The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-02-20
1--WE had the pleasure OF taxing py,

1--WE had the pleasure Of taking py
,th,d eek. our old friend II. w.
shumap. of The 57.h Indiana, who has re-
Gently. il consequence of i'll health receiv-
ed a discharge from the service and return
ed TO his home in Milton. He locks quite
thin but the bracing air of old Wayne will,
We trust, SOON restore him to his vented
health. We find the following testimony
from his pen, Of the efficiency Of the Mill.
tary Age3cy established by our GOOD Gov
ernor, for the care Of our brave soldiers
While curses from the bu.ternut colored
hearts Of ,ories, and Kisses from the forked
tongues Of lrailorious copperheads, are
hurled at Governor Morton through the
Elders, the hearty whole souled shouts OF
" Sod bless Governor Morton" are comic z
up from the brave men who are Sighting
that the life Of the Nation may be saved,
and tic glorious institutions of cur coun-
try, transmitted by the sires of the revolu-
ton to US, shall be perpetuated throughout
all time
" MILToS, Ind, Feb. 9. 1868
Ed Journal : Early in January, l and a
number CT others were taken to Nashville,
from the front OF the army, of the Cumber-
land, sick. the crowded state OF the hos
pilals rendered II necessary for all who were
able to walk, TO go into barracks. [ was
ASST yned to the fifth floor Of barracks No. |.
There were / 800 soldiers in the building
at the time, all strangers to me. With no
bed but the hard floor, no suitable food to
eat, five stories in the direction OF the Ze-
NTH, with barely sufficient strength 10 get
either down or up, il will not very
strange that | considered it rather gloomy
prospect But the object of this letter is
not to file string OF complaints but it is
my purpose 10 speak of an enterprise in
which every loyal citizen of Indiana will
feel an earnest interest.
was about to remark that one morning
/ tottered down stairs and forth into the
street, feeling like | was alone 10 he world,
when | accidentally came across }. w.
Scott, the Indiana Military Agent at large
for the benefit OF the sick and wounded
soldiers. | wish 1 could describe to you
nv feelings when hearing his loud, hearty
show do you do % and ielt his strong. earn
est grippe Is the hand. My whole being was
changed in a moment. felt at home
He invited me to his office, where | spent
most of my time till the 23d, when | emf
barIed on the steamer Commercial for
home. ...s#......
At the Agency's office found Dr.. Da.id
Hutchinson. of Morgan county, and DR..
Jobs. OF Henry. Dr.. H. has a heart pro-
portioned TO his large, full body. The kind
consideration with which he treats the bro
ken defenders OF our country proves that he
has enlightened vie VS. of the work in which
he is engaged.
Their Office is crowded from FIVE in the
morning to a late hour at night. The enor-
nous amount of talking required to answer
the thousand and one questions which sol
diers have to ask renders the duties Of Scott
extremely hard, but he never seems tc tire.
He il ever cheerful, kind and courteous.
never allowing a soldier to 90 away dissat-
istied, and in the evening as in the morning
be is the same walking, talking. pushing
good natured Scott. This is place OF i'm
mense Importance 10 the soldiers, and he is
the right Imam for the place.
The establishment of this Military Agen-
cy by the Governor is one of the numerous
acts he has done to favor the hard cond. /
tions OF the soldiers in the field and is of
greater importance than any one not fully
acquainted with the wants Of the sick and
wounded Of the army could possibly con /
ceive Of. Hundreds, like myself, have
cause TO bless the great, manly heart that
sent Mr. Scott and his co-laborers to Nash
vile to see that the Indiana sick and woun
ded were duly cared for after the terrible
conflict at Murfreesboro'
What [ have said is due TO the individ-
nals named, and to the public, as many
citizens who were AT Nashville in search of
relatives, at the same time, can testify, and
10 the end that justice may be done those
who do good respectfully ask place in
your columns to give expression to feelings
Of sincere gratitude, in a public manner
should have been glad, if not prevented
by i'll health, to have done SO at an earlier
day. They are the sentiments of hundreds
of Indiana soldier, expressed in a homely
way, but they are no less sincere.
H. w. SuuMAN.
n I'll, l..