, 1863-06-12
TIE CONDITION OF OUR ARMY
BEFORE VICKSBURG,
REPORT TO TIE WESTERN
SANITARY COMMISSION.


AN'h'1VNs
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tslom .ne Missouri Republican, 1oth.l
ooo sr. LOUIS, June 0. ia
oeu uarra Esq.,, President Chamber Of Com
mp.1'e
the 1aa,,h 1a: qes1re, through you to thank
md -tS1s 1tSans oa tne Chamber Of Commerce
s,,..ea1a - 1no responded 80 generously to The
@ppsu,1 @ta. " lAe extern Sanitary Commission
~ NY ~ penan OF our brave soldiers recently
sf;.stsnIa ~ uue great battles of Gen. Grant In
uiteeaeellp1' ana TO report to you the 1isposI.
.IIaaS uon ~ tne sanitary stores, which was thus
enonlea ~, 2 70 take with me TO Vicksburg.
~ tne evening OF the 10Th Of May, left
nf fis ,rtia on me steamer Champion, with corps
VI e1IReone, nurses and dressers Of wounds,
n1umoef1ng 11ty-tre In all, and with some two
huneleo and NIFTY tons. Of sanitary supplies,
oeslaes cots, mattresses, and every thing
necessary Tor taking care Of thousand
Noinnaea men, IN case Of necessity, the latter
aIllsles aaS1ng been furnished BY order Of the
Assistant Surgeon General, Col r. @. Wood,
Our progress below Helena wns slow. ow-
lpg othe presence Of gQerilla bands alone
Tie banks Of the river, which rendered tli.
convoy Of gunboat necessary for our pro.
lection We did not arrive ut Ctickasaw
binns, near Ficksburg, until the evening Of
tie 51st ult, where we found that the nuns
ber Of wounded had been greatly cxaggerat,
"a, the actual number not exceeding four
th2qeand % i've hundred
1ne arrangements Of the Medical Depart
ment, under Surgeon II. Mills, Medical Di-
rector Of. the army Of Gen. Grant, were most
excellent, and the transportation of the sick
nrd wounded under DR.. 4. uoff, Surgeon In
charge Of the hospital steamer D. A. January,
were more perfect than they have ever been
before. found that the greater part of the
wounded, who required attention, and who
could be removed. had been attended to. OF
those who had been thus cared for. there vere
about 1900; and about 9. 1000 more. who Wcrc
but slightly wounded, we're treated in division
hoepitals, together with few Hundred who
were too severely wounded to be removed.
The division hospitals we're being conso1ida-
led with the army corps 1ospitaIg. which
were to be placed ii, shady. senuesfera3 snnfs
where m abundance of ptire fresh watcr rnnli
hc hnd. 'e'S1 e'>!1~@
ITO w,rrdoa ha,,,r . a ,,,o1, .,o,,,,.a
+1,c Neaica1 ncnortn,snt T. ,tas ~ tuea 49, ~
t1,.,t orr e4oo-nar shani1 ~ "ao ai ~.
nnrnoene Tho hns,;.a, 4,.Is %ae" ~ nusPlla'
s,np7,s;os r.-t. tnr1aoa a.-a tss, usaans ano
c,I ntHosrs ~ Sra.ss oss " s1e PopeI meol,
-,sas,,1 "e,,sa - 49, .s'1 nc! eoAlu oe nost
sn hnss1e;tn1 etn,1oota n ~ nosp41sas aao osnsfs
D AoSp!tat ~ e.tuu ueAe:
.c ae tune ~ NC arrived at Vicksourg al san
~ - osviss .r nau pecome completely exhaust
s,4ss41t. az .ns s aen enEpAes IN my chaEge, were
ihe h3sr1s dseoFus F ine5 Wele at once placed IN
hm,er as ~ 49, ~ uut agent, NJ: a. ": f!atfen-
H. 'G;hh.ss1 ~ ,a Mnom .hey were distributed most
in,!e,g n!nasing5e ~nereHer tney were most wanted;
ttsm, iG9 ts W. s nms1s care, ~ providing for
tncaacds T. w eoae a ~ teHLa4s7d'S 4:;S Nnlch al"a5s
e,,11 ha 1,rar;5..S ~ on.1ess ano Mn1en ean
- paos!IIo W. ~ u Al!s way: No paEcned