towels,
handkerchiefs, stationery, sewing materials, combs, reading matter,
etc.--were left to the ladies.

"This division of labor has been followed, except in cases where no
field agent accompanied the lady, and there was no sanitary station
in the corps. Then the lady agent performed double duty. She was
provided with a vehicle, and followed by an army wagon loaded with
supplies sufficient for her day's distribution, which had been
drawn from the Commission storehouse upon a requisition approved by
the chief clerk. On arriving at the camp, her first call was at
headquarters, to obtain permission to distribute her little
articles, to learn how sick the men were, in quarters or in
hospital, and to find out the numbers in each company. The ladies
adopted two modes of issuing supplies: some called for the entire
company, giving into each man's hand the thing he needed; others
gave to the orderly sergeant of each company the same proportion of
each article, which he distributed to the men. The willing help and
heartfelt pleasure of the officers in distributing our gifts among
their men have added much to the respect and affection already felt
for them by the soldiers and their friends.

"In Mrs. Johnson's report of her work in the Twentieth Army Corps,
she says: 'In several instances officers have tendered the thanks
of their regiments, when they were so choked by tears as to render
their voices unheard.'

"I remember no scenes in camp more picturesque than some of our
visits have presented. The great open army wagon stands under some
shade-tree, with the officer who has volunteered to help, or the
regular Field Agent, standing in the midst of boxes, bales, and
bundles. Wheels, sides, and every projecting point are crowded with
eager soldiers, to see what 'the Sanitary' has brought for them. By
the side of the great wagon stands the light wagon of the lady,
with its curtains all rolled up, while she arranges before and
around her the supplies she is to distribute. Another eager crowd
surrounds her, patient, kind, and respectful as the first, except
that a shade more of softness in their look and tone attest to the
ever-living power of woman over the rough elements of manhood. In
these hours of personal communication with the soldier, she find