. Harper's weekly. turally cour-ageous and stout-hearted, his physical prostrationhad seriously a fleeted his mind, and he was full ofdespondency, expecting momentarily to die. Whenthe supplies of the Sanitary Commission were con-veyed to the camp, the condition of this man wasbrought particularly to the attention of the agenthaving them in charge. He, full of sympathy farthe suffering fellow, provided him with all possi-ble comforts, such as fruits, medicines, and agree-able food, adding to his supplies a sick-blanket,illy folded ov< - (.iMOK-MiV.^r: \T OrVJ , Gi/rmctKG me
. Harper's weekly. turally cour-ageous and stout-hearted, his physical prostrationhad seriously a fleeted his mind, and he was full ofdespondency, expecting momentarily to die. Whenthe supplies of the Sanitary Commission were con-veyed to the camp, the condition of this man wasbrought particularly to the attention of the agenthaving them in charge. He, full of sympathy farthe suffering fellow, provided him with all possi-ble comforts, such as fruits, medicines, and agree-able food, adding to his supplies a sick-blanket,illy folded ov< - (.iMOK-MiV.^r: \T OrVJ , Gi/rmctKG medicine than all your hospital life into my veins- if Im ever a well i The story of the blanket was a simple <had made by the soldiers wile living famong the Vermont hills, and had been bc sacrifice for the soldiers ealcein- \ iv,m-that, under the flood of memories which ihataent came over him. sweeping away all thoughtsom, he grew hopeful : with a .special Providm:co i strengthened and saved. QUARTERS OF THE UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION AT GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA Februaet 13, 1864.] HARPERS WEEKLY. EEMEMBEANCE. he turmoil of the busy worldMay sweep across my path, ,nd ttonns may come, with seeming power, E;ich page of Memorys book,would not wish my mime might be In some neglected nook; GENERAL MEIGS. Gene ial M. C. Meigs, whose portrait we liero horn in Georgia. He wa- to WrM ]. nt from Pennsylvania, in 1W, and was I at that institution m , rankm- the fifth in 1 s ela-s, and receiving the appointment of Second Lieutenant First Artillery. In November of the sa ii]],,v 1-. 1SN. <„.,,i-.,l IIULS the cxte ?? of the :d \\ adinwluii. in the cious than his skill. He also superintended tiie inn r-,r (he Il-lollinc A. ((h^lu-l . Ill h in arch which \.~ said to be the largest aicli of a Mm. e span in the woild. At the beginnm- oi the war ij |..L-iHi i tjn; 1 iho AnilV. At present he is
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