The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-01-14

by me, through the several Military |
Committees Of the counties interested,
to ascertain and have reported to me,
these several claims and bureau was
at the head Of which l
placed Henry S. Babbitt, Esq, 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 the State, the amount of these several
claims, it is necessary that a special
commission be created for that purpose
| therefore recommend that you adopt
the necessary legislation to create and
regulate this commission; giving it full
authority in the premises, and directing
it to report to you Mt future session Of
the Legislature. The reports Of the
several Military Committees, made to
me, should be referred to this Commits
sion.
must not omit to inform you, how
greatly the people of the State are in
debted to the several county military
Committees appointed by me. They have
ever cheerfuly responded to tho nu-
morous calls made upon them with de-
gree of alacrity and generosity uu.
bounded; without their efficient aid, the
best interests of tho State would at
times have materially suffered 1 shall
ever feel grateful to these gentleman,
for their kindness to me person nally,
as we'll as officially.
That everything of interest relating
to the gallant men who have been, Of
may be engaged in the military service
of our country, may be collected anC
, perpetuatcd, 7 recon amend for that pur
pose the establishment of bureau O
Military Statistics. These statistic
should contain the name, age and pac
Of residence of every officer and privat
= who was in any way engaged in tn
. service; tho date Of his enlistment; tn
- company and regiment to which he be
J Ionged; the term of service; the tim
and reason for his discharge, whethe
I killed or wounded in battle; and tn
8 time and place of death and burial 0
= those who may die in service. Thi:
duty can we'll be performed by tn
$ Surgeon-Gonernl of the State, and o
e much Of the information will have t
= be gathered from tho records of tn
$ several hospitals, can perhaps, bottle
d be performed by him than by any 9th
or officer. Should this duty be throwr
f upon him, however, the salary attache,
f to that Office should be materially in
e creased, as a faithful discharge of tn,
G duty would command all of his time.
n l submit herewith, communication
}, from Secretary Hoffman, giving in dc
= tail the items Of the expenditure from
d the Civil and Military Contiugcn
It Funds, from the 8rh day Of December
s A. D 1861, date of last years report, !
4 tho 18th day Of fDoccmber, A D. 1867
: Il will be seen, that from the Civ
e Fund, there has been expended S92
e sc, and from the Military Fund 500,
98l SO. l ask for the appointment ,
: an early day, of a committee of you
f body, 70 examine these expenditure.
2 Large as the expenditure is, l dout
s. not, it will meet your approval, and
u urgently recommend that you place
le the disposal of my successor, lik
Ie liberal contingent fund that he M
3, be able to meet all continge ncies lik
I ly to arise Our gallant boys in Il
: field, and in hospitals, and ia route f
,e their respective homes, must have Il
or fostering caro- Of the State Governmeu
B. In this connection, allow me TO re
1t ommend that you keep upon your sta
d uto book, the several laws now in for
0, providing for the appointment of pa
a, agents, and the agencies for the ca
0. of soldiers. The amount received
D. the several pay-agents from soldiers
le the field and deposited in the Sta
ut Treasury for distribution to their fan
"a lies, for the past year, is S961,834
at cost to the State Of S2,753 so a
r without any cost to the soldiers or tn
=. friends. | also recommend that I
a levy, for the support Of the families
is soldiers, be increased from one mill
ce two mills on dollar, and that the
It, for distributing the same, be so amer
ed ed as to include the families of c.
cd ored soldiers who have volunteer
III, since the passage of the law. I
id. number of families in the State,
al quiriug relief, will vary but li.tle fr
raj thirty thousand; the levy recommend
or, will give to each about sixty dollc
nd this,with the assistance voluntarily 4
for dered by the generous in every RciI
or borhood, it is hoped will make ev