NEWS: Items from The Alleghanian, December 4, 1862, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ The Alleghanian, Ebensburg, Pa. Thursday, December 4, 1862 Volume 4, Number 10 In Town First Sergt. Thomas Davis, of Co. C, Capt. Williams, 19th U. S. Infantry arrived here on Thursday direct from his regiment stationed near Nashville, Tenn. He is on detached service and desires to secure a few men to fill up the decimated ranks of the regiment. Co. C - which was recruited in this county - enjoyed excellent health as a general thing, at his departure, and the "boys," albeit they have experienced some pretty severe tugs during the past year, are still unanimous in their determination to fight the thing out. Success to them all! Tax Exonerations The Assessor of the 17th District, Thos. F. Campbell, has given printed notice that he will hold the appeals for this county on the 15th, 16th, and 17th inst. Those interested will please make a note. The Last Chance Kratzer, the picture man, requests us to say that the present will be the last week he will be with us in a professional capacity. Those who desire to secure excellent pictures of themselves or friends, therefore, should call on him forthwith. His handiwork is not excelled by the best artists of the large cities. "Seeing is believing" - go and see. Our Soldiers We are without our usual correspondence from our soldiers this week but learn from private sources that Capt. Jones' company is stationed near Falmouth, Va., while Capt. Burk's company is not far off. They will be probably be "in at the death" of Fredericksburg. Directory of Hospitals That benevolent institution, the Sanitary Commission, has issued the following circular, by which it will be seen they have widely extended their field of usefulness. The information they profess to be able and willing to give concerning patients in the Washington hospitals may possibly be of great value to those having friends in the army: The Sanitary commission have established an office of information in regard to patients in the Hospitals of the District of Columbia and of Frederick City, Maryland. By a reference to books, which are corrected daily, an answer can, under ordinary circumstances be given by return mail to the following questions: 1st. Is ----------------[giving name and regiment] at present in the hospitals of the District or of Frederick city? 2d. If so, what is his proper address? 3d. What is the name of the Surgeon or Chaplain of the hospital? 4th. If not in hospital at present, has he recently been in hospital? 5th. If so, did he die in hospital and at what date? 6th. If recently discharged from hospital was he discharged from service? 7th. If so, what were his orders on leaving? The Commission is prepared also to furnish more specific information as to the condition of any patient in the District hospitals within twenty-four hours after a request to do so, from an officer of any of its corresponding societies. The office of the Directory will be open daily from 8 o'clock a. m. to 8 o'clock p.m. and accessible in urgent cases at any hour of the night. The number of patients in these hospitals is about 25,000. If found to be practicable, the duty here undertaken locally by the Commission will be extended to include all the general hospitals in the country. [Signed] Fred. Law. Olmstead, General Secretary Adams House 224 F Street Washington D. C. November 19, 1862 Quill Drives Hon. James Iryin of Centre county died on the 26th ult. Gen. M'Dowell is now before a Court of Inquiry at Washington. The store room of S. Watterson & Son, Blairsville, was broken open the other night and goods to the amount of six or seven hundred dollars subtracted. The work of Blairsvillians, we suppose. No fighting at Fredericksburg yet. The enemy are bringing up their entire army evidently to contest the passage of the river by Burnside to the uttermost and a bloody battle must ensue before we obtain possession of the city. The failure to open hostilities on our part is attributed to the non-arrival of a pontoon train which should have been on hand the day Burnside reached the river. The railroad from Acquia Creek to Fredericksburg has been completed. Drafted Men in Camp Curtin The drafted men in Camp Curtin are marching for the seat of war as fast as regiments can be organized and dispatched hence. Yesterday one regiment left for the south - today another will leave - and in a few days Camp Curtin will not contain a company of drafted men. In relation to the drafted men here, we must state in this connection that the desertions have been very large, indeed to such an extent that some of the companies are reduced one-third and even one-half. Efforts should be made to compel the return of these deserters.