnett
v. II. Van Buren,, NJ. d. Hon Mark Skinner
Voleott Gibbs, NJ. d. Rev. John II. Haywood
g. Howe, NJ d; Prof. Fairman Rogers.
X Agnew, NJ D. hon. Schuyler CollAX.
lisha Harris, NJ. d. Fred. Law Olmsted, ESQ
J. 8. NeWberTy, NJ. d.
CENTRAL oFFIoE or SANITARY COMMISSION. ga
street.
WAsHrHorOs, D. c., Feb 7, 1865.