Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-02

them We're lost by a flood the kanawha
| his complaints OF the negligence and ineor1a-
| potency which confronted him at every
way. In search Of the coats tssn His ca
raisssry general. Asshei Stone IL was not
/ tinuous efforts. that the supplies finally
| reached the troops in Nest Virginia. sier-
/ the people should know how these delays
occurred. 80 the telegraphfc correspondence
| lieve the troops met With UNIVERSAL ag-
I prevail Even the indianapolis sentinel save
nm 0nStinted praise
| CARE OF MEN IN THE FIELD
! Toward the end OF November. 1851 Nor
| ton appointed a number OF financial agents
| 10 visit the Indiana regiments. receive the
| funds which soldiers wished 70 send 10 their
| families and deposit these IN The Branch
| Bank. at Indiana polls subject 10 draft
| The good work accomplished in the dis
| trihation OF the supplies furnished by the
| patriotic women OF Indiana had satisfied
| Morton that permanent organization
| should be created for this purpose, and he
decided to establish a military agency
1T william Hannaman WAS made general
! agent and took charge OF the receipt and
/ distribution OF supplies Morton thus de-
scrlbes the growth Of this organization in
| his message to the Legislature Of 1865:
very early adopted the plan of send
ing agents TO look after the condition and.
the Indiana troops These agents had their
instructions % follow IN the track Of our
have fallen b. The waySf.e "a visit he no. :.
pLtais. report the names of the sick wound
ed and dead and afford relief wherever il
could be afforded. TO inform the state au-
lasfltes what KIND of supplies were needed
ana " here. 10 visit the troops in the field
ascertain their wants and condition. and
aid in having their reotiSitions Tor SItnrliaS
promptly nlled. These agents have gen
orally performed their duty well and / ~
Ieve. have been The iusfrilne1tS ~ sa,irs,
the lives Of hgndTeds of our gallant SOL
suffering and desyitation MsrS of ,ba 81
ffeS Ff#AFi sNF
est heart ana show bettar ia, s"s s1oJ -
learned IN any other way the dreadful hor-
rorS Of war. The lahors of these
AGENTS were not confined to any
every kind Of relief mat te''u Soldiers rs
might need They aided in procuring fur
iQHAhs TOR the sick and wounded and dis
1h}sfgeS Tor such as would not be able to
serve again IN furnishing transportation At
the enpenSe Of the State for such had NOT
means Ct getting home: in receiving the sol
alefs money and distributing IL To their
Tor such as had been long confined in hos
pitals but for want Of their rolls could not
fields. bringing home the wounded and dis.
trlbuting sanitary stores In some cases |
the transportation of the sick and wounded
and in general instructed nv agents to in
sary 10 enable them to execute their mis-
sion. But notwithstanding all that has been
done. j have TO lament thai the efforts
have come far short of the mighty demand
that much suffering has gone unreieved.
and that many of our brave sons have lam
guished and died among strangers in lesti-
tuition and neglect. with no friend present
where their ashes sleep,
Morton also employed at Washington
Louisville, Nashville. Memphis cairo and
Columbus. Ky, permanent agents. who
rented houses where sanitary goods We're
Louis: keokuk and New York for the re-
lief Of such Indiana soldiers as were carried
to those points.
THE SANITARY COMMISSION.
I'm February 1852. Morton established the
Indiana sanitary commission under the
charge Of DIR. Hannaman. military agent
and Alfred Harrison. of Indianapolis as
treasurer. Collections were made by solicit
ing agents and auxiliary societies. and the
distribution of the supplies was made
through the military agency. The Indiana
troops were the first care of this commits
sion. but applications for relief from others
were not overlooked after they were pro-
Elded for. This separate action by single,
State provoked unfavorable criticism else
where 1t was said of this organiza ton that
it was selfish. that it provoked Jealousy
s9d dlss og especially among the
with the discipline of the army
efficient service than could have been ac-
t2e work oe mere sbs eG nea in
nor nor Morton felt We'll justified in providing
nInt Ior those whom his own exertions had
Tff. MN iDa tas he rss,tarv so,nr,sS,
Morton special pride. lie was never tired
OF deVising ways and means TO improve its
enlc1e1Gy Sulgrove. the editor of the Jour
would do before going to press would be 10
trim up for publication one of Morton's
appeals for sanitary help. for which the
Governor had left rough memoranda in his |
ONCE late at night.
me ne welfare OF the troops more earnest than |
after the battle Of Shiloh. on April g. only |
two days after that sanguinary struggle he |
chartered steamers TO bring home all the |
H1.r who could be moved. ON the fol- |
of =Sx
geons and over three hundred nurses to |
take care Of the sick and wounded on their |
ARRIVAL. They came in large numbers upon |
the hospital boats thus suddenly impro-
Nlsed. and the condition of the i'm
proved greatly on the way home. Morton
himself went to the battlefield and on sew
erai subsequent occasions visited the army
Gen. W. It. Sherman: He remained with
US during our advance on Corinth in May
extreme right. and rode with me during
lhe Gay; He was a close observer of the
practical details OF camp life. sal his horse
we'll and was as impatient as the rest of us
az a a.. our SLOW CIV and methodieal. II not timid
from Pittsburg Landing the necessary sup
plles and he wanted to send 10 Indiana for |
one thousand wagons and teams The idea /
of war operations being delayed by the |
advice been needed we would have taken |
Nickshurg that summer and turned east
ward to do the work which had To be done !
two years afterward. But the time was not
yet TIpe; We had 70 endure three more
We at the front always felt the more con-
fldent because We knew that oiiver p. Nor
plying his efforts in the days OF reverses
and cheering MS on in success
Morton also superintendent the esfab-
lshment st Indianapolis OF the city HoSpi-
tai. under the care OF Drs- Kitchen and |
India ma polls was rendezvous for re-
turning and departing troops. They needed
lu3rters were procured at different hotels
and an agent was placed N the railway
= s~rfE raI and Ia
~ tTaii1s ana furnish meals and lodging.
But IN June, 1852. Morton determined to es-
.ablish permanent quarters for soldiers
stance the federal government paid for the
-Fectlon OF buiiding i'm 2 grove near White
-lNeF, north OF the railroads The state
government fitted II with necessary flrnf-
lure The expense OF maintaining II lex
,ept the rations 70 which the troops were
sntttled) was borne by the Indiana sanitary
commission These accom- odst tons. how
quilting was constructed In the latter part
p the same year third in the year fol-
owing and two more in 1864.
QUICK WORK WITH TROOPS
The Governor engaged with tireless
mercy in the work Of raising troops in re-
ponse TO the Presidents call for 80 600 rner, |
With such satisfactory results that Stan
on sent to Morton the laconic cousratula-
ion. Well done, Indiana He even went
outside the State and aided in the work OF
aising troops in Ohio. On Aug l he at
ended great meeting at Cincinnati where |
le delivered an earnest address urging en-
istment. our army he said is in the con-
lition OF the man who built house which
IL completed ali but the roof. when he was
compelled to stop. II the President obtains |
he men he has called for the rebellion is
rushed. il he does not obtain them the gov
rnment IL lost
But Lncoln's July reouisftion for three
hundred thousand men was found to be IN /
efficient, and on Aug he called for three
II r5fss for- d<r~r