The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-30
COMMUNICATIONS.
Armory square Hospital.

WASHINGTON, Mar. %, 1864.
TO the Editor Of ire Press.
There are now more soldiers in this hospi-
tai from Maine, than any other State,--a sin
gular fact. Most of them are eonvalescent,
and will be able to reioin their regiments, or
friends at home. Sergeant Dyer, of the 9th
Me. Regiment, after suffering Tor months, has
been Obliged to submit to ampntation but is
doing extremely well and will be able to 20
home in few weeks. Lieut.. Col. Harris, of
the same regiment, who was 80 severely woun-
ded on the 9th of Nov, left for home yester-
day on furlough OF sixty days. Lieut.. Col.
Millett of the 9Th Me. regiment, who was
wounded severely at the same time by shell,
in the right side, left yesterday to rejon his
regiment. lie is a gallant officer, with good
record, and has seen much hard fighting. His
numerous friends will be glad to hear that he
is again in the field. Our Commissary De-
partment under the charge OF Geo. IL. Wilson,
of your city, is managed, as it always has been
since he has been here, with great skill, and
much to the advantage of our suffering men
Our Chapel has been open for some months,
and is a beautiful structure and OF great utill-
ty We have meetings on Sabbath mornng,
and evening" aud on Tuesday and Friday eve
pings, regularly, but for the last three weeks,
| have had meetings every evening. Our
meetings are very interesting, many having
professed religion and given good evidence
that they have become changed men. In one
of our social meetings recently, two OF these
converts prayed in the French language
Rev. Mr.. Merrill, of your city, Chaplain of
aker'sCayalry, preached for them an excel
lent sermon. He is very useful in his regi-
ment.
On Monday evening, our Division of the
Sons of Temperance, meets in the chapel and
is doing great good. Twenty-six recently
toft ta1 20 sir rrIa ava fra hor.a ..x.I
library of two thousand volumes for the use
of the patients. We also publish-a paper
about half the size of the Press weekly,-a
new feature we have introduced. The "Auny
Regulations" require inspection on Sabbath
morning, but we have SO far cut "red tape as
TO attend to this matter on Saturday evening,
and 1t works well. So we are able by break
ing the lower law, to keep the "hgher," and
we hesitate not TO say that this change should
be made throughout the service. The Army
Regulation should be changed. But enough
we are doing all we can for the comfort Of our
men, and are happy for The many assurances
we receive, that our efforts are appreciated,
and that this Hospital stands first among sim
liar institutions in the land, and world. This
is owing TO the excellent management of ID.
w. Bliss, Surgeon, U. 5. A., in charge and the
only surgeon in chargc-of any hospital in this
city who has been so from the organization of
the Hospital. Z. w. JACKSON,
Chaplain, Y. 5. A.
n. B. Below please find a list OF the sick
and wounded in this hospital, at this date, from
Maine
Sergts. Nelson S. Fales, Co. b, 7th Regt.,
Geo. A. Dyer, G, 9th, Fred Garnett, b, 3D.
Corp. Il. Il. Kerr, X, 6th Priyatcs James
Coppleton, A. John f. johnson aud Daniel
Iombert, X, Calvin Wood, l., and Aaron Bart
lett, NJ, 1st Cavalry; VIM. Schunzer, i, I'd
Eegt.; Wm. Ii. Sturtevant. G, 4d John A.
Soul, A, Edwin Babb. b. Winslow Niles, ID,
son, X. 4tIl; Lomis Berry, A, Hugh Robb,
Thomas Walsh and Stephen w. Averill, F,
Angus McReagan, G., A. Ii. Carter and l.. ii.
Whittier, II, Thomas Ripley. L. and Leander
c. Stinsou, |. 9th Regt.; Samuel 4. Emery, /,
and Oliver Walker, b, 18th; Reuben Knowles,
NJ, and Asa v. Stowell b, 10th; Daniel J.
Prescott, III, 10th.