Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-02-04

VINO have been shielded By the corFuptlOnS 0l
!. othce-hOlders since the war commenced. be
/ gathered up and compelled TO fight for that
/ liberty for which thev ever profess TO be sc
ready to pour out their priceless blood.
Sanitary AgeHees---Rep0rt of Ex-Governor
Sal0man.
At the time of the report upon this subject
| to the Legislature Of 1868, the following
| agencies were in operation at the expense OF
| the State, or using State funds and account
! ing thereto to the Executive office, to-wit:
| Mrs. c. L. P. Harvey, at St. Louis, but
about to leave that field for the Lower Mis-
sissippi.
Wisconsin SOLDIERS AID SoCIETy-W. Y.
Selleck, Vice President, and \. Eastman,
! Secretary, at Washington, and for Baltimore,
Annapolis, sc.
Robert R. Corson at Philadelphia.
Col. Frank E. Howe, at New York.
George W. Sturgis, at keokuk, Iowa, but
! ordered below.
Godfrey Stamm, at keokuk.
George r. Stuntz, at Helena, Eicksburg,
! &c.
Mrs Harvey left St. Louis for Memphis.
where Il large accumulation of sick and
wounded men had taken place, about Febru-
AIRY 3D. '63, and remained there and at Eicks-
J burg and vicinity, until obliged to return by
! illness. Her account was then settled to Nav
! ist, 1868. She went to Washington on bust
ness connected with the establishment OF a
| General Hospital in this State, and for the
time thus occupied her expenses were paid
| September 30th, under q new appointment
| she proceeded to visit the various hospitals
along the Mississippi, to ascertain the number
| of W iScOnSln soldiers to be removed to the
| hospital here, and to make arrangements fol
| the purpose. Returning from this mission
Mrs. Harvey again sent as Sanitary Agent
for points along the Mississippi below Mem
phis, in which agency she still continues
Compensation So per day and necessary trav.
cling expenses.
WISCONSIN SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY AT WASH
INGToN-Mr. Selleck, the Vice President anC
Secretary of this Society, has acted since
early in the spring of 1868, under an appoint
ment as State Agent, but without compensa.
ton His field has extended with army move
ments into Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Corson has continued his services as
State Agent at Philadelphia, at $40 per MONTH
and his actual outlay for the benefit of Wis
consin soldiers to be refunded.
Col. Frank Z. Howe, in charge Of the New
England Agency at New York, has continued
in charge OF the Wisconsin men in that vicin.
ity, the basis of the arrangement being that
this State was to pay its proportion Of the ex,
penses Of the Agency, according to its mum.
| Der Of soldiers relieved.
Mr.. Sturgis was sent from Keokuk, March
23d, to st. Louis, to make examination of the
the United States Hospitals there and al
Mound City and Quincy, and tC report fully
Under the date of June 9TH, 1868, he was
ordered to remain and establish his head
quarters at st. Louis, Gas large numbers OF
sick and wounded men were being sent
there with directions to report from time tC
time lis to the Hospital at keokuk. Mr.. Stur.
gis still remains at St Louis. Compensation
SO per day and necessary expenses of the
| agency.
Mr.. Stamm was sent in the early part OF
February to Kentucky, with directions tc
have his headquarters at Louisville, but tC
make frequent visits to the immediate scene
OF operations in Tennessee, and to the Hospi
tails there established. MIR. Stamm's engage.
ment closes July 22d, 1868. Compensation
So per day, and necessary expenses Of the
| agency.
Mr. Samuel c. Bean, succeeded Mr. Stamm
in the Central Agency, and continued i'll the
service till Sept. /, 1868, when he resigned
| and his account, at the same rate as above
was settled.
Mr. NJ. d. Bartlett succeeded Mr. Bean il
| the same agency, and has continued in the
discharge of his duties till Dee. 20. On ac-
count Of the increased rates Of living in this
Department, it was impossible to secure d
competent agent without engaging to pay IS
per day and the necessary personal expenses.
At this rate Mr.. Bartlett has been employed,
and his account is closed.
| Mr. StuntZ, sent to Helena late in the
winter OF 1863 and continued in the discharge
Of the duties of State Agent at that place, at
| Eicksburg, 1oung's Point and vicinity TIL May
18th, when he resigned and his account was
| closed.
Mr.. T. Z. Hicks, ex-Quartermaster of the
23d regiment, accepted in June special
agency to proceed to Vicksburg to distribute
sanitary stores, then much needed He re-
turned very i'll after brief stay and his ac-
| count was closed.
Rev. j. D. Stevens was appointed October
18th, 1868, as Agent to the Hospitals at New
Orleans, and is still in service. His necessary
expenses were to be paid but no compensa-
! ton.
Mr.. George C. Smith was appointed April
10th, 1863 as agent at Memphis, Tenn, and
the busidess at that point requiring the ser,
vices Of another person, Mr.. George (. Daven-
port was appointed assistant agent. When
|
agency with the troops at Yicksburg, Mr.
Smith was sent to that point, leaving Mr..
| Davenport in charge of the agency. Soon
after Mr.. Smiths return to Memphis he was
seized with illness, the result of his visit to
| Vicksburg, and returned to Wisconsin, and
he has but recently returned to Memphis to
resume his duties. The business now requir-
ing the services of but one person, Mr.. Daven-
port has returned. Mr. Smiths account has
been allowed and paid to December 25th.
Dir Davenport's account has been audited and
allowed, but is not paid at this date.
The reports Of the above agents, showing
the names and condition of the Wisconsin
men in Hospitals at frequent intervals, with
the deaths, discharges, &c, and lists Of losses
among the Wisconsin troops in BATTLE in their
several districts, have been made public as
soon as received. With all Of them, constant
correspondence has also been continued, call
ing their attention to special cases for which
appeal has been made to the Executive by
friends and relations, and their attention has
been prompt in all such cases.
Their accounts and receipts for monies ex-
pended, are on file for examination.
January LIST, 1864. EDWARD SALOMON.
| MATRIMONIAL DIFFICULTIES.-A New York
! letter in the Cincinnati Gazette has the follow
ing:
A fashionable couple uptown, married but
not mated, as the story goes, quarreled few
mornings since, and the irate wife, by the adj
vice of her parents, sued for a divorce. The