Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-01-15

titude with which they left their business
and responded to these sudden calls, are
entitled to the thanks Of the State.
After the fattle of Shiloh, and in ar
ticipation of the conflict to como of .
Corinsh. l applied to the Sec,stary Of
War for permission to appoint two sddi
tional assistant surgeons to each regiment
in the grand army of Major General Hal
leck. The permission was rented, under
which sent about seventy surgeons to
that army. and am g.sl,u. to believe
that this movement led to the amendment
of the law by which third surgeon was
added to each regiment measure great
ly needed.
/ have also established at Washington.
Louisville. Nashville. Memphis. Cairo.
and Columbus. Kv.. permanent agents.
who have rentsl ousss and keep public
offices. wher, 81 nitary 90 Is are deposited
for distribution, and to which soldiers can
resort for relief. These agencies are found
TO work well. and are accomplishing a
great deal of good. Permanent agents
have been employed at Philadelphia. ST..
Louis. K-okuk. and New York. for the re-
lief Of such Indiana soldiers as may be
carried to those points.
The number of soldiers passing through
this city, to and from the Army, or COM
ing here to procure discharges and fur
longhs. made it necessaryt to provide quar-
tiers where they could receive lodging and
subsistence during their stay According
lyI procured the erection offs Soldiers
Home which has been. in the main. well
MANAGED. and has been the source OF re-.
lief AMI comfort to thousands.
While ,pon this subject. II Is with
great pleasure that | lay before you the
report of NJ Hannaman and AlfreI IIar-
rison, Esq, he President and Secretary of
the Sanitar, c omm mission. slas "a ffs
The Commission began its operations
regularly onthe lst Of March. 1862. and
mp to the 1t of january. 1868. had re-
ceived fronTarious sources in goods and
money. the um of $50 .0SS.5l During
the same priod they have supplied To
tina sick an wounded Indiana soldiers
$50 .379.31in such articles as were best
suited to thur wants and condition. leav-
ing balsre in their hands OF S2.942.-
so in goods and S2.76S. 40 in money.
avail mself Of this opportunity to
tender. on blalf VI the State. to the Off
GERS of the Commission, and the gentle
men assocted with them, my sincere
thanks for ne unremit,iug industry and
devotion VIII which they have iabo,ed
without rew,d orthe hope thereof, in this
great work spatfiotie benevolence.
The abos statement only embraces
those suppls of stores and money which
hive pssse through the hanls of the
Commissio and does not include those
large but regular contributions which
flowed thr,gh so many other channels
for the relf of our sick aud wounded
soldiers.
The CATER part Of all the stores. in
whatevernanner sent. have been contrib
u,ed by noble and patriotic women OF
Ia.liana. Not only have they contributed
most lilrdly Of their money. but they
have labred INCREASINGLY with their hands,
in rrepaius bose articles so necessary to
the comfort al recovery OF the sick and
wsunied-
They have eir reward in the incxpress-
ible gratitude at sweils the hearts of the
brave men wi are the recipients of these
deeds Of mercy On this subject qnote
n brief extract fsn the report OF the Com
mission: "The,ommiltee desire 10 ex-
press in the strsgest terms, their graft
tude to the wons or In'lIana who have
responded. withll the enthusiasm and
generosity of thr sex. TO the calls of the
committee: the, have in fact done the
work, by their sbors. their contributions
and their example; the committee have
been merely tbir agents in receiving and
dispensing pc fruits Of their nnbounde,
1sliberality. The same work and labor oil
love is stii before them. and the same
spirit With has so far actuated them viii
no doubt continue TO furnish occupation
for the Commission SO long as the occa-
sion REQUIRES it. rrTFs-T
Immediately upon the first establish
ment of CAMPS in this city. the Treatment
of the sick was committed to the care o
Drs- Kitchen and Jameson. / Subsequent
k authorized the establishment Of q Hos
ptal here. known as the CITY Hospital
u.der the care and direction of the SAME
gntlemen.
Their administration has been highl,
sccessful and satisfactory. and the Hos
Ital Is Justly regar,le as one of the very
est in the United States. The Who'll.
number of patients treated at this Hospi
tai. from May I, 1861, to January /
1863, was 5.495.
Your attention is invited to the report
OF Drs. Kitchen and Jameson, anil to the
just Acknowledgements therein male Of the
=. services Of the "Sister. Of Providence"
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