Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-24
U. s. SANITARY COMMISSION,
n NASHVILLE. TENN. October l3. '63.


NASHVILLE, TENN, October 13, '63.
LADIES OF AID Society How are you
all this morning? hope not as cold in
your rooms as here in ours. Northerners
think If one is at the South it must be
warm; that is q great mistake. find,
from experience, that one requires fire and
warm clothing here, and even farther
South, as early and in as great quantity as
at home. The weather, though perhaps
not as extremely cold, is very damp and
dissgre cable. Flannel shirts and drawers
are in great demand. Indeed soldier, if
he could avoid it, would never look ct
cotton shirt, nor at a white wooden one.
They all ask for wooden, and indeed one
man refused TO accept cotton flannel
shirt few days since, and l let him go,
| thought he could not be suffering If he
would not take good cotton flannel. Such
instances are rare, but show how desirous
all are for flannel.
Sister Anthony has just been in here
for farina and like delicacies for the sick.
Few other ladies beside "Sisters of Char
ity 4" are in the hospitals. Many Doctors
think Them better calculated for that posi-
ton than other ladies. The fact is PrOtes-
tant ladies, of the right stamp, rarely are
willing to go in as the sisters do and give
their time to it and be faithful. Many
want to rule and Of course get in trouble
directly
DR.. Barnum returned from Chattanooga
last evening and goes, tomorrow morning,
on the new hospital cars to Stevenson TO
transport the sick and wounded. And, by
the way, these new hospital cars are the
most comfortable arrangements for moving
the sick that can be made Each bed is
suspended on rubber rings from the corn
ers, so that the jarring viii not affect the
occupant more than if he was in a comfort
able bed at home. Then they are well
ventilated, an item Of no small moment to
a well person, but to the sick of the great
est importance; you may almost say more
ihan either food or medicine. The passage
IN the center Of the cars is wide enough 10
pass and repass in the care Of the men, and
each bed is streteher that can be lifted
out Of the rubber rings and the sick man
be carried on it without changing his po-
sition. To me who had Sc recently had sad
experience in trying TO move sick hus-
band they seemed perfect luxury.
have just given out the last stationery
we have in store. If you have any on
hand had you not better put it up with
soms other small things, which 1 will
name, and send by express. We want
HArmsling's" needles, thread, housewives,
eye-shsdes and buttons. Recently the
soldiers have been in the habit of coming,
individually, for the above small but very
useful articles, and that is the cause Of the
scarcity. am glad they come and am
anxious to give them. l ask many Of them
to write to their friends that we must be
furnished that in turn we may give them.
have written many answers to letters
found in boxes and am well satisfied, Lfany,
have by this means been influenced to
throw their mite in with u.s.
Supplies are coming in literally, and
when communication is open to Chattsnoo-
go, mean when the bridges are built and
cars run through, everything will be push
ed to the utmost capacity. Till then we
must be content to send all we can and
have large quantities ready to give them at
the earliest possible moment. The others
Of the wounded q 000) who are at Steven
son, will be brought here as soon as pos
sible."