Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-01-08

10 tuS uuWGIOus Calls U90S upon knSm, Win |
a degree of alacrity and generosity unbounded |
Without their efieieat aid, the best interes ts |
of the State would at times have materially
suffered. 1 shall ever feel grateful to these
gentlemen for their kindness TO me personally, |
as well as oficialIy
That everything Of interest relating to the
gallant men who have been or may be snga-
ged in the military service of our country,
may be collected and p0rpetusted, I recon-
mend for that purpose the establishment of
bureau, to be known as the Bureau of Militia
ry Statistics. These statistics should contain
the name, age and place of residence of every
1@eer and private who was in any way enga-
ged in the service the date Of his enlistment
the company and regiment to which be be-
louged the term Of service the time and
reason for bis discharge; whether killed or
wounded In battle and the tine and place
Of death and burial of those who may die in
service. This duty can well be performed by
the Surgeon General of the State and, a.
much of the information will have to be gath
cred from the records of the eeYeral hospitals
can, perhaps, better be performed by him
than by any other officer. Should this duty
be thrown upon hin, however, the salary at
tached to that Office should be materially in
creased, as faithful discharge of his duty
would command all of his time.
1 submit, herewith, communications from
Secretary Hoffman, giving in detail the items
Of expenditure from the Civil and Military
Contingent Funds from the 18th day Of De-
cember, A. D. 1862 date Of last years re-
port, to the 18th day of December, A. D.
F4s63. 1t will be seen. that from the Civil
Fund there has bean expended 1920 &c, and
from the Military Fund $969Sl &c. l ask
for the appointment, at an early day, of a
Committee of your body 20 examine these ex-
penditures. Large as the expenditure is,
doubt not it viii meet your approval, and
urgently recommend that you place at the
disposal of my successor like liberal eontin-
gent fund, that he may be able to meet the
contingencies likely to arise. Our gallant
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 tha
you keep upon your statute book the several
laws now in force providing for the appoint
ment Of pay agents, and the agencies for the
care OF soldiers. The amount received by the
several pay agents from soldiers in the ield
aud deposited in the State Treasury for dis
tribution to their families, for the past year,
is 1861 ,824 81, at a cost to the State Of g.
753 80, and without any cost to the soldiers OF
their friends. 1 also recommend that the
levy,c for the support Of the families Of soldiers
be increased from one mill to two mills on
the dollar and that the act for distributin g
the same, be so amended as to include the
families of colored soldiers who have Voluu-
teered since the passage Of the law. Tbs
number Of families in the State, requiring re-
! lief, will vary but little frsm thirty thousand
the levy recommended, will give 10 each about
$50 this, with the assistancs voluntarily ten
dsrsd by the generous 10 every nsighbOr hsod
| it is hoped will make every family comfOr IA.
bic, and thus stimulate the patriotic soldier
/ to duty.
The sum appropriated for suitable resting
| places at Cincinnati and Columbus, for our sell
deirs who may fall in the service of our country
to-wit: So, 900 for the former and $1,000 for
the latter, have been expended, Beautiful
and eligible grounds, at Spring Grove Gene
terry, Cincinnati, and Green Lawn Cemetery
| Columbus, have been selected. The remains
of 568 brave boys have already been deposit
ed in the cemetery at Cincinnati, and 81 ct
! Columbus. Without this express authority
| joined the Executives OF other States 10 &C.
curing a suitable resting place for our noble
dead who fell at Gettysburg in the great bat
tie Of July last. The sacred ground thus Sc
cured was cOnsecrated, with most imposing
ceremonies, on the 18th day of November
last. Accompanied by my staff, and quite a
large number of State officials, participate ed
on behalf of the State, in these solemn cere
monies the entire cost to the State, of this
visit, was S2,6I4 rs, which has been charged
to the Military Contingent Fund. The pa
pers herewith presented, in Document No. II,
contain full statement of the action Of this
Department in relation to its melancholy do ty
of caring for our dead.
It can hardly be necessary that call your
attention to, or speak Of, the bravery and gal
lantry of our soldiers in the field. Their many
noble deeds are familiar to US all the soil o.
every battlefield hes become sacred with the
blood Of Ohio heroes. Our children should
be taught to venerate the memory of thosc
who have fallen, and to love and highly res
pect those who have been spared by an ell
wise Providence to return among rs. Goo
bless our patriotic soldiers, and all who ara
near and dear to them.
Although the wicked rebsllion stilI contin-
uss, we can justly claim for Ohio full psr
formance of duty in the effort TO crush it, And
maintaining our happy form of Government
We have raised within the past year, 1906
troops This, added to the number reported
to the last General Assembly, swells the grand
Urioa army from Ohio, to 200,671. Thast
troops have been to say the least, az prompt
ly raised, and with as little expense and trou
ble to the National Government, as thos,
from any other State in the Unisn. We have
taken care of our sick and wounded seldis n
and their families, with a generons hand anC
kind heart; we have, upon our own expense
repelled raids upon our southern and eastern
borders, with spirit and energy worthy o
free-men we have aided in the capture of .
most formidable band of desperadoes, led b.
a willy, dangerous chieftain we have proVi dec
suitable resting places for our gallant dead
and We have given conclusive evidence 10 the
world in our recent elections, as we'll IS in
the gallant deeds Of our brave men in th,
field, that we are determined, much a. il has
cost in life and treasure, or may hereafter
cost, to continue to uphold oar NAtiona
Government in its unity and strength, ant
thus transmit it to our children.
l have directed my Aide and Military Sc
cretary. Col, G. 1. Young, 20 copy and pre-
pare for publication, such portions Of the cor
respondence in the Executive Department, as
be supposed might prove interesting to yOu
and our constituents. He has done so, and
arranged them under the following heads, viz
I. Relating to the care Of the sick aud
wounded.