The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1865-02-03
NEW " Z sERIIEs-NO. I .l5s4.

hospitals in and around the CITY Ifound ninetv.ol
five soldiers and officers from Minnesota. nearly,
all OF whom were wounded or .sick,-a few I
found detained Tor hospital duty who were
Tuesday afternoon took the train for Muir. v
freesboro, where the sick and wounded of the
Eighth were known to be- and reached there /,
about dark. On examining the books of the
Medical Director, found there were sixty Min !,
nesotiaHs in the two hospitals, including two
oaacers-sll save one Of the Eighth Regi; :
the wounded of this regiment in the hospi-,
tails Of Nashville. In the course of
Wednesday, found all the mon, and was
happy to find them all in good spirits, and
nearly all doing well. The hospital buildings
of fMurfreesboro' though none of them erected
for hospitals, are all comfortable; and under
the watchful eye Of Gen. Van Cleve, are In most
Thursday morning, at two o'clock A, M.,, I
started back for Nashville, with the intention
of proceeding to Fnnklin; but on reaching
Nashville, could obtain no promise of q train
under two or three days. AS the medical Off
GERS of Nashville, and also the officers of the
Sanitary Commission, were confident that we
was approaching when Unjust set my face home
ward, engaged the services of my friend, T..
j. Emo, Esq, who is State Agent for Illinois,
and also an officer of the Sanitary Commission,
to visit Franklin and Columbia, so soon as the
train should pass, and send me the names and
cases Of any that he might find there; From
his eminent business talents, and singular fidel-
ity of character, Iknow he will prosecute the
matter better than could have done. had
succeeded in getting there. I have not yet
heard from him. ,-1 u..pEt, e..-t -.
I should have gone from Murfreesboro to
Chattanooga but the medical staff of the for
mer place assured me that there had been
general cleaning out Of the Chattanooga he hos
pitfalls, little before the late battles and that
l would not find Minnesota man there, in
general hospital. This representation, together
with the scarcity of time. determined me not
to 60 there; but that no one might, by any
probability, be overlooked, or neglected, OBJ.
tanned pledge from the Rev. VIM. Earnshaw,
chaplain OF the U. 8. A., who was just starting
to Chattanooga, to make thorough overhaul
ing OF the hospitals, and send me the result -
also, to secure, at once, any assistance that he
might find necessary. From his large expe-
rience and great reputation of active fidelity in
al! sorts of army work, feel assured that he
will not fail to find any men that NAV be there.
l have not, since, heard from him. .
Thursday evening I left Nashville and came
to Galatin, where found the 18th Regiment
though not all together as they were scattered
along the road for several miles, guarding
tunnels and bridges. This Regiment Is in fine
condition, there being but twenty-five men in
the Regimental Hospital. and few of these of
q dangerous character of disease There being
no General Hospital at this point, the sick can
not, of course, be as well cared for as are those
around Louisville and Nashville: but / am
persuaded that very few Regimentnl Hospitals
are in better condition, nor the patients more
comfortable. They had just received liberal
donation from the Sanitary Commission at
N In md Tpnvvn thAk
receive anything that may be necessary to their
comfort. All the officers seemed to be doing
their duty well |; and had occasion to observe.
especially, the active devotion of the Surgeons
and Chaplain to the wants of the hospital.
Friday morning took the train for Louis.
willie, and arrived there about dark On exam.
ination, found that in my absence at Nash
Vile, seventy-eigh men had been sent round
from Nashville. by river, to the hospitals of
Louisville. These, for the most part, had l.
missed; and to see and converse with them
all. required the whole of Saturday.
Late Saturday night l took the train for st,
Louis and reached there Sunday P. M. In all
the hospitals around st. Louis, including JEFF.
ferson Barracks, found sixty-three men. A
few of these, however, had previously seen
In the hospitals around Louisville. 1t should
also be borne in mind that the 9Th Regiment.
now in st. Louis, keeps up no Regimentd
Hospital, but sends its sick directly to the
General and Post Hospitals. The sixth Is rap-
idly regaining its wOnted vigor; but several of
its men are so broken down by their summer's
exposure at Helena, that they win not return
to active duty. Many still have ague, and are
unit for service.
Having shaken hands with all the patients in
and around st. Louis, on Wednesday morning
the 18th inst. i turned homeward, and reached
81. Paul without accident, "let or hind.
rance" a-..,r In. @ - =.
As the result Of my observations, have to
report that have travelled over two thonssnS
miles, ,-have seen and shaken hands with three
hundred and eighty Minnesota soldiars.
have distributed seventy dollars among those
whose pay has been long DELAYED. and have had
the happiness Of cheering many a Wva,.worr
veteran" BY telling him Of Loved ones at
home and assuring oil, that Minnesota woujd
never i0rgeI ner soldiers. Our wounded men
are realiy all 1u6illant over their recent victo-
me 70 say, on reaching home, that '"Minneso-
~ S snali never De ashamed other soldien!"
Inc hospital system has now developed into
magnificent proportions, and in the perfection
Oh i!e appliances, may challenge criticism.i New.
er, IN the history Of the world, has there been
such boundless libeality in providing for the
comfort of the sick and wounded soldier The
government, itself. is more than princely in its
lioerality. Money has scarcely BEEN counted.
even by millions lin the erection and fur. ,.
nishing Of hospitals and private munifcence
has enabled the Sanitary and Christian Com
misaions to vie with each other In not only ne.
spending to, bat actually anticipating, every
call Of Distress. Nothing that the sick or
wounded soldier can desire 10 beyond his reach.
II be is able to communicate his wishes to the
agents Of either Of these commissions. sl -,
The list Of sick and wounded which here.
with transmit iDcludes, / think, very nesriv
every sick o. wounded man Of the State In boc. 4,
sk-f- II fSaRo 49,. II H.
/ have foaDd ssey one , for the hospital records
are ofoen detective, a. have proved. Neither
can say that ee1y nons II correctly written. =
nor the regiment and company always corrsct.
" givsn. But were Ito repeat the operstion.
have no hes that could make Il more cor.
rect. - .55Lszg .4sGN gs q g. 53ll.-ss = : =
Ihsys the honor to subscribe myself lE 81,
I -s1a -Four 0bedimt servant a ~ altfa
= goz > .5aoN q T. NcNASTERA S.,ts.
Commistooer of the State # kinpesots. ~