CLARA BARTON MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION

MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN, PRESIDENT
2523 13TH STREET, WASHINGTON, D. C.

MRS. ADA H. WEISS, 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C.

MISS GRACE M. PIERCE, RECORDING SEC'Y
WASHINGTON, D. C.

MRS. MARY LOGAN TUCKER, CORRESPONDING SEC'Y
WASHINGTON, D. C.

MR. JOHN JOY EDSON, TREASURER
WASHINGTON LOAN & TRUST CO., WASHINGTON, D. C.

GEN'L NELSON A. MILES
2nd Vice-President
Washington, D. C.

GEN'L HARRISON GRAY OTIS
3rd Vice-President
Los Angeles, Calif.

MR. S. B. HEGE,
4th Vice-President
Washington, D. C.

MISS JANET RICHARDS
5th Vice-President
Washington, D. C.

HON. NEWELL B. WOODWORTH
6th Vice-President
Syracuse, N. Y.

MR. W. B. SCOFIELD
7th Vice-President
Worcester, Mass.

HON. LEO RASSIEUR
8th Vice-President
Granite Building,
St. Louis, Mo.

WASHINGTON, D. C.,

191

At six o'clock it commenced to thunder and lighten, and all at once the artillery began to play joined by the musketry, about two miles distant. We sat down in our tent and waited to see them break in upon us; but Reno's forces held them back. The old 21st Mass. lay between us and the enemy and they couldn't pass. God only knows who is lost, I do not, for the next day all fell back. Poor Kearney, Stephens and Webster were brought in, and in the p. m. Kearney and Heintalemen's divisions fell back through our camp on their way to Alexandria; we knew this was the last. We put the thousand wounded we had then into the train. I took one car load of them, Mrs. Morell another, the men took to horse. We steamed off and two hours later there was no Fairfax Station. Reached Alexandria at ten o'clock at night, and oh, the repost which met those poor men at the train. The people of the Island are the most noble band I ever say or heard of. I stood in my car and fed the men 'till they could eat no more, then the people would take us home and feed us and after this we came home.

I had slept 1-1/4 hours since Saturday night; but I am Well and a strong and wait to go again if I have need.

Our forces are all back again in the old places around the city. McClellen's army here again and he in command of it all.

I am going to reach for my friends now. I have told you nothing of the old friends who met us among the wounded and dying on that bloody field. I have no heart to tell it today. Two huge boxes from Jersey have arrived. I don't Know where we shall need them next. To Archie and Lizzie Shaver. Yours,

Clara Barton.

Frankfort, N.Y.

Headquarters Military District of Washington,

Washington, D. C., October 23, 1862.

Miss. Clara H. Barton
I have
Conferred with Gen. Wadsworth
on the subject of obtaining
a house for your use - and
he has directed that I place
a house at your disposal
as soon as a suitable one
can be found.

Very respectfully
By Ord. Col.
John P. Sherburne
Asst. Adjt. Genl.

No. 488 1/2. 7th Street
3rd Story - Room No 8.