New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-15
FROM SAVANNAH.
The Sick soIdiers-TFcIp Needed.
Onespondcuce Of The n. y. Tribune.

SAvASyAu. Ca, Jan. 30 1865.
The sick, wounded and dying soldiers Of Gen.
Sherman's trmy-the weak, racked and wrecked
feyered nnd skeleton soldiers suffering md dying from
fever and wounds and chronic diIIIbea and other dis
eases the foundations of which hid in the hard
fighting hard and long camraign-oampaien of i'm
Inouse and protracied toll and tremendous exposure,
which iately closed with the takug OF Sayannab-thosc
soldiers Of which there than twenty hund'
red in this city, while shpload aftcl shipoad Of GOOD
fresh and varied provisions. donated and Forwarded
with zeal by generous public have arrived to feed tie
people OF Savaunahtlese soldiers would like to know
why tloy are overlooked and can't get those noccs'
ssres which are Indispensable TO tie sick 10 keep
seul and body together, md for the want Of wlieh
many d veteran who has passed many a haId-ought
field unsoatbed. has had lis body consigned 10 the
graveyard here in the sards Of Georgia. Don't won
der; weare telling truth. Not but that enough plain.
rough food has been at command for tie well or but
slightly sick bat the seriously sick have been end
suffering from the Of proper TODD in very serious
degree.
In this city at the hospital Of the Seventeenth Army
Corps there are between four and five hundred sck,
ard until within few days tie surgeon in charge has
teen unable to draw than half ratous, and
only part Of the different kinds which issued fiom
the CommissaTy Department The staple articles Of
TIE COmmiSsary Department are adapted TO hc Hearty
solder hut not 70 the sick. and the consequence has
been that many have died for want of The proper kinds
ofood The Surgeon in charge estimates that % per cent
Of the may deaths in this hospital due TO this want
oftLe proper kinds of EouTshment. For month
tbs hospital has been unable 10 obtain any vegetable
save the insignificant tIe OF tree barrels Of potatoes
one Of dried apples, and Of beet all from the SAM
tary. Now tho condition Of the sick demands q con
slant supply and variety of vegetables and light food
for nothing else can they eat, or. if at all Lot with in
pRnty.
Many soldier have heard. day after day. AK,
Cant have something different to eat-something
that can ea,i" eff could only have something that
could eat II want something sour" Cant you
lave them get me some pototoes = II l had some
peacbes some toast and batter 81 want 10 get
wea' And the feeble tongue Of the skeleton and e.
.ered form weakly uters his complaint, daily fasting
for the want of something suitable to eat, and with the
enacity Of Cen Shermans soldiers for days perhaps
that almost lifeless form fingers when soldiers co1in
quietly carried away, tells the finale Of The story.
Tie sick are almost oil of them affected with scuryy
condition OF the system which requires free Of veg
etates and with oil the patients, medicine does but lit
lie when o proper diet is not attanabe. The medical
officers 20 be sure might 60 and extraordinary prices
buy of the licensed sellers (snd there are sharks
in this department at every crook and turn. taking
every opportunity to prey upon private aud officer
only permitted y some Of the necessary articles.
The surgeon in charge has already spent private funds
Tor this purpose but it is something which officer
cannot well afford to DO where Lis salary viii barely
support him.
The Sanitary Is here but has only received limited
simply and this but once or OF course it long this
would have rendered the requisite cid. The Sanitary
agents say that they have the needed supplies. but
cannot obtain transportation for them
The great public have been geDerous-eenerous IN
bounties generous in giving to the Sanitary Commits
sion and nobody objects to feeding the needy OF Saysn'
nab 90 far aud in such manner as Is humane and iu'
leous but submit that il does not look well to pass
Gen. Sbermans sick soldiers thus without so much as
saying How arc you conrade =
TO feed the needy OF Savannah is humane aud auda.
De SO also Il ellndged and welliined Cancellation
But il you Of tue North believe yoa feeding city
nf loyal sentiments you mistaken The bulk Of the
soldiers and officers who lave been and are now here
kaog this There are and ever have been quite NUN
ber-let me say good many good and loyal citizens
here az there are elsewhere throughout the Southbut
hfew names of two or three hundred citizens by no
means represent Savannah Tie loyalty Of tie inajori
ty Of the people OF this city to-day is the loyalty Of the
last ditch the loyoy of necessity; they would prefer
tie success Of the Rebellion TO that Of the Union, but
being powcriess. they will submit 10 the good Old Gov
efnment with very good grace. In truth, with oil
tier ehiyaric and terrible Boosting the Sontherners
take the last ditch neckly aud with as peaceable
grace any people in the world. wcnld ike TO IN
dorse all the statements Of the Unonism of Savannah
but they not true aud You should prefer the truth
even If q little disagreeabe. The truly loyal msn Of
tie South Ii 10 halfway Uuionst; and with all such
the toing and fighting army feel hearty brotberhOod
but the proiessed loyal who Is ever qualifying his
Unionism with an il but, is most readily and heart
y cursed By every boy in blue and they are but too
sorry see such bogus patriotism, passed so easily at
the North. You may there out HeIod Herod ia demon
stratons of sympathy and the raising OF supplies
Tor the people Of a conquered city. and all nnder
lie name OF Union" but you viii not receive the
fOnnendation Of The army for so doing further than
saeh aid is ministered to the truly Union people
They Of the army remember too vel their starred
comrades In the pens OF tie South; the too uni
Iofm crueltynay, barbari,y-they have ever been a.
sOslcned to meet, when uuarmed, al the hands Of
s ieesss ttey recognize iha. !his disease " rcbe