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While researching blockade runners and military supplies I ran across this appeal for blankets. Chronicle and Sentinel, Augusta, GA 12/11/1863. Interesting details.
Blankets for the Soldiers! Office of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association.
To the people of Georgia- December 7th, 1863.
In view of the fact now well ascertained that our soldiers cannot be supplied during the present winter with a sufficient number of blankets, the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association by its executive committee has determined to try an supply this want to some extent by the manufacture of what are called comforts or comforters. These can made from our thinnest factory cloth and padded with bats or carded cotton and quilted. The cloth should be light as possible and the padding not too thick, otherwise the article will be too heavy for transportation. Even with these precautions they may not be easily transported by the soldier and may soon be lost; still we hope that with the increased experience of our troops, this may not be an invincible inexperience and that at all events, they may secure warmth for the present winter. If no more be effected,this result will repay the cost and trouble.
The undersigned have been appointed a committee for the purpose of involing the aid of out people in this work, We have have already sought and found the assistance of the ladies of Augusta and its vicinity, whose energy during this unhappy war has been as untiring as their patriotism is ardent. These ladies according to their custom have responded to our call with an alacrity
which has inspired our hearts with thankfulness and our minds with increased zeal and which encourages us to call upon patriotic citizens, especially the women in all parts of the state and invite them, whereever such cloth and cotton batting can be procured to unite with us in this enterprise, this effort to to protect our gallant defenders from the cold of the winters night.
The officers of the Augusta Factory in a spirit of most liberal patriotism have offered to furnish us with the materials upon very low terms and in such quantities as will enable us if all can do so, to send forawrd to the Army
several thousand of these comforts in a week or ten days. Other factories in our State will do the same, we doubt not, if application be made. The articles when finished can be sent to our rooms in this city and will be immediately forwarded to the troops.
A vigorous effort on the part of our people can thus almost entirely remedy the grievance which we desire to remove certainly among our own soldiers..
The cloth used by us here is thinner than shirting , Shirting will do and is cut seven and a half or eight feet long by six feet wide. It would be better if dyed some color, but we have no time to wait for this to be done.
All packages should be addressed to the association and W. H. Potter, Genl. Supt., Augusta, GA
E. Tanner
C.J. Jenkins > Com.
Blankets for the Soldiers! Office of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association.
To the people of Georgia- December 7th, 1863.
In view of the fact now well ascertained that our soldiers cannot be supplied during the present winter with a sufficient number of blankets, the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association by its executive committee has determined to try an supply this want to some extent by the manufacture of what are called comforts or comforters. These can made from our thinnest factory cloth and padded with bats or carded cotton and quilted. The cloth should be light as possible and the padding not too thick, otherwise the article will be too heavy for transportation. Even with these precautions they may not be easily transported by the soldier and may soon be lost; still we hope that with the increased experience of our troops, this may not be an invincible inexperience and that at all events, they may secure warmth for the present winter. If no more be effected,this result will repay the cost and trouble.
The undersigned have been appointed a committee for the purpose of involing the aid of out people in this work, We have have already sought and found the assistance of the ladies of Augusta and its vicinity, whose energy during this unhappy war has been as untiring as their patriotism is ardent. These ladies according to their custom have responded to our call with an alacrity
which has inspired our hearts with thankfulness and our minds with increased zeal and which encourages us to call upon patriotic citizens, especially the women in all parts of the state and invite them, whereever such cloth and cotton batting can be procured to unite with us in this enterprise, this effort to to protect our gallant defenders from the cold of the winters night.
The officers of the Augusta Factory in a spirit of most liberal patriotism have offered to furnish us with the materials upon very low terms and in such quantities as will enable us if all can do so, to send forawrd to the Army
several thousand of these comforts in a week or ten days. Other factories in our State will do the same, we doubt not, if application be made. The articles when finished can be sent to our rooms in this city and will be immediately forwarded to the troops.
A vigorous effort on the part of our people can thus almost entirely remedy the grievance which we desire to remove certainly among our own soldiers..
The cloth used by us here is thinner than shirting , Shirting will do and is cut seven and a half or eight feet long by six feet wide. It would be better if dyed some color, but we have no time to wait for this to be done.
All packages should be addressed to the association and W. H. Potter, Genl. Supt., Augusta, GA
E. Tanner
C.J. Jenkins > Com.