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u' I b^S^Tho ChriKtan Commission and th^ j Smiitury CouTimissiou have been doiugnoble wott here. The thousands of wound th ed meu in and around the town, in hospi |d i taU and private dwellings, will ever bear it 111 * kind rcmembiaucc the uutiriug efforts o)l~' tile members of the ComuiibStous to aooch*in«i-lostalti-s-*yV-tei eiliaisssej-hi-fisJe'd their sufferings and alleviate their ditreg) ♦ ^Night aud day we know the Christian Com mission have labored faithfully and iodofat igably; as have also a large number of volunteer female nurses, who flit arouud thlt; wounded soldier, giving those little kind ucs.se3 and tender assistance, which the fe male heart alone can furnish. Amongst tho.-e noble men of the Christian Commission, who are giving their time and labors for the wouuded soldier, stands pre-eminent that ivhole-hearted man, Oi:o. If. Stuart, of Philadelphia, the President ot the Christian,Association, who spares no time, no labor, and gives of his means by the thousands, to alleviate the suffering sol-dier’s wants. We have heard several addresses by hnu iu the last two or three days, and cannot refiain from giving our humble tribute to his whole-souled, generous he irb and open hand. Such men cannever be forgotten.VfigrQuite a number of the wounded eol-dicis have been kindly taken care of by our citizens at their private residences, where the poor fellows receive the kindest treatment, and everything possible is done for their comfort aud relief Our citizens well deserve the good and undying nanic they have earned during the continuance otthis war, by their humane and patriotic labors ia behalf of our brave aud noble troops, uud wc feci satisfied that Gettysburg aud its loyal citizens will not be forgotten wheu the history oftiiis War is written by the future1 historian.**tfl^Tho 105th Kegirnent, Pennsylvania Ihlitia, nearly all of whom are from this county, luider conimaud of Col. PueiiL'EK, urrived here ou Sunday lost, their term of service (9 months) having expired. They , have done excellent service in the campaign, and look like veteran soldiers. They lmve been ordered here to be mustered out, nod paid off—which will be done very shortly..CSji^Wo learn rrom one of our under-1 titters in town, that the number of coffins ' manufactured here for the transportation of the dead soldiers home by their friends, j amounts probably to six or seven hundred^ already, and we presume this mouruiul ‘ business will be kept up for some time yet. The town is full of inquiring relatives for those near and dear to them. Some have to go away cheerless and unsatisfied, the loFt resting-place of their friends not being identified, from the vast amount that were' ihurried into their mother-earth, without a mark to tell who lies there. Thiw is paiu-fnl to a father, a mother, a wife, a sister; but suah is the inevitable consequence of a iearful and tremendous battle, like that ofthe three davs of Gettysburg.v awounded soldiers are being removed by the hundreds daily. There are I several trains runniug everyday; and os rapidly as their improved health will allow, the Uoiou aud tba Rebel wouudod are seat on to City Hospitals. The deaths in the field and town hospitals have been nu-t merous; yet every attention has been giv-[ eu, which kind,generous hearts cuu bestow.The djing pillow of many a wounded sol-j dier has been smoothed by kind hands.\\y___itr
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Adams Sentinel
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jul 21, 1863
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