The Portland daily press., 1865-04-05
SPECIAL MOTTO Es.
Relief for Maine soldiers,

nss is Maine Soldiers Relief Association make ap-
our State IN ~ Of Maine for aid to the soldiers Of
sotcKlngs, drawers and flannel SHIFT Sc snnc;SIIv
bosnitals are rvitht OF cases the soldiers in the
and without help to mako known anS 70
wants. anu supply their
since sne eampalga or the Spring of 1864 opened
soldiers through the Association hsva h 70
large. These supplies are now exhausted SHY 10y
the battles of the Wilderness the wounded 5iace
abled soldiers of Maine regiments who have hee u
ported in the hospitals Of the District of CoinmhS
number more than six. thousand Ofthese majority.
manded. F Nv
Connected with the Association is the State
Agency; and in order that the people Of the State
may form intelligent notion of the labor perform
ca by the united efforts ofthe Association and Agen-
oy ehe following summary is made:
Slnce the first year of the war the business to be
attended to for soldiers has new character In
most cases our soldiers in seeking furongh or dis
naISe, OF VINO nave obtained the necessary papers
entltlng them to farough discharge are helpless
70 accomplish their object without assistance -
, ,or oack pay are numerous and require strict
compliance with the regulations of the pay depart
ment before the amount due can be obtained The
soluler knows very little about these requisites and
as necessary consequence is obliged to secure the
services OF persons acquainted with the business
Every help has been rendered these classes ofsoders
anu M without reward The number assisted
rring tne year Is between six and seven thousand
voted to this branch -
VI PdcAaSeS received Tor soldiers and
hospitai purposes during the year is nine hundred
and sixty These have been distributed in the
and vicinity.
The hospitals in Washington are twelve in num-
per and, with the exception of Armory square and
Judlciary Square, are situated from one to three
miles from the city. The hospital at Georgetown is
for officers exclusively. At Alexandria there are
three. and at Fairfax Seminary, two miles west from
Alexandria, one. Camp Distribution, situated three
miles from Washington, is the rendezvous for conya-
lescent soldiers Within these hospitals and this
camp at the present time, are nearly seven hundred
SICK, wounded and convalescent. These men have
satisfied. Their friends and relations at home con-
tinually manifest their anxiety and sympathy in
words and in acts
In requital Of this generous and noble recognitian
OF the sacrifice Of our brave soldiers their frieM8
mere Will ever be mindful They, therefore, earnest
W and with confidence, ask that the benifcent con-
trlbutions heretofore bestowed may now not be with
heid while the war seems glorious termi-
nation
Contributions directed to the Agency 273 ssFn st.
Inr0ugn the Agent Of the State at Portland, GEO
DAVIS, Esq will be promptly forwarded and
sne receipt Immediately acknowledged.
Officers ofthe Maine Soldiers f elief Association
PRESIDENT, L D. Moore. Treasurer Horatio King
Vice President, John W. Secretary, Henry Wor-
l. Blu terield. cester
=, Executive Committee, John w. Butteraeld, 8 P.
| Woodward. " ~
Washlnston, d. c., March II, 1866.
| STATE OF MAINE, Executive Dept,
l. ,aasL Augusta, March 20 1866
60 nmend this appeal to The citizsus of Mai 9.
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