New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-19
The Sick and Wounded Soldiers.
CAMPBELL HosPITAL,
WAkHINGION. ID. C.. Juna. lSl

thing 10 "Quench thirst 10 dead. His wounu was OF
such nature that recovery was impossible but from
the day saw him uutil be breathed bis last think
he never suffered from thirst Three days before
he died. bis old mother came to him from beyond
Madison, Wisconsin, travelling alone. She sat by
bis side night and day. and as am the only lady in
the establishment, she Of course, became my guest.
Shs had but two grown sons and one small boy,
crippled for life. Her two darlings, Robert and
james were in the same company, and fell within
TWO feet and ten minutes of each other in storming
Maryes Hill. james was buried on the battlefield,
Robert here. SIZE is grest.bearted, loving Irish
mother, and after she had gone TO the dead.bouse
ard feen her lost ms he lay prepared for burial
sbe at in my little room sobbing and wInging her
Lands, and ths was the burden OF her Lamentations:
Robert, dear you were nv first born, and you
lie cold ard stiff this night and your poor old father
n see your face 10 more, aud james, dear, your
mothers heart buried ia you, and you is buried
in your bloody grave, and IL 8 broksn-heai'eu "o
man your mother is this night-Nut, but aud The
great sobs thick.ned, "wonldn't rather you were
bob as YOU are this night thsn that you bad thrown
down your guns aud run. God, trutt, has tsseo
YOU in mercy, and you didp't turn your backs upon
this your country ana your duty
Talk of Spartan DANES! who shall write the his
tory of the wives ana mothers OF our present iime
10 have taught their loved oDes TO die for the last
hope of human freedom on earth
lave been one OF those who have believed that
poetic Justice requires that the negro, as soldier
sbould save the Government which has so cruelty
or, resssd him; that the people Of tie North were
INV orthy the new and gu lime mission OF giving
free dom 10 an oppressed race; but 1 have learned,
from what have seen here, 10 look win euch Won
der upon The Leiosm and Christian resignation, The
,atience and the patriotic zeal oil vast Ins)ory OF
The men ON these cot beds, that wonder II, alter
all the Cnrsl-like m-sion may not have been given
10 ibis leope to " Judo the heavy burden and let
The oppressed 70 free" aud 90 10 iDyalldaie thai
lone-accept.d law Of works which says, = no
would be free himself must strike tho DOW
Living in The dusk Of evening, lew DAYS ago, Tor
an bours rst preparatory TO rDy night walk through
the yards one Of the coutrabaud launhreres of the
.stablishmenl walked poseessly into nay room WIN
a good evening rnissus. toi you was ionesome !
She il o full black with all tue unloveiy Outlines
of Ter race A queriion or two started her volubie
tongue. She il ffum Virginia, but at the name Of
her native State made u most expressive gesture o.
di-gus', saying; c,, n
want neber 10 See her born and bred dare; aud
all day long II wac The sweat snd 'he oiocd Pouril
down. de sweat and de blood rourin' down. de
eouud oh de cowhide aud the screams Don {
want neber sec VlrsiDy; can . bsb her, no more
dan DE- Lord hab sinner 10 beGton fore be washed
and generated by &c blood OBJ Christ J.
Then size broke of into iauenIa'ion, swaying
herself back and forth saying:
When l sees desc pore deah men lynn sui-
fern and u groaDin and dyin, and link dat II y
hadn't bin for dem bin slave dis day, au all
my reople II q bin slaves dis day. when tnks
DAT its dem dat broke lie chain oh sabery aid let de
Dressed 40 free; when / sees dem a suterin, and
eroanin and a cryiu, an knows dat cant do nuiiin
for dem, 1t pears US like dc Lord Jesus saisrin
tor sinners
Where got this "stNpid negro" ouch an idea Of
the great law OF atoDementl
In answer 10 my appeal through your columns,
tatrels and boxes are pouring IN. have all the
e moss needed III this hospital, and ANY afternoon
any man ia bedexcep. those " whom the surgeons
forbid il, Ia furuisi ed wuh glass Of lemonade.
Wiibou, n.y supply il would be gwen To few, but
there is TO arran enent Tor any general distribution
If cooling dunks. a week ago tue steward Of the
hospital went with me, In an ambulance, " Army
Sauare Hospital, where L distributed some fry
email pillows, received from Mn. Gangewen, Of the
ONO Relief Association, aud Lear hall box Of
lemons, Elk pound Of sugar and a few oranges
There IL female nurse In each ward, whore busi
ness il is 10 specially TO tho proper distribution
Of refreshments The armory appears 10 be very
well managed, wards clean and cool aud every nt-
ten,ou paid 10 the comfort Of the sick. The lady
nursss, learn, are volunteers receiving no compeu.
s,tlon. They, the waro.nasters and Physicians
were quito willing 10 receive anything which might
contribute to ito recovery Of their patients. From
thence we went TO Douglas Hospital, wbere had
been summoned TO bee James DUH, OF Allegheny
only went through the ward III which he les IL
looked all smooth and clean, but there was very
perceptibls smel Oh uDdretsed wouuds. I0oge poor
German soldier, who lay grooming, went aud found
him with a bad would In the ifont part Oh the
shoulder On 1t the pus lay green and fetid, while
face bosom and hands appeared If washed since
lie came from the battlefield, and Inflammation was
fast setting in. / went 10 the ward-maoter and
asaed him If could have tepid water and cas-.
,ile soap 10 wash that wound; but be answered
"A Gil. "A
grufhy. told hlm his ward wae very iuli aLd many
ba0 cases; that ii WAS hard for him 10 make them
all comfortable, and should be glad 10 help bin
bttle In The meantime, found IA BARN aud some
water Then found the ROOM In which the Sitter
of Charity in charge OF that ward stood 10 dbpense
sores, aud told Ler wanted mi, rags ana soap'
She handed them out, and / dressed The wound;
but the ambulance was needed at home, and could
not remain to dress others which evidently Leeded
care l could not zee. surgeon, but both ward
master aud the ulster declined accepting any lemons,
oranges or jelly--lhey had all they needed. The
patients all said they had seen no lemonade that Id
ttoee who venluIea to say any thing the subject.
With most OF Them there was an appearance OF re-
srant. as though they feared TO te punished Tor
telling tales out Of school. One OF them Whispered
10 me as stopped TO talk 10 him, and asked Ii IL
was necessary 10 have verinin In tue blankets. j
told him thought mott there were none in the
Campbell.
We'll" he replied meekly, &C. wish l was there,
for do hate them no, and ! thought may be they
were 10 all the hospitals"
1 have project which amuses the patients very
much and Tins 10 TO apply for Brigadier Gsherhl,
chip, enlist brigade OF criyples, and 70 down aud
take Kiehmond. I was asking for recruits, and
holding out Inducements, when one poor fellow,
whose face had been all solemn with pain, laughed
pleasantly and said
"Oh, do wish we had lady nurse; 1t would
not be 30 lonesome"
Why, you have lady nurse.
"Oh, yes, Sister, but she does not come In here
much, and Is 80 austcre am afraid vi her,"
Poor fellows, low their hearts ache for homo and