, 1864-06-10
northern IOWA SANITARY FAIR,
In Appeal to be Made to ovr People for Aid
Letter from the President Of the Sanl-
tary Commission,

The following letter was written by E. B. Nc
caee, Esq. President Of the Northwestern Santa.
y Commission, addressed to Rev. E. g. Norris
+ General Agent for tho Iowa sanitary Commission,
and Agent for the Sanitary Fair to be held at Dn.
tuquc, commencing on the elst instant. It will
be eeen that call Is shout to be made On Chicago
for aid for the above Fair. This ia a. 1t should b.
and We hope that the application will meet with
hearty RESPONSE Iii. Non1s-who is now in on.
city-wiIi be followed and assisted by Gen. Willis,
P1eeident of the Faif aud Hon. Mt. blssel, Prest.
dent Of the Town Commission. Let not those
gentlemen be greeted az nnTelcome heggarA but
co-laborets with US In the great work Of minfs-
tesfng to tho needs Of the soldier, Let our Com
mltaion, The Board & Ct &1rsde. and the ladies take
hold OF the matter. "What thou Goest, do qnfckly,
Remember the Fair opens on the a1st, and the1sls
no time to be lost.
- sDe1r- Sir: You ask me to eay word in tur-
means Of Fair, to be holden at Dubuque, COM
mcDcng on the s1st Of this month, to raise funds
S s a e y and V aid o.
sion was never in greater need Of large and con-
stant supply Of money aud articles Of food and
a ee @oass a9 aa as 4 ad R
now over fifteen thonsand slcE and wounded men
at Nashville and other places between that city
,n. ind 15f ese Refb h. n nr ta3
and Of these some si1 thousand are men wounded
in the several severe and prolonged battles thus
iar{oueh. by Gen. Sherman and hls army since
leaving Chattanooga oD the way to Atlanta, 1t ia
not too much to eay that In some way, actually
or incidentally, each one OF theeo men receives,
each day, some aid and comfort from the Sanitary
:: a letter just received from Mrs. Porser states
that Hrs. BykerdfEc and herself tboth Of them be-
nearly elI thousand man, most or them wounded,
81 they arrived from the 'front.', and no man can de-
scribe the value Of cup Of coffee, o. . bowl of
isteIed with 4 kind word to man gutfctin5 from
The fever and ansuish Of gun.shot wound, madc
dopbly painful, ifthat is possible by long ride
oyer dusty road. IN IN ambulance trair or hos
At Kingston, Resaea, Dalton, Stevenson and
Bridgeport, the Commission has agents whose bC-
with its freight Of maug!ed bodies aEd weary, suc
drinks 10 go through each ear and 70 administer 10
each mans present necessities 80.
But this is the smallest part OF its work. Loufs-
vile Il full Of wounded and sick soldiers Mem-
Ehis, yicksbarg and sven Chicago has each Its
has expended over $4,000 eince Gen. Grant BE-
Ean his aLTRIce In furnishing supplies to the sick
and wounded men Of hls army, and the demand Is
constant, and must be for months to come. The
smallest donation may save life. A cup Of black
berry lea not exceeding in val1e three cents, has
been almost the certain Instrument in 80 doing.
asmy was, according to his own statement, thus
Tie Medical Director at Chattanooga came into
the Office Of The Commission at tina, place faw
ages, which, fortunately, the Commission was able
to supply, for, with wlse iofethonsht Ia,1e de-
.rot Of natfle supplies had been collected there by
ihe o. S. Commission, anticipating the very cmef-
gency which haH since arisen. Ipersonaly saw In
this collection many boxes that had been iorwurd-
cd through and BY this brunch. II did almost In
calculahle good but w4s soon exhausted.
1oHa has been for months most liberal con.
t1fbntor to this Branch Of the Q. 8. Commission,
tnd in March last lts contributions were consider.
ably greater than those from Illinois Your tsir ia
our fair Its funds arc to into our treasury IN aid
Of our work, and this Commission cannot too
heartily or ID too ex..aragant words commend il
and you totvety man and woman in Chicago Hho
ls willing to aid the good cause in which We are all
alike engaged.
do not know Of any more effective way to aid
ypu and ttoee with whom You are engaged, in ask
ing aesistance from this community In getting up
'ypur fair, and Of ensurlng results worthy OF the
Jealous efforts lts managers are making, than this
short statement Of the work and tho necessities or
the Sanitary Commission.
In behalf OF the Commission. Yours very re-
:spectfnlly, E. B. McCAGG. President,