The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-15

premises, and directing it to report to
you ut future session of the Lcgis-
lature. The reports of the several
Military Committees, made to nc,
should he referred TO this Commis-
sion.
j must not omit to inform you how
greatly the people Of the State are in
.debtcd to the several county Military
Committees appointed by me. They
have ever cheerrully responded TO the
numerous calls made upon them, with
a degree of alacrity and generosity
without their efficient AID,
the best interests of the State would
at times have materially suffered. I
shall ever feel grateful TO. these gen
tlcmcn, for their kindness TO me per-
.sonallY rs well as officially.
That everything Of interest; relating
TO the gallant men who have been or
may he engaged in the military serv.
ice of oar country, may he collected
and perpetuated, | recommend for
that purpose the establishment OF a
bureau of Military Statistics. These
statistics should contain the nans,.
age and place of residence OF every
officer and private who was in any
way engaged in the service; the date
Of his enlistment: the company and
regiment to which he belonged; the
term of service; the time and reason
for his discharge: whether killed or
wounded in battle: and the time and
place of death and burial of those who
may die in service This duty can
well be perform by the Surgeon Gen.
of tho State; and as much Of the in
formation will have 10 he gathered
from the records of the several hos
pitfalls, can, perhaps, better he per
formed by him than by any other of
iicer Should this duty be thrown
upon him, however, the salary Mt.
Cached ~ that ofiico shOuid De Iaucr-
ially increased, rs iaithfui discharge
Of the duty would command all of his
time.
Isubmit, herewith. communications
from Secretary Hoffman, giving in de.
tail the items of expenditure from the
Civil and Military Contigent funds,
from the 18th day of December. A.
d. 1862 date Of last years report, to
the 18th day of December, A. d. Is
63. 1t will he seen that from the
Civil Fund there has been cxpend A
S920,GG, and from the Military Fund
500, ,9S1,3S. ask for the appoint.
ment at an early day Ola Committee
| Of your body, to examine these ex.
lpenditures. Large as the expendi.
ture is | doubt not it will meet your
approval, and | urgently recommend
that you place ut the disposal Of my
Successor, like liberal contingent
fund, that he may be able to meet alI
contingencies likely to arise. Our cal.
liant boys in the field, and in hospitals,
and en- route for their respective
homes, must have the fostering care
OF the State Government. In this
connection, allow me TO recommend
that You keep upon your statue book
the several laws now in force proyi-
ding for tho appointment Of pay
agents, and the agcncis, and the agen.
cies for the care of soldiers. The
amount received by the several pay
agents from soldiers in the field an /
deposited in the State Treasury fol
distribution to their families. for Tho
past year, is 1851, ,S24.S1 at cost tc
the State Of 1858, 80, and without an,
cost to the soldiers or their friends
| also recommend that the leyy fol
the support Of the families Of soldiers
be increased from one mill to two mills
on the dollar and that the act for dis.
trbuting the same be so amended as
to include the families of colorcd sol.
diers who have volunteered since the
passage Of the law. The number ot
families in the State, required relief
will vary but little from thirty thous.
and; the levy recommended will give
to each about go dollars: this, with
the assistance voluntarily rendered
by the generous in every ncighhor
hood, it is hoped will make every fam
ily comfortable, and thus stimulate tho
patrioic soldier TO dnty.
The sum appropriated for suitable
resting places Mt Cincinnati and Col
bus, tor our soldiers who may fall in
the service Of our country to. wit: g..
OOO for the former, and 800 dollars
for the latter, have been cx1en led. ---
Beautiful and eligible grounds, at
Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati,
and Green Lawn Cemetery. CoIum
bus, have been selected. The remains
of 5GS brave boys have already been
deposited in the Cemetery ut Cincin-
natl, and 81 at Columbus. Without
this express authority, | joined the
Executive Of other States ID securing
suitable resting place for our noble
dead who fell at Gettvsburg in the
great battle Of July last, The sacred
ground thus secured was duly consc-
Grated with mostimposing ceremonies
on the 18th day Of November last.-.-
Accompanied by my STAFF, and quite
Il large number Of State o!hcials. I
participated, on hrhalf of the State
in these solemn ccrmonies; the entire
cost to the State, OF this visit, was .,
6l4,25 dollars, which has been charu.
ed to the Military Contingent Fund
The papers herewith presented, in
Document No. II, contain full state
ment of the action efthis Department
| in relation To its nlplakphnr,- 1ut,