Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-06
S0LDIERSI AID SOCIETY.
IS BANK sTnxEF, CLEvELAED, J
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eru Ohio. we have been enabled the week
past to send nearly two carloads Of Vege- :
tables for distribution in the camps and i
hospitals Of ROsecans' army. The ship
ment Of Monday last was one entire carload
(I2O barrels) Of potatoes and onions, and
on the next day 156 packages more were
dispatched to the South. These were
mostly vegetables, pickles and dried fruits
A part of the Invoice, however, comprised
bsndages, dressings and clothing which
will be carried by hospital steamer to the
vicinity Of Vicksburg The liberal cOntIi-
butious of vegetables to the Army Of the
Cumberland have already stayed the pro-
gress of much dreaded disease, and we can
scarcely estimate too highly their value to
our men. 1t is Of the first Importance
that these supplies be continued so long as
the season will allow, in order to confirm |
the state of health now existing in that |
noble army, and to strengthen it for the
trials to which sudden and general en-
gagement may subject it.
We hope to send carload Of vegetables
Southwark weekly, for the present, and to
this end we earnestly invite the donations
of all who are interested in the welfare Of
our soldiers and the success Of our arms.
Butter, eggs and cheese are solicited also,
and we trust there is not dairy in this
section but will yield some offering to the
sacred cause in behalf of which we plead.
The anxiety Of those who have friends
among the wounded near Vicksburg may be
somewhat allayed, knowing hat generous
supplies have been forwarded and that the
many hospital boats upon the river are
now bringing their precious freight north
ward, where better care can be given to
the sufferers. We clip from Louisville
paper the following sketch of the work Of
relief, hoping for more minute report
upon the return Of the steamers:
RELIEF TO TIKI WOUNDED AT vICKsBURG.
HThe prompt and efficient measures ta-
ken by the soldiers friends to meet the
wants and minister TO the comfort Of the
Gallant men of the Army Of the Mississip-
) nj. fill our hearts with gratitude. Imme-
, diately on receipt Of the first news Of the
! heroic achievements Of General Grant and
his noble compatriots, the various branches
of the Sanitary Commission sent forward
large supplies of stores for the relief OF the
> sick and wounded.
TPittsburg, whose Commission has from
the hour Of its establishment acted with
great energy, forwarded FIVE hundred bar
rels Of potatoes, and many other choice
) stores, stimulsnts, sc.
i ~Cleveland, the presence Of whose no
d BILE Aid Society has been felt through 1t!
generous contributions, as benediction
on almost every field of suffering since th'
I war began, sent four hundred packages
= and Buffalo showed her earnest and patri
= otic spirit in a very timely donation.
II The Cincinnati Branch fitted out a hnt
i steamer, the Alice Dean, with seven hun
! : dred packages and full corps of surgeons
and nurses.
4 The New Albany Branch sent liberia
y supply by the steamer Atlantic.
e Davenport, Iowa, Quincy and Alton, Hi
j nois. We'd with each other in loading thu
> Sanitary Steamer Dunlei,h, which at tina
e time was on the Mississippi, having goni
= there 10 obtain cargo of stores.
: At Louisville, public meeting was helC
u under the auspices of the Kentucky Branch
q and six thousand dollars we're contributed
l' by the citizens. The Governor Of the State
through an admirable representative, ).
e Temple, ESQ, paid a beautiful tribute Il
is = & .-,;--;c' oTa eE
y the medium Of conveying the States con
y tribution TO the brave soldiers of the Union
I M 4 l.. e.
boat on the river, was chartered by DR.
Z Newberry, and most generously loadet
4, with ice, vegetables, fruits, garments, an(
= other things adapted to promote the vel
"" "" fare Of the sick and wounded. DR.. An
" drew is in charge other, assisted BY fifteei
surgeons.
. The Chicago Branch acted with its usua
y promptness, and had large contribution
: ready for the Strader on her arrival a
= Cairo.
We learn that st. Louis procured tn
: steamer Champion, and prepared her very
= thoroughly for her mission Of mercy-tha
= Governor Morton has already sent for
= = ward one boat, the Courier, with valua
= BILE load, and with large number Of sur
surgeons, nurses, and attendants, and tina
I, Governor Tod has also chartered, loaded
, and forwarded boat.
= 1t is truly gratifying to see our peOplI
= engaging SO heartily in this great work
" and carrying it through with such eff
. cheney"
1t This Week we mail to our branch sOcie
IS ties the first number Of the Sanitary Re
a 4 porter, newspaper issued by the Unite,
d States Sanitary Commission, from tn
Central Office of the Western Department
Louisville, Kentucky. This paper is pub
lished for gratuitous distribution amOni
: soldiers aid societies, and that portion o
= the people of the loyal States who care t
. be informed as to the objects and work o
> the Sanitary Commission, and who desir
fresh and reliable information as to tn
Z state of the army-its necessities, and tn
best way to supply them.
i The Reporter will be sent to each of ou
! contributing societies weekly, from thi
,s date, and we suggest that at least portion
ofits contents be read aloud at the busines
Ia and sewing meetings of The ladies. No
: should its nilsson end here-it may after
! wards be circulated throughout the neigh
:. borhood, that those who are already inter
: ested in this work may be encouraged b
this record of its efficiency, and stimulate
to renewed exertions and greater iberali
ty; and that those who now fail to aoknowl
N edge the claim Of the soldier upon hi
r. northern friends, may have their sympa
ne thies awakened and their beneVolence en-
m listed in a work so noble and SO humane.
Of To explain more fully the object of thi
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