The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-09
LATEST From vICK58URG.
Arrival Of the steamer Courier.
Reports Of the Officers in Charge.
The Situation OF Our Sick. and
Wounded.

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er Courier which had been chartered by
Governor Morton to convey medical as
sistance and supplies to our wounded
soldiers in the vicinity of Vicksburg, ar
rived, having .on board seventy-three
wounded soldiers. Two, We believe,
died on their way up the river. The
Courier left vicksburg on Tuesday night,
I'd inst atl2 O'Clock.
We are indebted to DR.. Elliott and
General Stone-,he latter having had
charge of the boat during her trip-for
many items of interest, which We place
before our readers as.folloEs, with the re-
mark that we copy from rOug draft OF
Dr.. Billiards. report to the Cover lment:
The Courier left our city on the 10Th
of May, having on board forty-three
Surgeons, a number of male and female
nurses, and large quantity of Sanitary
stores. The steamer arrived at 1oungs
Point on the evening of the 30th ult,
having met with several vexatious de-
laws, which a correspondent, whose let
t-r We print in another place, details
more infinitely.
Gen. Stone and DR. Billiard at once
reported to the Medical Director of Gen.
Grants army, on their arrival, and we're
informed, by an assistant, THAT no sup
plies of any kind were needed, and no
surgical or medical assistance; that the
ioSt Il" --;lIed aud wounded in the late
battles did not exceed 800 and that i'm
peratiye orders had been received that
or men could reach the Yazoo or the
Chickasaw bayou-the base of supplies
for Gen. Grants army"
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Young's Point, and with the order
from the Secretary of War to Governor
Morton authorizing the removal to this
State of such wounded Indiana soldiers
as would be fit for duty for forty days.
DR.. Billiard and Gen. Stone visited Gen
Grants headquarters, which were then
eight miles inland from Chickasaw
Bluffs. Governor Morton's agents were
received with every kindness and atten-
ton, and all possible interest was taken
b. the General commanding to aid in the
object of their mission.
Gen. Stone and Dr. Billiard found
that all the wounded, with the exception
of those who fell into the hands of the
enemy, had been promptly and humane
ly cared for, and were comfortably situa-
ted in the commodious L. S. hospital
boats, or had been transferred by them
to the government hospitals in Memphis
and at other points From Memphis, if
it be thought necessary, the wounded
can be conveyed to the hospitals in this
and other States Gen Grant gave an
order to his Medical Director for the re-
moval OF such wounded Indiana soldiers
in the Memphis hospitals as would be
unfit for duty for forty days, and the
Courier received her load of wounded at
that city.
The Sanitary condition of the Indiana
troops in Gen. Grants army is report
ed by DR. Billiard as good-there be ng
but little sickness. The men were also
Dr. Billiard, DR.. w. c. Thompson had
nearly finished the inspection Ing detail
of all our regiments and his report will
appear soon.
While DR.. Billiard was on his visit to
Headquarters, the Surgeons remaining
on the Courier, were directed to inquire
into the condition of the sick and wound
ed from Indiana in the Convalescent
Camp" at Young's- Point, the "Var
Buren, Hospital" at Milliken's Bend, and
the Q. S. Hospital steamer Nashville
two miles below This duty was dis
charged with great care and ability. All
of our soldiers were visited and full
record of their names, regiments, coLdi-
ton and the nature of their diseases
made, which record is to be published
for the information of their friends.
The Surgeons report seventeen wound
ed and thirty-one sick soldiers from In
diana on the steamer Nashville At the
Convalescent Camp" they found fifty
nine sick and three wounded At Van
Buren Hospital there were one hundred
and twenty-one of our wounded and
FIVE hundred and thirty-two sick. This
shows at the three hospitals FIVE hundred
and eighty-three sick and wounded In
diana soldiers These hospitals are
only designed to afford temporary relief
and are not well adapted to the perma-
nent cure Of either sick or wounded.
The Surgeons report that the Com
yalescent Camp" at Young's Point I" is
in a disgraceful condition of " 'utl Cd