New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-19

be heIe ok tho season IT could have bought them nv
self but Il shows he has not forgotten s ht AZ ,his
am confident wrote General Sheridan, tnat az s
moment now Thanksgiving Day many oI ~ ou ~otranao
arc tacitIy blessing those at home fof inc Tcile
so substantially manifested -. Y.,,o. ,vere for
To fLe armies of the Potomac ana the Jaics W., 10
warded three hundred thousand pounds OF pouliy, %
side an enormous quantity OF o9usnIu'o, ,iaars ton
pickles periodicals, apPes Teso.abes and viands
Me rtbnr Leary placed his two a.
G. Lear and James I. Brady-et tne eV,nS eVS b. srs
ocsal TSay soiled on the Sunday and Monday DeIore
H. TInysdav having OH board some iour tuou
md hoxas and barrels under the care 0l CuPtan
II Bronson The turkeys were Ior lnc nioSt pau, p%iG
otnS -. Lairp that portion of the peoples bounty
Si II besn received in kind, and that part Oi the
it,ees e purehases which tde hotel keepers and
of New.York had roasted. either without charge
-; ~ only the actual outlay. The immense labor
at,endont upon the unloading OF the steamers az Wy
Point and he distribution OF their carg0es among te
rnne corps was successfully performed Several oi
81 mo dsta nt regiments celebrated tho holiday some
wbat later than their felows but rs they knew the
noutry was coming, and as the ldea was more thah t
in,key they were ccnient TO fast ON thursday anu
feast ON Saturday. ,
SO much for Thanksgiving in the armies. But the
pubc bounty did not end here. There was hardly
bosnitaL hardly detached camp or isolated garrison
either in the North upon the border that Gd not rc
ccve its share. The New'Nork COMMITTEE, con
tinuiDg to receive stores and money after tne
poultry steamers had left. determined TO supply
the hospitals and forts around the city. But
in this they found that they had been in measure
orestalled by the Board of Brokers They were their
additions of urnps cakes apples and IN some cases
turkeys They offered to stock the larders OF he bai
more and Annapolis hospitals. bot ths Baltimoreaiss
and Annapolitans needed no help. Some TWO hunuIeu
and sixty barrels were sent TO Newbern ara eieyeh
boxes TO the on.ead Dictator. The States Which dls
persed their hospitality through inc New & OH No
mittee were tho six New England New YORK, New
Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania and Michigan: .
MANY of the donors Of turkeys had labeled their guns
with their own names initials and not afew received
letters of acknowledgment from the recipients n
trooper in the Second Cavalry Division OF the Army Of
the Potomac TINS addressed Mrs j. NJ T.;
MADAM; have the pleasure to snnqunts 70 you 'hs ~
yonpuous turkey-one Of those that we have r,q,tn,y
re.d about ancient history To describe It would b. I'M
er,d tribe can scarcely pictured but aitoeether o
nouHee i ;lesen snd wS'a .hs Ind. G
ward the ladies Of NewYork Although am fennsyiya'
nisn myself it Appeared to me TIA, was y o' 70 of ,ne
happy recipient the above named fowl These inerd ar
the means restoring yigor to the hess and lve o tue
SOLDER knowing that pslt O. the human sex She i'd s,e
which braces hsht Zoe and enemies Of he south
f MaG SS@c SSu" bSrs our u eaTswS notice
empha,icay cannot be such must nov e;G'e'
- Your obedirnt servant, H. 81
A letter conceived in a more sober vein ran thus;
"CnP OF liSD REGlHfST PESs' seLa'
TO Mrs. r. s. and OTHERS pho haze remembered ne 'ot
DEAR MADAM AND FRIENDS: Upon this beautiful Sab
bah morning have honor and extreme pleasure 10 ae
lnow in behalf Of three hundred and thrysH enlisted
Of and present with the One hunerrd ana fSIy
third egnent Penn Vols the reception OF one hsnded ana
s,yeht pounds Of roasted turkeys and chckcns one upd
red aud nney.il pounds OF spsepbTg apples one kes Of
eighty four pounds Of vegetables from parties unnamed $50
of choice dctces tis'einy pucked wuh ios.t.
turkey. aud chickens cakes snd piss nom Mr.. X scott
Of Osweeo City, Nei ok, as Thank giving offerings 10 the
brave defenders Of our country Aihongh arriving wy Jay
quite as acceptable aud highly appreciated upon mo o'h o.
they could possibly have been upon the 4.tn o.
@ h"b , 10 tbe depih, the feelings Of siutdy men,
laTd stTlrV, lT4gElt with tiH
peril Of he and iub, In from, OF relentless traitors Whose
loud cannon thunder and dsa'A-aeaAns ,Ao.. ..'s o
Of tie beet Government ever instituted by msn; lh'ie
scenes et me ,1y sssn are 70, 70 ee g. I
meut tender TO you the aud heartfelt thanks CT tho
entire command for your generous offerings
! "commi..,ry sers't I43d R,st Penn vo,.7
! few words and few extracts will suffice to show
the Norhthe tables OF each being spread by the care
Of its own special circle Of ladies Dayids Island Hos
pital New York and the largest In the venity
celebrated the day as follows: At o'clock new hat
was raised, the convalesccnts singing the anthem
Speeches were made by gentlemen skilled 10 prepsrnI
4 sn audience for feast OF turkey by now oi soul
Then came dinner served In ten rooms, pa III
two hundred persons each-ten ladies and gentlemc
being detailed wait each. blessing was ashe
upo every table and then the carving knife gleamiD
n the sunshine plunged up to tae BIZ, In what la
been pronounced iis httest scabbard. NegYe sol
diers bill OF fare for the 2ih Of November, ls6I. IL
the particular bill Of Fort schuyler but whh tho "a
eruion Of the music Of the band Of the Seventh Infan
NY may serve for any other camp hospital or gar
risOn.
| A EoIDIFRs BILL OF FARE POR THASKsGIVISG DAY
a Oys.sr soup, Boiled turkey, oyster
I Hoa.t turkey. cranberry
a ''Sars sauce. s'''''' Boiled BAN,
q Roa.t beef Oible, pie
y Oyster pie.
y vKGKTABLEb
J. Celery Mashed tuTrdps,
II Mashed potatoes, Apple sauce,
n DytsERT.
Charlotte RusSe, Blanc msnge
y Pumpkin pie, French coffee.
Massaebussetts assumed and discharged the grntefu
duty VI furnishing the dinner 10 all the soldiers in "a
Washington ospltais, seventeen thousand in numbe
without regard 10 state lines; and this in addition
supplying the Boston forts and stations. and besid
an taking part in the New ork subscription the arne
Adams Express carried sixty tuns Of ThanEsgivn
an supplies 10 the soldiers from BostUD The citizens
as Name informed that regiment Of cavalry from th;
y State stationed at Barrancas Pensacola, were thrca
i'd ened with scurvy and Kindred Affections resolved ta
be they TOO shoud have Thanksgiving dinner, aud th
I'd should be anti scOrbutic, II It's festive qua
s were somewhat diminished thereby. Thirteen hundI,
!. packages were their way TO Pensacola. III
~ camps and hospitals about Pittsburgh supplied
the Subsistence Committee aud the branch ofhe chri
rH... L. N.fUs laNW Oh.