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every ssats have Been built BY the Qnsrte,mastezs
| Department upou plans generally prepared or sug-
se13sa by the surgeon General: ~
with new to economy. but from their magnitude
some Of lhc1n have been costly.
Philadelphia, ~lth capacity Of nearly -four fhops.
that q, W7ine.'s Poini, New Yo.l, de jarSis aud aud
eral hoINta1 at Jeacrsonv7lle Indiana tho several
hospltals N tie Dist let Of Columbia and adjacent
hefetoi the hosp1tals at Fortress Monroe ind 1t
(its Point; on the 1amee Rirer. and the hospitals
al Nashville and at Chattanooga, Tennessee, arp
among The largest md most expensive which haye
| been cupstruc1et ty this department
The u,atcial, wood, used In theke hospft.ls il
cheaper shan eny other, cheaper even tban tents;
but 10 provide for ihe cooldnf, warming, ycotllai.
nquiIes H. all these general hospItals vesy caten-
drica. aud for supplying wster In great abundance
Nanf q !hcm are heated b. steam arc SUD
pied wft "nter from the pipes Of dig water Worta,
at Others SPECIAL provisions have been made for an
ssp Sst r ss sogB ,S M9t r. Of them hsss
one Of these bospials The fiaily cons s1.aptiou OF
waler hst cxcocded l0U, coo gallons.
The principal hattackB erected during the yeas
haye been baI1acks for dtnf. rendezvous.
Spring Mills, ncar Philadelphia.
! slocuu, New York ..............,......., &&OOO
5ohnson'e Island, for guard Of prisoners ol
Waf, saodusks, otio...-... ~..-..-...... 1h,00o
ndspo' ef I'D rs1sones. Of var was also constructed
Necessary rcpairr hare been made from time to
time uptn theee and upon .he numerous other bsr-
facks teattefed throughout the country.
As the reduction Of the army and cessataon OF
enistmenta has vacated The various ha17acks they
hase been Inspected and reported to 1he War De-
partmcnt, moi Of them with Recommendation for
.vesy large numbers Of buildings erected a. ho,-
pitals- sto1chonscs, ot1cns, and barracks have H.
ready been sold, md olhcts atc noH being adrere
These salet are at public anetton 10 the hsebest
and considerable suu, Will be realized from III;
TIC fizth dirlsion O, this o:ce, which ha. eb,rre
o. hospitals and barracks L. also charged WITH lie
reeorts md reports Of inietments, Under Genefsl
Order Nc: - Of July = 1856, which, upon The con
eiuson of the var. called upon officers Of thls Dc
partment Tor special repofts Of tue number OF tn-
bern received from otneess In seventeen States. in
cindtng the District Of Columbia.
THEY report the tntcfments Jccfsfered in their
:a sca; eolored. Z, o,aas; loyal, 1851; disloysi Il
cluoe tew OF the tnte4ment. 1aade immediately aer
battlst, which are made by details Of troops, and
r. r.. mRoT1ed By tas Commanding generals In the
There ere The records Of those who die in hospt.
!als eaope and barracks, foF whose bu:sal thel is
i1me IN to make decent md orderly provision, under
They do not include the nune1ous victims of
sArmlshes ard Of assass.nation by bushwn.cEeSa
ana robbers under the guise Of gne!la% whose Re-
paths Of The South.
:, They do include. however, the 1a,9Is victims 0.
3hs - naIhsrties Of Anderronst11e. Georgia and ne
| 9:s9 whose g1nses we're marked this spring upon
@ ne atue-helds OF spotsylyauia and he Wildef-
1he National Soldiers cemete4y, AT Abingdon,
tins q The rebellion who die IL Washington Or It's
HT1canity Il contains the remains Of hsl persons.
Ga@euy oe@sley me IT, h.y!Rn hs{iIe oss!e43 soa,e,9.
ses AicAndfA Cemetery, aG0Q These cemeteries