Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-01-13

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transportation oi the troops was also di-
: rectly assumed by the General Govern
ment. No provision, however, has been
: made for the adjustment and liquidation
: o! tue several claims for damages occa-
stoned by the enemy, or incident to the
; movement Of our own troops. Prompt
messr-as we're taken by me, through the
several Military Committees of the coun-
=, ties interested, 10 ascertain and have re-
I ported to me, these several claims; and
, bureau was lnaugurate3, at the head Of
which pisced Henry s. Bab6itt, Esq, a
highly competent person, for the purpose
of arranging and preserving the evidence
} Of the same. To adjust and determine,
with any degree of accuracy and safety TO
J the State, the amount Of these several
} claims, it is necessary that special COM
mission be created for that purpose. !
therefore recommend that you adopt the
necessary legislation to create and regu-
late this commission; giving il full su-
thority in the premises, and directing II
to report to you at future session of the
legislature. The reports Of the several
Military Committees, made to me, should
be referred to this Commission.
must not omit to inform you, how
greatly the people of the State are indebt-
ed 70 the several County Military Com
miteees appointed by me They have ev-
or eheerlully responded to the numerous
calls made upon them, with 8 degree of
slscrity and generosity uubounded; with
out their efficient aid, the best interests
of the State would at times have materi
ally suffered shall ever feel grateful to
these gentlemen, for their kindness to me
| Irarso0allxy t<raIl off
That everything of interest, relating to
the gallant men who have been or who
may be engaged in the military service of
our country, Snay be collected and per
| petuated, I recommend for that purpose
the establishment of bureau, TO be
known as the Bureau of Military Stats
tics. These statistics should contain the
name, 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
Of which he belonged the term of serv-
! ice; 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 msy die in the service. This
| duty can well he performed by the Sur
geon General Of the State; and, as much
ed from the records of the several hos
pitals, can, perhaps, better be performed
bv him than by any other officer. Should
this duty be thrown upon him, however,
the salary attached to that Office should
he materially increased as a faithful dis
charge of the duty would command all of
his time.
| submit, herewith, communications
from Secretary Hoffman, giving in detail
the items of expenditures from the Civil
and Military Contingent Funds. from the
18th day of December, Z D. 1862, date OF
last years report to the 18th day of De !
cember. A. D. 1868 II will be seen, that
from the Civil Fund, there has been ex-
pended S920,66, and from the Military
Fund S69, ,9Sl 28. ask for the appoint |
ment, at an early day, of q Committee Of
your body, to examine these expenditures. |
Large as the expenditure isy doubt not 4
It viii meet your approval, and urgently !
recommend that you place at the dispo- |
sal Of my successor, like liberal OOntin- 1
gent fund, that he may meet all contin-
gencies 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 ne to recon-
mend that you keep upon your statute 1
book, the several laws now in force pro-
viding for the appointments of pay agents.
and the agencies for the care of soldiers.
The amount received by the several
pay agents from soldiers in the field and
deposited in the State Treasury for dis
tribution to their families, for the past
year. Is S96l, ,S24 81, at = cost 10 the State
of g, 75S SO, and without any coat 70 the
soldiers OF their friends. also recon-
mend that .he levy, for the support Of the
families OF soldiers, be increased from one
mill to two mills on the dollar; and that
the act tor distributing the same, be so
amended as 20 include the families OF col
ored soldiers who have volunteered since
the passage Of the law. The number OF
families in the State, requiring relief, will
vary but little from thirty thousand; the
levy recommended. will give 10 each
about 500; this, with the assistance vol
unfairly rendered by the generous ia ey-
cry neighborhood, it Is hoped viii make
every family comfortable, and thus slim
ulate tine patriotic soldier to duty.
The sum appropriated for suitable rest
ing places at Cincinnati and Columbus.
for our soldiers who may fal il the ser
vice of our country, 10 wit: $, 600 for the
former, and five hundred for the latter,
have been expended. Beautiful and ell /
gible grounds, AT Spring Grove Cemetery, !
at Cincinnati, and Green Lawn Cemetery, I
have been selected. The re-
mains of sos brave boys have already !
been deposited in the Cemetery at Gin I
cinnati, and 81 ut Columbus. Without
this express authority, Joined the Ex-
ecutives of other States in securing g
suitable resting place for our noble dead !
who fell at Gettysburg in the great battle {
of July last. The sacred ground thus Sc
cured was duly consecrated, with most
imposing ceremonies, on the 18th day Of
November last Accompanied by my
Staff, and quite large number of State
l participated, on behalf OF the j
State, III these solemn ceremonies; the I
entire cost to the State, of this visit, was
S2,6l4 IS, which has been charged 10 the
Military Contingent Fund. The papers {
herewith presented, in Document No. I
u, contain full statement of the action {
of this Department in relation to its me- /
ancholy duty of caring for our dead.
1t can hardly be necessary that | call
your attention to, or speak of the bray {
cry and gallantry of our soldiers in the {
uelu 4ueIr MANY HOO4o ueSuS tlES IA
miliar to US all; the soil Of every battle I
field has become sacred with the blood of I
0hio's heroes. Our children should be s
taught to venerate the memory OF those
who have fallen; and TO love and highly '
respect those who may be spared by an I
all-wise Providence 10 return among Us. J
God bless our patriotic soldiers, and all
vino are near and dear to them.
l. s,l- -a1 lnaaIl u,
continues, we can j1stly claim for Ohio 8 c
full performance of duty in the effort 10 I
crush it, and maintain our happy form ofI {
government We have raised within the I
past year, 5000 troops. This, added to /
to the number reported to the last Gen
eral Assembly, swells the grand Union
army from Ohio to 20O,67l. These troops
have been, TO say the least, as promptly
rn;snd and Nth a. little aNnensa and