, 1865-05-09
Qbtfaao Grtbu1tt.
THE SANITARY COMMISSION,
Its Work It Rlehmyod--Vislt Of Fer. IT.
". pattou, Il. D., 10 that civ.

Rev. ". ". Patton, D. D., pastor OF the Firs
Congregational Church In this city, and Tic'
President Ct the n. n. Sanitary Commission, dc
livered, to a crowded house. recital Of bis cxpe
ricrces in and around EicAn ond, whittier he wen
on a tcur Of inspection. Immediately after III,
eloquent exr oeltion Of the work Of the Comuta
h1oH, the needs. gratitude. and herotsm nf th,
soldiers, and .Eraphieally descriptive Of the ap
nnlldings. elasc pens, y1llanies md sentlmeut
The following Is TINT Folaou OF hia aIlrets Whfct
more particularly details the operat1ons Of tht
when W. reached The army b,se at Clty Point
VIC tsrrled few days end inquired carefully Intf
1eee ut .an1:ary opexAt,ons. Dr. McDonala, wLs
has been in the work from the hrst and at Tie bal
tie If Gettysburg IVES captured apd eoatIcd fot
mozths 10 Libby prisor, Wis IN charge, Dr. Jen
kips, the Genera! Secretary, reached there at the
HAM, n ~ns soon n poca b DE-
20 that abundant meaus Of information were
e peopa &c SaaP SS,sP's no On ns,29a nn2aa why
Mrson through the papers, since the late hatt1es;
why oppcs- had not been made for MD. aud NOV:
lEg .ts.. n. nla. pnbl1shtd o. the clsIcss said to
not do It with honesty and se,ftespecs, and were
unel'ling to IL pore upon the symptlbies Of d
etntcinE and patriotic puol,e The truth ap-
,,r4dusly learned from experience, made better
preparations at The hospitals :han On many pre-
s1o.s occss1cnt b. toe great batte., for receiving
punbtr Won he 6ro times Is Efeat'as ii proved
10 be, though IN G. rtnfn re*pecsB a. for tnsance
~ supplies Of neeetul 9nderclothlne, there vas
TN hnnd. The santt,ry Commission, however.
knowing thst as soou as the roads ware dry enoneh
for azny operations, tdere would be au i vance ;.
session Of funds Us the uit Of he Ea.e ~ f,s
I.,ieD :orTerdlns 70 large supplies SUP Of
nssd:9l articles. During the two previous n n,hs
s,Go pairs OF cotton drawers, s.Gs7 cotton sheets
s4No Eoolcn @ thirfs, p W para of ,Eoolrn draw
rs ws's Pabs bsndpercSicf Z, MeSen fGS56Sks, G5S zoo9
slippeIs, l9,!lo TN cups, l4,41 1os Of CONDENSED
m1lk !s,sA ID: c. Etina and sin1'or articles, $50
II. q cFaeker:, IS bsls Of sugar. saco pairs Of
1ses Q! bkIke cars OF meat, chocolate. dried
ffuit ale, toap, candles, cushions p,llows, ccrs.
Pickles. butter, lemons. &c &C.. r. distri5a.e dits:
anu In the hospitAls, there were onc hundred men
at work 10 different posihons ant In various iocs
none, .rR1f M1!h wagons, ten.s and all her nssd-
supplies Wtfc prepared ut Washing ion, Dai-
tmors ard other points to be forwarded
instantly II Ictdcd, the fsst click Of the tele.
ensesons, provide on promise to st,rt Ut mo-
nlent'e warning, II summoned to the deld. With
tins admirable arral cement bei1se hand, IN which
roI tug was leit to ~ done II burn, and coniu
Ehock Of conflict WIS quietly awaited. When 1t
r2nc, the San,tssy heh wefc there, the supplies
wire there. End the only wori sent back was, that
no additional laborer= need then be forwarded nor
ttsmed ate supplies, unless It were clean rags, Of
which thtre never te, nor viii be sufficient qusn.
GtJ ior hospital use. In other ~ords, the plaus OF
wer. perfect kuccees. a large portion u th:4
ltlt1nE wss tene cloec to Petersburg, to and
asoutd which ran rnilread from c1ty Point, ten
ly c2s1ed to the hospitsls, and hence transferred
to boats, 10 be transported North, as very many
Of :hetn Ecrc. iGns tho work to he dune va.
precisely where the Commission WAS etrprc-
hsnded ard an ply prepared. NOW consider tits
1ht perfection Of fucient wprking-to enthcr 1he
tu1os IN advance, 70 I'rovfoe slmissly the men
Of ret a. md ,c accomplish ,ne vast resuts of se n,
tehticg to the wants Of ten or twe.yc
ihonsand wounded naen alter serles Of
bat'ltf "llh 20 little etir that the ru' lie shall not
This !ea queeton Of plain business and mt Of
poetry and sentiment, mud | usk bueiucss men IL
this hol nnspt aksbly better management thsn II
tee SaIitlfJ commission had been ure.taken bv
thee ero"n1bG struggles Of the war, WIN an
empty treasury and yacant Etorchonses, and had
then 1tanncAlly appe7led to the put ic for aid in
pzefsiDrly ncedtsdf ! cis.m t6st thc COD conpiete. l
ssele,ns1c, uLoDtrneiye but most cfficiept a.
rings mcL.s OF the Sanftary Comm,ss1on deserve
@ eos,,5pes ioi % tbe ' iaie .nd 1. L:
oIera'funs are those Of veil
ntansged commercial house. or a properly
eonoae,.a a;; ;aepaf,nsnl & Of tas Goyernment, that
ge1cies, Ind usks Tie ear ol lhe public only to
lEno1ntc auspsc1t u resulte.
ny M sde @ eel 10 os of h e,1
rapert. ! did not then Eay, and have not now
said. that no more supplies wouid hr needed IN
ut a,1ny; but mat 20 e9ch un;clisvsd de>,iru-
imagined. and as would be inferred from their
e1c1te1 sppcat:. The immediate bat,le-wauta
we're ntt ~ tae oanitsEy Ioum1sslon from its
Ea@p'e @ Stote nGnss' ana " Ms eiaeltht tsoosers.
Whn'e--- 90 not ept1e up soon after.
= mar supplies ample at inc n5st do not shrink
y re-, e. sno ~ % tsqnife 70 oe felawsd Ihtt one vas
we'll !ea AZ ulnues oota net IMPLY mai nc das no
aptst,!e tot supper. ana an happy to t,ats that
Mai.e "te u hienmoao, Frsoe! arrived Ut C1T
Point with cargo Of new stores for our Sanitary
moment
Whs Il Our troops marched into Richmond the
Sanitary Commission ieents and wagons wcut
s IT, Se sd JssEon epss
OWL ,nen and the large Lumber Of sick left behind
By the rebels saw usry Of the latter. WIN
we're tshysieseen1, comm: tn cun.tant
fnys5opc:. End other little couygn1rrcrs md ,o'rr
awby rfei Eed with the diepost lou and af.,l,fT
manifested to promote their comfort. The same
lllng Whs frus III Peter. buzz where the SanItary
cG!cc E,s cstubIisu,d a; o7a e The ho.p,t1is. ss
eeon az We were 10 poerersion n, ~. -'tv. al
CITY Point the sr7anst ncuIs were 1nuch .. Tr,r,,
Hr5sor Riscr tarces moorc5 fte n H., I've GpaGiGns
III esn,,srr s,iss VIII tna ~, 'ne t mnar.. n!sd
pies 70 I'll points seceesibe bs Tater. There wss
s e9 9, ea # a9a neen VIII ~
ss su It e'1 moved o. and af.nEd,n, oae ahg ha,y
# every f1oeb Hattie a. s11m;.b Th..rs n1,p tbp
flnn a,Fv pa,nt tsh = ~: ao5p1as Eas oui
,st1ans s.1a ~ 1.a,. n ~ os e,1 taousana
sa1I9 ne M 1Se;f or 1b n Ss!saeE na
osfs 95 sa'h , Division wh d,o
unaS SEEMS; wno ~ VEIL a tae pa5!eng aaAy, aad
e1rr eonfoIts; ihus ihsar.Ds 1se Ielasi of H. IT,
sad no.. e fsi.Gi, sppea,ion o. supplies: Here onr
etnnnn ~ c.c s.,d nnafs IN
t.nd ~ e,r1 ster a. w" eurnnrsG;n n1@sag saa
VA va z sass1 i w. ~ e.,sii.ss II S:te
Va Wak Elousn ue 'asioas Malost Convefslhg wllh
aI ~ H. HEY H. ~ sa'ng ~ 'asx eapeilehee
aEd ps11sss ana 1ssyins from de slightly a Woun
Of death Bpt Wha,eyer ahe,r ' cona;t,an ~yId.5s
fhfv Wc,e ;ns,.nt!v ron..d ,s 3n se;,nttn c1a!loa
te 9 Ss,n e1S 70 ;aaamaon
10 one o ri PAM and 1ns nas eave
in1 when tod INV we ana,tc,asea tbtr hssnte ae
s91ncuiss "n5 ow ,s Nepfb 1.la7 eas.r ns.o1c
3, aniih ~ ors1 ~ w ~ ~ m9n. a!nost
r5n t1ey TGoa BE- rsesysd o. thsif
oa5 @ whsh maze one R5 he
: 1aa7h4 rtGu ruGs ~ aao masaingson Has
VENT MEnItn5 n,snaaesnIet I.um one Q! oae rev
Eng:ana es1ss, ts aa3 WaaAe2nsa 3r Car1sqaa ana
a I'm N ho ~ sa, a1o,naS Gn n'e ~ ~ay 70
en,9,s s'n ~ "oo Ia4 ndcu Ii sae !ase
ha.. t-osna5,a ue J.. 5aultaty
eatee, "av.se Nc psoeeeuea 10 Inquire
hr y. ms t,ro ~ ,r1, ~ ,,q r. ~ ln ~
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~ s,s rnr,,s ero, ~ sn N toe aospl
c.rcns,r H. "a. d.ih.t ~ ~ ~ nse1, w ~. IL
nrc1r5ca Mini her,nx 1eft KEITH ~, =. ~ H. ~
~, atI - - - f,t te's TIuu ~ tle oat-
1 9as knsp;3eS, WIZ all h.s extra clothes.
rhteT .nd hsrs s,.Gsd ~ u4 ~ TX pos
snnr ~ nv own r,oth,re -. nathins ~ sss nim
noncnt heIe sston !" sa;d .t:Ssr. - 81 ha+, oe
n"u ~. s1d sca T. o. az AZ ca at5 LONG
M'AA !Ee W.. cee - We IAaAot uA4 out tuc use oI