Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-10-28

Hospitals Oct. lst, 1864, an aggregate Of
thirteen hundred and four, as follows
u. S. Gen. Hospital, Burling
! ton, 33S
Sloan U. s. Gen. Hospital,
Montpelier, 479
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The large number of wounded in the
recent battles, will soon increase this
number, and added 10 this, the usual pro-
portion of sick among the new levies
who have just gone to the field, the hos
pital accommodations will soon now be
found too limited. Tz4ea
The amount expended 10 enlarging
the hospital at Burlington, has been as
sumed and paid by the General Govern
menf, and the amount does rot appear
in the accounts Of the State, as the Treas
urer Of the State has advanced by my d.
rection, for the hospital at Montpelier,
the amount of thirty-two thousand five
hundred dollars. Other buildings are
now in process Of construction, consisting
of chapel and barracks for the Veteran
Reserve Corps. The work has been un-
der the supervision of the Quarter Mas
ter General of the State, and all vouch-
ers and details of expenditures will be
found in his accounts.
In May last, arrangements were made
with the War Department to occupy the
hospital so far as finished, and to supply
the necessary furniture. Notwiihstand>
ing the large increase of hospital accom-
modations, there is not yet enough in the
State to supply the demand, and many
soldiers are still left in distant hospitals
unable to be transferred to Vermont for
want of room. ...r,ss
No state has made more liberal pro-
visions for its soldiers than Vermont, and
am happy thus to congratulate the State
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on the position she occupies in this re-
spect. Whether it would be advisable
to make still further provision to increase
the accommodations, is question left to
your careful consideration. The matter
OF expense to any reasonable amount is
unworthy Of consideration, in comparison
with the welfare Of the men who have
thus nobly offered their lives to their
country.
GETTYSBURG CEMETERY.
Soon after the memorable battle of
Gettysburg in July, 1868, the plan Of
locating place for the interment of the =
remains of the heroes who fell there in
defense of the Union, was originated
In pursuance of this design, arrange
ments were made by the governor of
Pennsylvania for the purchase Of the
land necessary for the purpose, and with
view to make it national in its charac-
ter, correspondence was opened with the
governors Of the loyal states having SOL
diers lying on the battlefield, and their
co operation invited.
Arrangements were also completed for
preparing and beautifying the grounds
and for gathering in from the rude graves.
where they were temporarily buried, the
brave and gallant dead of the different
states, and interring them in lots set apart
to each state.
To secure for Vermont a suitable lot,
and the more carefully to superintend the
disinterment and reinterment of the fall
en- soldiers from this state, on the 23d
day of October last appointed Col w.
G. Veazey agent in behalf of the state,
with instructions to proceed Immediately
to Gettysburg to discharge the duties as
signed him. The report of Col. Veazey
Is herewith transmitted for your informa-
lion.
The cemetery grounds were formally
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on
he 29th day of November, 1868. The
title to the grounds is vested in the state
of Pennsylvania, sin trust for all the
states having soldiers buried in said
grounds"
The total number buried in the ceme-
ery from all the states, is three thousand
i've hundred and twelve, and the number
rom this state is sixty one. @ q
Great care has been taken to ascertain
md preserve the identity Of the bodies,
md they now rest in the new cemetery
grounds, near the spot where they fell,
by all that art and love can
10 to adorn their final resting place, hal
owed by the memories of that great
struggle for liberty and humanity, to
which they consecrated themselves, and
n which they SO freely yielded up their
ives. ua4
purer,n. a. .ba prnvisions of the ACT