WILLIAM O BOURNE BOX 1 FOLDER 3 Broadsides Concerning ConTEST — 1866-67 Broad Sides Concerning penmanship contest — Honor to the Brave ! TO THE LEFT- ARMED CORPS OF THE UNION. Five Hundred Dollars in Premiums for Penmanship ! Office of the Soldier's friend, No. 12 Centre Street, N.Y. The editor of "THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND," in compliance with urgent requests from members of the Left-Armed Corps, hereby announces that he will distribute a SECOND series of prizes, amounting to FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in premiums for the ten best specimens of LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP, by soldiers and sailors of the Union who lost their RIGHT ARMS by disability or amputation in the late war for the Union. There will be ten equal prizes of FIFTY DOLLARS each, the award of the prizes to be made by distinguished officers of the Army and Navy, who will furnish Autograph Letters to the successful competitors. Each premium will bear the name of the officer making the award, and will be known as follows: THE GRANT PREMIUM, THE HOWARD PREMIUM, THE HOOKER PREMIUM, THE FARRAGUT PREMIUM, THE MEADE PREMIUM, THE GEARY PREMIUM, THE SHERMAN PREMIUM, THE HANCOCK PREMIUM, THE LOGAN PREMIUM, THE SHERIDAN PREMIUM, The manuscripts will be sent to the Editor of "THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND," to be registered, numbered, and prepared for inspection, and when so prepared the awards will be made. DIRECTIONS. Writers are requested to pay particular attention to the following Directions : The writers must finish a sketch of their military history, from the date of their enlistment to their discharge, including company, regiment, rank, a list of battles, date and place where wounded, etc. Original essays, poems, tales, incidents and anecdotes of the war may be added, and are earnestly desired. The paper must be wide-ruled white letter paper, and to be of the same size as this Circular, and leaving an inch margin at the top, bottom, and sides. The sheets must not be gummed or fastened together, but correctly numbered at the top. Write on only one side of the paper. Write in black ink. Pencil writing will not be admitted on the catalogue. There must be at lest two pages, but writers are not limited in the length of their contributions. No one is entitled to compete who can use his right arm, or who had learned to write with his left hand PREVIOUS to the date of his wound. Those only are entitled who have learned to write SINCE the date of their disability in the service. A proper affidavit must be made to the facts, to prevent imposition and injustice. Photographs are requested in every case where it is practicable to furnish one. Writers are SPECIFICALLY CAUTIONED against sending manuscripts or correspondence to the Headquarters of any of the officers who are to award the prizes, as it will not serve their purposes in the least, and will only make unnecessary expense and delay. All manuscripts must be sent to the office of The Soldier's Friend, to be registered and classified. None of those who drew prizes on the first competition will be entitled to compete for the present prizes. But they are invited to contribute new specimens to the collection. Manuscripts should be sent wrapped around a wooden roller, or in a pasteboard or card cylinder, to preserve them in the best order. They should be rolled lengthwise, and not across the page. The lists will remain open to competition till the first day of JULY next. The manuscripts are to be collected in permanent form for preservation, and to remain in the possession of the editor of THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND for publication. Circulars will be sent on application. Address WM. OLAND BOURNE, Editor of The Soldier's Friend, No. 12 Centre Street, N.Y. LETTERS. General Grant. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON D.C., Oct. 19th, 1866 WM. OLAND BOURNE--SIR : In reply to your note of the 17th inst., General Grant directs me to say that he will very willingly select a manuscript in the manner suggested by you for the Grant Premium, and that he has the most complete sympathy for your efforts to ameliorate the condition of those who were wounded in the late war against the rebellion. I am, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, ADAM BADEAU, Col. and A.D.C. Admiral Farragut. NEW YORK, February 25th, 1867. 113 East Thirty-sixth Street. WM. OLAND BOURNE -- Dear Sir : I regret my oversight in not answering your letter sooner in the relation to prize premiums for the best left-hand writing by soldiers and sailors who lost their right arm during the war. I will gladly comply with your request to select the "Farragut Premium," or do any thing else in my power that will contribute to the advancement of your highly meritorious work. I am with great respect, Truly yours, D. G. FARRAGUT Admiral U. S. N. Lieut.-Gen. Sherman. NEW YORK, February 11th, 1867. WM. OLAND BOURNE, Editor of the Soldier's Friend : I have been so constantly occupied since you handed me your letter of February 1st, (a copy of which you said you had sent to my address, St. Louis, Missouri,) that now, at the very moment of my departure, I can only acknowledge its receipt, and give my cordial consent to and approval of your plan. Any thing that I can do to alleviate the condition of wounded or maimed soldiers will surely be attempted, and as you simply ask me to award one of the Premiums to be given by yourself, all I can say is that I will do it, according to the best evidence laid before me. Hoping that you may be at all times successful in your purely charitable and worthy object, I am, with great respect, Your friend and servant, W. T. SHERMAN, Lieut.-Gen. Maj.-Gen. Howard WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS. WASHINGTON, December 15th, 1866. WM. OLAND BOURNE -- MY DEAR SIR : Your very kind letter has just come to hand. I renew my thanks to you for the continued interest you manifest in the left-hand soldier. If you can stimulate a large number of them to become good penmen it will probably facilitate them in getting clerkships or other more desirable positions. The aid you ask is very cheerfully rendered, and I trust you will be completely successful. Very truly yours, O. O. HOWARD, Maj.-Gen. Maj.-Gen. Meade. PHILADELPHIA, PA,. Feb. 18th, 1867. WM. OLAND BOURNE, Office of the Soldier's Friend, New York: DEAR SIR: I have to-day received your letter dated the 31st ultimo, with postscript of the 14th inst. It will give me great pleasure to assist you in any way, in the laudable and patriotic work in which you are engaged, and I shall feel very much flattered if the use of my name can be instrumental in forwarding your views. You are therefore authorized to announce that I consent to select one of the Prizes, though I have not the vanity to suppose that my name will add any thing to the inducements you hold out to our brave soldiers. Very respectfully yours, GEO. G. MEADE, Maj.-Gen. U. S. A. Maj.-Gen. Sheridan. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, NEW ORLEANS, LA., March 2d, 1867. DEAR SIR :--In reply to your communication asking permission to use my name in connection with the prizes you intend offering for the best Left-Hand Penmanship, presented by soldiers and sailors of the late War, who have lost a right arm in the service, I have the honor to express to you my willingness, and also the gratification I feel in being allowed to have my name associated with an object so praiseworthy. I am, sir, very respectfully, Your Obt. Servt. P. H. SHERIDAN Maj.-Gen. U. S. A. Maj.-Gen. Logan. WASHINGTON, February 3d, 1867. WM. OLAND BOURNE--DEAR SIR : Yours received. I have no objection to the use of my name as one to be designated to select a Prize as you indicate. Yours truly. JOHN A. LOGAN. Governor Geary. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, HARRISBURG, PA., Feb. 25th, 1867. WM. OLAND BOURNE : MY DEAR SIR--It gives me great pleasure to accord to you the privilege of using my name in your efforts to instruct our brave soldiers who were disabled while battling for their country, and make them proficient in the use of their left hands. The samples I have seen of "Left-Hand Penmanship," executed by these gallant one-armed men, reflect great credit upon them and upon their instructors, while to yourself all honor is due for your energy and zeal in the matter. Hoping that your exertions will be always crowned with success, I am, very respectfully, yours, JOHN W. GEARY. Maj.-Gen. Hancock. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI, FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, Feb. 23d, 1867. MY DEAR SIR:-- Your favor of Feb. 13th, asking that I may decide a question of Left-Hand Penmanship, between the writings of those soldiers, who have lost their right arm, and who may compete for a prize which you intend to designate by my name, has been received. I feel honored by the use to which you intend to devote my name, and it it will be the means of encouraging to emulation, or rewarding one who has had the energy to acquire excellence in such a useful direction, I shall be amply repaid. I am, very truly, Your obt. servt. WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, Maj.-Gen. U. S. A. Maj.-Gen. Hooker. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE LAKES, DETROIT, MICHIGAN March 21st, 1867. DEAR SIR:-- I have just received your letter of the 18th and 19th, and regret that I did not fully understand the object of your wishes, but I am glad to be informed of your real motives. I take, of course, a lively interest in the great work in which you are engaged, and have no doubt that it will be crowned with success. It is a praiseworthy and laudable object, and one which redounds to the goodness of your head and heart. No doubt many a poor soldier will be stimulated in his efforts to merit your Premium, and in after life he may make use of it as a means of support and happiness. I wish you every success in your undertaking. I will be most happy to pass judgment on the manuscripts which you will forward to me. With great respect, I remain, Your Obt. Servt. J. HOOKER, Maj.-Gen. U. S. A. Honor to the Brave! TO THE LEFT-ARMED CORPS OF THE UNION. Five Hundred Dollars in Premiums for Penmanship! OFFICE OF The Soldier's Friend, No. 12 Centre Street, N. Y. The editor of "THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND," in compliance with urgent requests from members of the Left-Armed Corps, hereby announces that he will distribute a SECOND series of prizes, amounting to FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in premiums for the ten best specimens of LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP, by soldiers and sailors of the Union who lost their RIGHT ARMS by disability or amputation in the late war for the Union. There will be ten equal prizes of FIFTY DOLLARS each, the award of the prizes to be made by distinguished officers of the Army and Navy, who will furnish Autograph Letters to the successful competitors. Each premium will bear the name of the officer making the award, and will be known as follows: THE GRANT PREMIUM THE FARRAGUT PREMIUM THE SHERMAN PREMIUM THE SHERIDAN PREMIUM THE HOWARD PREMIUM THE MEADE PREMIUM THE HANCOCK PREMIUM THE HOOKER PREMIUM THE GEARY PREMIUM THE LOGAN PREMIUM The manuscripts will be sent to the Editor of "THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND," to be registered, num- bered, and prepared for inspection, and when so prepared the awards will be made. DIRECTIONS. [image of hand pointing] Writers are requested to pay particular attention to the following Directions: The writers must furnish a sketch of their military history, from the date of their enlistment to their discharge, including company, regiment, rank, and a list of battles, date and place where wounded, etc. Original essays, poems, tales, incidents and anecdotes of the war may be added, and are earnestly desired. The paper must be wide-ruled white letter paper, uniform in size and style with THIS CIRCULAR, and leaving an inch margin at the top, bottom and sides. The sheets must not be gummed or fastened together, but correctly numbered at the top. Write on only one side of the paper. Write in black ink. Pencil writing will not be admitted on the catalogue. There must be at least two pages, but writers are not limited in the length of their contributions. No one is entitled to compete who can use his right arm, or who has learned to write with his left hand previous to the date of his wound. Those only are entitled who have learned to write since the date of their disability in the ser- vice. A proper Affidavit must be made to the facts, to prevent imposition and injustice. Photographs are requested in every case where it is practi- cable to furnish one. Writers are SPECIALLY CAUTIONED against sending manuscripts or correspondence to the Headquarters of any of the officers who are to award the prizes, as it will not serve their purposes in the least, and will only make unnecessary expense and delay. All manuscripts must be sent to the office of The Soldier's Friend, to be registered and classified. [image of hand pointing] None of those who drew prizes on the first competition will be entitled to compete for the present prizes. But they are invited to contribute new specimens to the collec- tion. Manuscripts should be sent wrapped around a wooden roller, or in a pasteboard or card cylinder, to preserve them in the best order. They should be rolled lengthwise, and not across the page. The lists will remain open to competition till the first day of JULY next. The manuscripts are to be collected in permanent form for preservation, and to remain in the possession of the editor of THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND for publication. Circulars will be sent on application. Address WM. OLAND BOURNE, Editor of the Soldier's Friend, No. 12 Centre Street, N. Y, Letters. --- Begin Column 1 --- General Grant. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 19th, 1866. Wm. Oland Bourne-Sir: I reply to your note of the 17th inst., General Grant directs me to say that he will very willingly select a manuscript in the manner suggested by you for the Great Premium, and that the has the most complete sympathy for your efforts to ameliorate the condition of those who were wounded in the late war against rebellion. I am, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, ADAM BADEAU, Col. and A. D. C. ---- Admiral Farragut. New York, February 25th, 1867. 113 East Thirty-sixth Street. WM. OLAND BOURNE--DEAR SIR: I regret my oversight in not answering your letter sooner in relation to prize premiums for the best left-hand writing by soldiers and sailors who lost their right arm during the war. I will gladly comply with your request to select the " Farragut Premium," or do any thing else in my power that will contribute to the advancement of your highly meritorious work. I am with great respect, Truly yours, D.G. FARRAGUT, Admiral U.S.N. ---- Lieut.-Gen. Sherman. New York, February 11th, 1867. WM. OLAND BOURNE, Editor of the Soldier's Friend: I have been so constantly occupied since you handed me your letter of February 1st, (a copy of which you said you had sent the address, St. Louis, Missouri,) that now, at the very moment of my departure, I can only acknowledge its receipt,and give my cordial consent to and approval of your plan. Any thing that I can do to alleviate the condition of wounded or maimed soldiers will surely be attempted, and as you simply ask me to award one of the Premiums to be given by yourself, all I can say is that I will do it,according to the best evidence laid before me. Hoping that you may be at all times successful in your purely charitable and worthy object, I am, with great respect, Your friend and servant, W.T.Sherman, Lieut.-Gen. ---- Maj.-Gen. Howard. War Department BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND BANDONED[sic.] LANDS. Washington, December 15th 1866. WM. OLAND BOURNE--My DEAR SIR : Your very kind letter has just come to hand. I renew my thanks to you for the continued interest you manifest in the left-hand soldier. If you can stimulate a large number of them to become good penmen it will probably facilitate them in getting clerkships or other more desirable positions. The aid you ask is very cheerfully rendered,and I trust you will be completely successful. Very truly yours, O. O. Howard, Major-Gen. --- Maj.-Gen. Meade. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 18th, 1867. WM. OLAND BOURNE, Office of the Soldier's Friend, New York : DEAR SIR : I have to-day received your letter dated 31st ultimo, with postscript of the 14th inst. It will give me great pleasure to assist you in any way, in the laudable and patriotic work in which you are engaged, and I shall feel very much flattered if the use of my name can be instrumental in forwarding your views. You are therefore authorized to announce that I consent to select one of the Prizes, though I have not the vanity to suppose that my name will add any thing to the inducements you hold out to our brave soldiers. Very respectfully yours, Geo. G. Meade., Maj.-Gen. U.S.A. --- Begin column 2 --- Maj.-Gen. Sheridan. Headquarters, Department of the Gulf New Orleans, LA, March 2d, 1867 Dear Sir:--In reply to your communication asking permission to use my name in connection with the prizes you intend offering for the best specimen of Left-Hand Penmanship, presented by soldiers and sailors of the late War, who have lost a right arm in the service, I have the honor to express to you my willingness, and also the gratification I feel in being allowed to have my name associated with an object so praiseworthy. I am, sir, very respectfully, Your Obt. Servt. P.H. Sheridan, Maj.-Gen. U.S.A. ---- Maj.-Gen. Logan Washington, February 3d, 1867 Wm. Oland Bourne--Dear Sir: Yours received. I have no objection to the use of my name as one to be designated to select a Prize as you indicate. Yours truly, John A. Logan ______ Governor Geary. Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 25th, 1867 Wm Oland Bourne: My Dear Sir--It gives me great pleasure to accord to you the privilege of using my name in your efforts to instruct our brave soldiers who were disabled while battling for their country, and make them proficient in the use of their left hands. The samples I have seen of "Left-Hand Penmanship," executed by these gallant one-armed men, reflect great credit upon them and upon their instructors while to yourself all honor is due for your energy and zeal in the matter. Hoping that your exertions will be always crowned with success, I am, Very respectfully, Yours, John W. Geary _____ Maj. Gen. Hancock Headquarters Department of the Missouri Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Feb. 23d, 1867 My Dear Sir:--Your favor of Feb. 13th, asking that I may decide a question of Left-Hand Penmanship, between the writings of those soldiers who have lost their right arm, and who may compete for a prize which you intend to designate by my name, has been received. I feel honored by the use to which you intend to devote my name, and if it will be the means of encouraging to emulation, or rewarding one who has had the enrgy to acquire excellence in such a useful direction, I shall be amply repaid. I am, very truly, Your obt. servt. Winfield S. Hancock Maj.-Gen. U.S.A. ________ Maj.-Gen. Hooker Headquarters, Department of the Lakes Detroit, Michigan, March 21st, 1867 Dear Sir:--I have just received your letter of the 18th and 19th, and regret that I did not fully understand the object of your wishes, but I am glad to be informed of your real motives. I take, of course, a lively interest in the great work in which you are engaged, and have no doubt that it will be crowned with success. It is a praiseworthy and laudable object, and one which redounds to the goodness of your head and heart. No doubt many a poor soldier will be stimulated in his efforts to merit your Premium, and in after life he may make use of it as a means of support and happiness. I wish you every success in your undertaking. I will be most happy to pass judgment on the manuscripts which you will forward to me. With great respect, I remain, Your Obt. Servt., J. Hooker, Maj-Gen. U.S.A. EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d Sergeant, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington, Sergeant, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Leage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwich, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A. Ludford, jr. Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Chorum, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N. Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Illinois.) 16. George H. Long, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington, D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington, D. C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24.Ora D. Walbridge, Marseilles, LaSalle Co., Illinois. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. Norman Vroman, Corporal, Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Frederick M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. Frank G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. Silas M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., Ohio. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson, jr., Captain, Paterson, N.J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. James H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Illinois. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. Alfred French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 44. Thos. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Indiana. 45. D. W. Barnum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. Alexander Roe, Corporal, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. Charles W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington, D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. 50. Thomas A. Perrine, 2d Sergeant, Monroe, Butler Co., Ohio. 51. Charles A. Edmonds, Captain, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. Charles H. Eaton, 1st Sergeant, Lafayette, Indiana. 53. Herman Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minnesota. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Sergeant, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. George H. Tyler, Sergeant, Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 59. Wm. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. Willard L. Cooke, Corporal, Belleville, Jeff. Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Booshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bertaph, Gallatin, Dairess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corporal, Monmouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Sergeant, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. Allen B. Hayward, Sergeant, Marlboro' Depot, N. H. 2 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington, Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass 79. Wm. Frizzell, Corporal, Chicago, Ill. 80. Henry K. Atchison, New Geneva, Fayette Co., Pa. 81. Frederick C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Westfeild, Chatuqua Co., N. Y. 82. Buel Rinpaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. Henry W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Samuel Hamilton, Black Hawk, Blain Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. George R. Farley , Sergeant, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean, Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut, Corpus Christi, Texas. 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. John F. Huntington, 1st Lieut, Penfield, N.Y. 93. John Stewart, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. Henry S. Parmelee, Sergeant, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Conver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington, D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. Henry H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. Philo S. Fenton, Corporal, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Patageville, Wyoming Co, N. Y. 102. Thomas T. Sanborn, Sergeant, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alexander Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, _____, _____. 107. Samuel T. Beerbower, Sergeant, Marion, Ohio. 108. Joseph Willy Gelvay, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109, William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. Curley Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Bail, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. George W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. Julius V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., Ohio 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Sergeant, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwan, 3d Ass't Eng., Phil., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards' Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Sergeant, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Frederick E. Dake, Sergeant, Washington, D. C. 127. Wm. Denney, Philadelphia, Pa. [there is no entry numbered 128] 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alexander H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont, N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. Thos. McGeehan, Sergeant, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howrd St., N.Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. Claude Charmoille, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. Hiram E. Stoutenburgh, Sergeant, Delhi, Del. Co., N.Y. 141. George Q. White, Captain, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 142. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. J. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. Eli Hurin, Indiana Mil. Agency, Washington, D. C. 146. White N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. John Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. Benjamin C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E. Littleton, 2d Lieut., Phila. Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Sergt., Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. William W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin. 159. Martin B. Searle, Waterville, Me. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Sergeant, N. Y. City 161. Arunah Tracy, Corporal, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Weeks, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E. Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. Charles R. Weitenhausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. Lewis H. Roth, Slatington, P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Mianus P. O. Conn. 3 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. 175. Wm H. Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Danton, Corporal, Phila. Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Storsham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington, D. C. 181. Andrew J. Moffit, Sergeant, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. 184. Edgar Alonzo Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. Stephen D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Cull, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn. L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N, Y. 191. Leopold Marius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Colored), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. Alfred T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. 195. Augustus Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co. Ohio. 196. George W Dale, Elmira, N. Y. 197. Francis M Norton, Pine Grove Schuyler Co; N. Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. James Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. 202. Edmund Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargen, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa 214. D. D. Stitwell, Dansville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenan Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. James O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Sergent Major, Philadelphia, Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut. Col., Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Biship, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., Ohio. 227. Alvin H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. 228. Delmer R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut. Andover, Mass. 331. M. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Meira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. Andrew James Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. 238. W. Augustus, McNulty, Sergeant, Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corporal, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 149. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, jr., Lisle Station, DuPage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. Edward Asa Spalding, Churchville, Monroe Co., N. Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, ________________, W. 252. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. Robert J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 257. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburgh, Pa. COMMITTEE OF AWARD His Excellency R. E. Fenton, Governor. Rev. Henry W. Bellows, D. D., Pres. of U. S. Sanitary Commision. William Cullen Bryant, Esq. George William Curtis, Esq. Wm. E. Dodge, jr. Esq. Howard Potter, Esq. Theodore Roosevelt, Esq. [hand with finger pointing to the line of type] Hall of the Union General Committee, No. 954 Broadway, corner of Twenty-third Street. DISABLED, BUT NOT DISHEARTENED! The Left-Armed Corps again in the Field! GRAND EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP, BY SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Who have lost their Right Arms during the War. OPEN DAY AND EVENING, Commencing Tuesday, May 1st, AT SEATON HALL, Corner of Ninth and D Streets. TICKETS 25 CENTS. Under the direction of the SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' UNION, for the benefit of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, and their families. Committee of Arrangements. Lieut. P. YOUNG, Mass. Sergt. F. E. DAKE, Pa. WILL A. SHORT, Pa. B. P. CUTTER, Mass. Major W. L. BRAMHALL, N.Y. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PRIZES ! ______________ COMMITTEE OF AWARD His Excellency R. E. FENTON GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS Governor of New York, WILLIAM E. DODGE Jr., Rev. H. W. BELLOWS, HOWARD POTTER, Pres. of the U. S. San. Com. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WM. CULLEN BRYANT, WM. OLAND BOURNE WHAT FANNY FERN SAYS. Lefter-Hand Manuscripts of Disabled Soldiers. BY FANNY FERN. Fanny Fern, the accomplished authoress, whose name has become a household word in our literature, pays the following characteristic and eloquent tribute to the left-hand writing of our soldiers. It appears in the New York Ledger: I begin to think that an "All-Wise Providence" spent more time finishing off human beings than was at all necessary. I arrived at this sapient conclusion, the other evening, while looking at some hundreds of specimens of the handwriting of our disabled soldiers. Before this I had always supposed that hands and arms were necessary preliminaries to chirography, and right hands and arms at that. And there I was, brought up all standing, with the legible, fair proofs to the contrary before my very face. Positively there was one specimen written with the soldier's mouth, both hands being useless. It was enough to make an able-bodied man or woman blush to think of cowering for a moment before the darkest cloud of fate. As a moral lesson I would have had every boy and girl in the land taken there to see the power of the mind over the body. The potency of that one little Phrase, "I will try." The impotency of that cowardly plea, "I can't." I wished, as I examined these interesting and characteristic papers, with the signatures and photographs of the writers annexed, that all our schools in order should be taken there to learn a lesson that all their books might never teach so impressively. I wished that every man in the nation whose patriotism needed quickening (alas! that there should be any!) might see that these men who have fought for the peace we are now enjoying, who have languished long months in wretched prisons for us, and through all have but just escaped, maimed and disabled, to reach their homes, are yet self-helpful and courageous, fearing nothing, hoping all things, since they have helped to save the nation. Is it safe? That is a question I shall not meddle with here. Meantime, I, for one, feel proud, as an American loyal woman, that this collection of manuscripts has been made. I believe it to be purely an American idea. I am not aware that in any other country such a novelty exists. I think it is as highly creditable to the head and heart of the originator as to the skill and patience of our soldiers. I feel as though it should have, like a grand national picture, its appropriate framing and setting in the most conspicuous spot in the capitol. How often I think of these "privates," as they are called, when grand "receptions" and "balls" are in progress for some great "general" in our midst. All honor to him; but meantime what of these brave maimed "privates?" Therefore I was rejoiced when John Smith and Thomas Jones had succeeded in "making their mark" on paper as well as in battle. I was glad that they had placed it on record that an American soldier is still wide awake and hopeful, though he may be so hacked and hewed to pieces that not half his original proportions remain. I wanted to sing "Hail Columbia," and the "Star- Spangled Banner," and "John Brown," and "Yankee Doodle," to the top of my lungs; and more than all I wished these people who are sticking pins through curious sprawling bugs, and paying fabulous sums for shells, and taking their Bible oaths over some questionable pictures "by the old masters," would just turn their attention to something not only veritable and unique, but honorable and worthy as a legacy to every American child that shall be born to the end of time--or the end of our Republic, which is one and the same thing. Exhibition of Left-hand Penmanship. $1,000 Dollars in Prizes. [This collection of nearly three hundred Manuscripts, written by Soldiers and Sailors who lost their right arms during the late war, was made in response to an offer of prizes for the best specimen of Left-Hand Penmanship, proposed by the Editor of the "Soldiers' Friend," New York.] Committee of Award. His Excellency R. E. Fenton, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. Bellows, Pres. of the U.S. San. Com., WM. Cullen Bryant, George William Curtis, William E. Dodge, Jr., Howard Potter, Theodore Roosevelt, WM. Oland Bourne. Letter of Major-General O. O. Howard. War Department, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Washington, February 27th, 1866. Rev. Dr. H. W. Bellows--My Dear Sir: I am am grateful to you for the kind letter just received from you, and hasten to reply. I was invited to write for the prize, but for two reasons I abstained. First, I was too deeply engrossed in my present peculiar work, and secondly, I was conscious of my inability to write a fair hand. However, my penmanship is quite as good as that formerly with the right hand. I hear a lady in the cars lately detailing the sufferings, mortification and repinings of a young man who had lost his right arm in the service. He said at first everybody received him kindly, showed him sympathy, and gave him aid, but now it had come to be an old story, and he received no special attention and found it difficult to find a position where he could gain a livelihood. I will say to you, my dear sir, that there are times when the deformity and inconvenience come across the mind, and disturb the equanimity of those who are full of ambition to make the best of whatever befalls. I do not believe that even the plaudits of a grateful people, or the conscious pride arising from the glorious rewards bestowed upon patriotic efforts, will be enough to sustain the one-armed man so as to make him cheerful, hopeful, and happy at all times, so as to enable him to forget all the nervous pains and sensitive feelings that constantly assail him. My only prescription is a complete surrender of the heart to Christ. Affectionately, O. O. Howard, Major-General LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d Serg't, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington, Serg't, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Seage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., O. 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwick, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Vernon, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Ill.) 16. George H. Long, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington. D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington. D.C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond. Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24. O. D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Ill. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant. Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. N. Vroman, Corp., Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Fred. M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. F. G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. S. M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., O. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson, jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. J. H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Ill. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. A. French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., O. 44. T. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Ind. 45. D. W. Bainum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. A. Roe. Corp'l, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. C. W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington, D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton. Fulton Co., Ill. 50. T. A. Perrine, 2d Serg't, Monroe, Butler Co., O. 51. C. A. Edmonds, Cap'n, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. C. H. Eaton, 1st Serg't, Lafayette, Ind. 53. H. Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minn. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Serg't, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. G. H. Tyler, Serg't, Painesville, Lake Co., O. 59. W. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. W. L. Cooke, Corp'l, Belleville, Jeff. Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, August, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Borshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bostaph, Gallatin, Daviess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corp'l, Monmouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Serg't, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herk. Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. A. B. Hayward, Serg't. Marlboro' Depot. N. H. 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington. Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass. 79. Wm. Frizzell. Corp'l. Chicago, Ill. 80. H. K. Atchison, New Geneva. Fayette Co., Pa. 81. F. C. Barger. 1st Lieut., Westfield, Chatauqua Co., N. Y. 82. B. Roripaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. H. W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Sam'l Hamilton, Black Hawk, Brown Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. G. R. Farley, Serg't, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean. Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut., Corpus Christi, Tex. (Fitchville, Ohio.) 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. J. F. Huntington, 1st Lieut., Penfield, N. Y. 93. John Stewart, Serg't, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. H. S. Parmelee, Serg't, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Cruver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington. D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. H. H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. P. S. Fenton. Corp'l, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Portageville, Wyom'g Co., N. Y. 102. T. T. Sanborn, Serg't, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alex. Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, —, —? 107. Sam'l T. Beerbower, Serg't, Marion, Ohio 108. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109. William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. C. Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Ball, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. Geo. W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. J. V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., O. 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Serg't, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwen, 3d Ass't Eng'r, Phila., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards, Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Serg't, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Fred'k E. Dake, Serg't, Washington, D. C. 127. W. Denney, Philadelphia, Pa. 128. Conrad Dippel, Watertown, Wis. 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alex. H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont. N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. T. McGeehan, Serg't, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corp'l, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howard Street, N. Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. C. Charmoilie, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. H. E. Stoutenburgh, Serg't, Delhi, Del. Co., N. Y. 141. G. Q. White, Cap'n, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 3 142. P. K. Faulk, Corp'l. Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P.O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. F. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N.Y. 145. E. Hurin, Ind. Mil. Agency, Washington. D.C. 146. W. N. Hosler. Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. W. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D.C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. J. Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. B. C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E. Littleton, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Serg't, Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. W. W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis. 159. Martin B. Sorle, Waterville, Maine. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Serg't, N. Y. City. 161. Arunah Tracy, Corp'l, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Works, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E. Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. C. R. Weitershausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. L. H. Roth, Slatington P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Miamus P. O., Conn. 174. Edgar North, Corporal. Watertown, N. Y. 175. W. H. Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton County., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Dunton, Corporal, Phila., Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Stoneham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington, D. C. 181. A. J. Moffit. Serg't, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. 184. E. A. Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. S. D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Call, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn, L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N.Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N.Y. 191. Leopold Masius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Col'd), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. A. T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N.J. 195. A. Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co., Ohio. 196. George W. Dale, Elmira, N. Y. 197. F. M. Norton, Pine Grove, Schuyler Co., N.Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. Jas. Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N.Y. 202. E. Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N.Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargon, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N.Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2nd Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa. 214. D. D. Stilwell, Danesville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenau Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. Jas. O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Serg't Maj., Phila., Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut. Col. Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Bishop, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., Ohio. 227. A. H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington,D.C. 228. D. R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., Ohio. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut., Andover, Mass. 231. W. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem,N.Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Moira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. A. J. Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co.,N.Y. 238. W. Augustus McNulty, Lieut., Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co.,Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corp'l, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co.,N.Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 249. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, jr., Lislé Station, Dupage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. E. A. Spalding, Churchville, Monroe Co.,N.Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, ------------- [sic], Vt. 262. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. R. J. Rothwell, Blue Creel, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 267. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburg, Pa. 268. W. W. H. Davis, Colonel, Doylestown, Pa. 269. Alvin Blood, Stevens Point, Wis. 270. Matthias Smith, Point Pleasant, Pa. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee to Award Prizes for the best Left-hand Penmanship by Soldiers and Sailors who have lost the use of their right arms, by amputation or permanent disability, during the late war for the Union, submit the following Report : The noble spirit of emulation drawn out by the generous inducements offered by the gentleman who originated the enterprise, has been witnessed with the highest satisfaction by the Committee. 4 The large number of competitors who have submitted their contributions is a proof of the widespread interest felt in the work by the class particularly addressed, and of the great influence which has been exerted by it. The leading purpose, that of placing before the disabled men of the country incentives to a worthy ambition to become self-reliant, and to fit themselves for positions of honor and usefulness, has been accomplished in a manner altogether novel and original, and, s the Committee think, with memorable and praiseworthy success. Too high commendation cannot be awarded to the heroic men who have lost their right arms, and who have presented to the Committee the beautiful collection of manuscripts which has been examined with so much interest and admiration. The average degree of merit is high, while many of the manuscripts are very fine specimens of chirographic excellence and artistic taste. The majority of specimens are written in the back slope, while a number are either vertical, or written in the usual forward slope of right-handed penman. The Committee in their awards have disregarded these distinctions, and have decided impartially in favor of those manuscripts which possessed the best qualities of a legible, firm, business hand. Some minor considerations in regard to the length of time which the writers had for practice, their previous occupation, education, etc. which might have a tendency to affect the decisions, were of too delicate a nature and too complicated to warrant a detailed investigation, especially as they were aside from the main question --which of the competitors excelled in business penmanship? The original amount of five hundred dollars, offered by Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND, was increased by the United States Sanitary Commission, by the grant of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be distributed by the Committee in additional awards for penmanship, which the Committee divided into two prizes of twenty-five dollars, and ten prizes of twenty dollars each. To this amount the Committee added another two hundred and fifty dollars, which was awarded in amounts corresponding to the latter, as complimentary testimonials for literary merit It is proper to say that some of the manuscripts which are selected for penmanship would have been chosen for literary merit also, but it was deemed advisable to make the awards as general as possible. With this brief explanation of their action, the Committee announce the follow awards: FIRST CLASS. First Prize-$200, to Franklin H. Durrah, private, Co. F, 31st Pa. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Second Prize-$250 to E. M. Jennings, private, Co. A, 130th N. Y. Inf., Portageville, Wyoming county, N. Y. Third Prize-$100, to George Q. White, Capt. Co. B, 1st Ill. Art., and A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. Fourth Prize-$50, to William Mulhall, private, Battery K, 4th U. S. Art., Washington, D.C. SECOND CLASS--PENMANSHIP. Twenty-Five Dollars. A. L. Mabbett, Capt. Co. I, 24th Conn., Rochester, N. Y. Richard Miles, private, Co. H, 148th Pa. Inf'y, Harrisburg, Pa. Twenty Dollars. John Stewart, Sergt., Co. C, 3d N. J. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. S. Hudson, Jr., Capt. 49th N. Y. Infantry, Paterson, N. J. Frederick L. Barker, Capt. Co. H, 5th Mich. Inf., New York city. Frederick E. Dake, Sergt. Co. F. 139th Pa. Inf., Washington, D. C. Frederick C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 49th N. Y. Inf., Westfield, N. Y. J. S. Pendergrast, private, Co. F, 24th Mass. Inf., North Truro, Mass. [The award to Mr. Pendergrast is made for exceptional circumstances, having lost his right arm, and two fingers and part of the thumb of the left hand.] Ornamental Penmanship. Thomas A. Perrine, 2d Sergt., Co. G, 140th Pa. Inf., Monroe, Butler county, Ohio. Frank G. Vallereux, private, Battery C, 1st Ill. Light Art., Mount Sterling, Ill. A. D. Whitehouse, private, Co. D, 8th N. Y. S. M., N. Y. city. J. H. Raymond, Sergt., Co. A, 3d Maine Inf'y., Augusta, Me. ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS FOR LITERARY MERIT. Twenty-Five Dollars. Edward Hayes, Lieut.-Col., 29th Ohio, Burgh Hill, Ohio. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, Co. C, 6th N. H. Inf., South Hampton, N. H. Twenty Dollars. Wm. M. Connor, private, Co. C, 6th Mich., Mt. Clemens, Mich. Henry C. Allen, private, Co. E, 1st Mass. Cav., Chicago, Ill. Louis J. Boos, Sergt., Co. B, 6th Pa. Cav., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 22d Iowa Inf., Iowa City, Iowa. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Co. F, 11th Philad., Yanktown, Dacotah Territory. David C. Gates, private, Co. G, 1st Ohio Inf'y, Portsmouth, Ohio. Herman Baumhager, private, Co. E, 5th Minn. Inf., Shakopee, Minn. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Co. G, 10th Conn., Colchester, Conn. Ira Broshears, private, Co. B. 27th Ind. Inf'y., Rockport, Ind. Col. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, 59th Mass. Inf., Lowell, Mass. The Committee, in view of the great number of competitors whose claims are so equally divided, have found it a matter of difficulty to arrive at their decision, and would make an honorable mention of the contributions of Seldon C. Clobridge, New York city; James Mann, Alma, C. W.; Geo. W. Taylor, Washington, D. C.; Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y.; Lieut. J. K. Byers, Springfield, Ill.; Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y.; Abram Wagner, Vernon, Indiana; Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Hills, N. Y.; and Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, N. Y. The Committee, in submitting this report, tender their thanks to the contributors for the evidence of their interest in a work which has far exceeded in character and excellence the expectations originally entertained. R. E. FENTON, HENRY W. BELLOWS, W. C. BRYANT, GEORGE WM. CURTIS, WM. E. DODGE. JR., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WM. OLAND BOURNE. NEW-YORK, March 2, 1866. Exhibition of Left-hand Penmanship. $1,000 Dollars in Prizes. (This collection of nearly three hundred Manuscripts, written by Soldiers and Sailors who lost their right arms during the late war, was made in response to an offer of prizes for the best specimen of Left-Hand Penmanship, proposed by the Editor of the "Soldiers' Friend," New York.) Committee of Award. His Excellency R. E. Fenton, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. Bellows, Pres. of the U.S. San. Com., WM. Cullen Bryant, George William Curtis, William E. Dodge, Jr., Howard Potter, Theodore Roosevelt, WM. Oland Bourne. Letter of Major-General O. O. Howard. War Department, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Washington, February 27th, 1866. Rev. Dr. H. W. Bellows--My Dear Sir: I am am grateful to you for the kind letter just received from you, and hasten to reply. I was invited to write for the prize, but for two reasons I abstained. First, I was too deeply engrossed in my present peculiar work, and secondly, I was conscious of my inability to write a fair hand. However, my penmanship is quite as good as that formerly with the right hand. I hear a lady in the cars lately detailing the sufferings, mortification and repinings of a young man who had lost his right arm in the service. He said at first everybody received him kindly, showed him sympathy, and gave him aid, but now it had come to be an old story, and he received no special attention and found it difficult to find a position where he could gain a livelihood. I will say to you, my dear sir, that there are times when the deformity and inconvenience come across the mind, and disturb the equanimity of those who are full of ambition to make the best of whatever befalls. I do not believe that even the plaudits of a grateful people, or the conscious pride arising from the glorious rewards bestowed upon patriotic efforts, will be enough to sustain the one-armed man so as to make him cheerful, hopeful, and happy at all times, so as to enable him to forget all the nervous pains and sensitive feelings that constantly assail him. My only prescription is a complete surrender of the heart to Christ. Affectionately, O. O. Howard, Major-General 2 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d Serg't, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington, Serg't, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Seage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., O. 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwick, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Vernon, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Ill.) 16. George H. Long, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington. D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington. D.C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24. O. D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Ill. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant. Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. N. Vroman, Corp., Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Fred. M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. F. G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. S. M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., O. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson, jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. J. H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Ill. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. A. French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., O. 44. T. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Ind. 45. D. W. Bainum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. A. Roe, Corp'l, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. C. W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington, D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton. Fulton Co., Ill. 50. T. A. Perrine, 2d Serg't, Monroe, Butler Co., O. 51. C. A. Edmonds, Cap'n, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. C. H. Eaton, 1st Serg't, Lafayette, Ind. 53. H. Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minn. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Serg't, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. G. H. Tyler, Serg't, Painesville, Lake Co., O. 59. W. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. W. L. Cooke, Corp'l, Belleville, Jeff. Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, August, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Borshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bostaph, Gallatin, Daviess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corp'l, Monmouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Serg't, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herk. Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. A. B. Hayward, Serg't, Marlboro' Depot, N. H. 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington, Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass. 79. Wm. Frizzell, Corp'l, Chicago, Ill. 80. H. K. Atchison, New Geneva, Fayette Co., Pa. 81. F. C. Barger. 1st Lieut., Westfield, Chatauqua Co., N. Y. 82. B. Roripaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. H. W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Sam'l Hamilton, Black Hawk, Brown Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. G. R. Farley, Serg't, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean, Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut., Corpus Christi, Tex. (Fitchville, Ohio.) 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. J. F. Huntington, 1st Lieut., Penfield, N. Y. 93. John Stewart, Serg't, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. H. S. Parmelee, Serg't, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Cruver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington. D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. H. H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. P. S. Fenton. Corp'l, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Portageville, Wyom'g Co., N. Y. 102. T. T. Sanborn, Serg't, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alex. Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, —, — ? [*sic*] 107. Sam'l T. Beerbower, Serg't, Marion, Ohio 108. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109. William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. C. Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Ball, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. Geo. W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. J. V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., O. 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Serg't, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwen, 3d Ass't Eng'r, Phila., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards, Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Serg't, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Fred'k E. Dake, Serg't, Washington, D. C. 127. Wm. Denney, Philadelphia, Pa. 128. Conrad Dippel, Watertown, Wis. 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alex. H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont. N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. T. McGeehan, Serg't, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corp'l, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howard street, N. Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. C. Charmoille, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. H. E. Stoutenburgh, Serg't, Delhi, Del. Co., N. Y. 141. G. Q. White, Cap'n, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 3 142. P. K. Faulk, Corp'l, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. F. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. E. Hurin, Ind. Mil. Agency, Washington D. C. 146. W. N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. W. M. DeCamp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. J. Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. B. C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E Littleton, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Serg't, Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. W. W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis. 159. Martin B. Sorle, Waterville, Maine. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Serg't, N. Y. City. 161. Arunah Tracy, Corp'l, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Works, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E. Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. C. R. Weitershausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. L. H. Roth, Slatington P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Miamus P.O., Conn. 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. 175. W. H Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Dunton, Corporal, Phila., Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Stoneham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington, D. C. 181. A. J. Moffit, Serg't, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. 184. E. A. Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. S. D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Call, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn, L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N. Y. 191. Leopold Masius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Col'd), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. A. T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. 195. A. Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co., Ohio. 196. George W. Dale, Elmira, N. Y. 197. F. M. Norton, Pine Grove, Schuyler Co., N. Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. Jas. Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. 202. E. Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargon, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa. 214. D. D. Stilwell, Dansville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenau Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. Jas. O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Serg't Maj., Phila., Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut. Col., Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Bishop, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., N. Y. 227. A. H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. 228. D. R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut., Andover, Mass. 231. W. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Moira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. A. J. Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. 238. W. Augustus McNuity, Lieut., Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corp'l, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 249. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, Jr., Lisle Station, Dupage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. E. A. Spalding, Churchville, Monroe Co., N. Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, -------------[sic], Vt. 262. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. R. J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 267. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburg, Pa. 268. W. W. H. Davis, Colonel, Doylestown, Pa. 269. Alvin Blood, Stevens Point, Wis. 270. Matthias Smith, Point Pleasant, Pa. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee to Award Prizes for the best Left-hand Penmanship by Soldiers and Sailors who have lost the use of their right arms, by amputation or permanent disability, during the late war for the Union, submit the following Report: The noble spirit of emulation drawn out by the generous inducements offered by the gentleman who originated the enterprise, has been witnessed with the highest satisfaction by the Committee. 4 The large number of competitors who have submitted their contributions is a proof of the widespread interest felt in the work by the class particularly addressed, and of the great influence which has been exerted by it. The leading purpose, that of placing before the disabled men of the country incentives to a worthy ambition to become self-reliant, and to fit themselves for positions of honor and usefulness, has been accomplished in a matter altogether novel and original, and, [a]s the Committee think, with memorable and praiseworthy success. Too high commendation cannot be awarded to the heroic men who have lost their right arms, and who have presented to the Committee the beautiful collection of manuscripts which has been examined with so much interest and admiration. The average degree of merit is high, while many of the manuscripts are very fine specimens of chirographic excellence and artistic taste. The majority of specimens are written in the back slope, while a number are either vertical, or written in the usual forward slope of right-handed penmen. The Committee in their awards have disregarded these distinctions, and have decided impartially in favor of those manuscripts which possessed the best qualities of a legible, firm, business hand. Some minor considerations in regard to the length of time which the writers had for practice, their previous occupation, education, etc. which might have a tendency to affect the decisions, were of too delicate a nature and too complicated to warrant a detailed investigation, especially as they were aside from the main question -- which of the competitors excelled in business penmanship? The original amount of five hundred dollars, offered by Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND, was increased by the United States Sanitary Commission, by the grant of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be distributed by the Committee in additional awards for penmanship, which the Committee divided into two prizes of twenty-five dollars, and ten prizes of twenty dollars each. To this amount the Committee added another two hundred and fifty dollars, which was awarded in amounts corresponding to the latter, as complimentary testimonials for literary merit. It is proper to say that some of the manuscripts which are selected for penmanship would have been chosen for literary merit also, but it was deemed advisable to make the awards as general as possible. With this brief explanation of their action, the Committee announce the following awards: FIRST CLASS. First Prize--$200, to Franklin H. Durrah, private, Co. F, 31st Pa. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Second Prize--$250, to E. M. Jennings, private, Co. A, 130th N. Y. Inf., Portageville, Wyoming county, N.Y. Third Prize--$100, to George Q. White, Capt. Co. B, 1st Ill. Art., and A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. Fourth Prize--$50, to William Mulhall, private, Battery K, 4th U.S. Art., Washington, D.C. SECOND CLASS--PENMANSHIP. Twenty-Five Dollars. A. L. Mabbett, Capt. Co. I, 24th Conn., Rochester, N. Y. Richard Miles, private, Co. H, 148th Pa. Inf'y, Harrisburg, Pa. Twenty Dollars. John Stewart, Sergt., Co. C, 3d N. J. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. S. Hudson, Jr., Capt. 49th N. Y. Infantry, Paterson, N .J. Frederick L. Barker, Capt. Co. H, 5th Mich. Inf., New York city. Frederick E. Dake, Sergt., Co. F, 139th Pa. Inf., Washington, D. C. Frederick C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 49th N. Y. Inf., Westfield, N. Y. J. S. Pendergrast, private, Co. F, 24th Mass. Inf., North Truro, Mass. [The award to Mr. Pendergrast is made for exceptional circumstances, having lost his right arm and two fingers and part of the thumb of the left hand.] Ornamental Penmanship. Thomas A. Perrine, 2d Sergt., Co. G, 140th Pa. Inf., Monroe, Butler county, Ohio. Frank G. Vallereux, private, Battery C, 1st Ill. Light Art., Mount Sterling, Ill. A. D. Whitehouse, private, Co. D, 8th N. Y. S. M., N. Y. city. J. H. Raymond, Sergt., Co. A, 3d Maine Inf'y., Augusta, Me. ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS FOR LITERARY MERIT. Twenty-Five Dollars. Edward Hayes, Lieut.-Col., 29th Ohio, Burgh Hill, Ohio. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, Co. C, 6th N. H. Inf., South Hampton, N. H. Twenty Dollars Wm. M. Connor, private, Co. C, 6th Mich., Mt. Clemens, Mich. Henry C. Allen, private, Co. E, 1st Mass. Cav., Chicago, Ill. Louis J. Boos, Sergt., Co. B, 6th Pa. Cav., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 22d Iowa Inf., Iowa City, Iowa. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Co. F, 11th Philad., Yanktown, Dacotah Territory. David C. Gates, private, Co. G, 1st Ohio Inf'y, Portsmouth, Ohio. Herman Baumhager, private, Co. E, 5th Minn. Inf., Shakopee, Minn. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Co. G, 10th Conn., Colchester, Conn. Ira Broshears, private, Co. B. 27th Ind. Inf'y., Rockport, Ind. Col. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, 59th Mass. Inf., Lowell, Mass. The Committee, in view of the great number of competitors whose claims are so equally divided, have found it a matter of difficulty to arrive at their decision, and would make an honorable mention of the contributions of Seldon C. Clobridge, New York city; James Mann, Alma, C. W.; Geo. W. Taylor, Washington, D. C.; Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y.; Lieut. J. K. Byers, Springfield, Ill.; Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y.; Abram Wagner, Vernon, Indiana; Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, N. Y.; and Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, N. Y. The Committee, in submitting this report, tender their thanks to the contributors for the evidence of their interest in a work which has far exceeded in character and excellence the expectations originally entertained. R. E. FENTON, HENRY W. BELLOWS, W. C. BRYANT, GEORGE WM. CURTIS, WM. E. DODGE, JR., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WM. OLAND BOURNE. New-York, March 2, 1866. DISABLED, BUT NOT DISHEARTENED! The Left-Armed Corps again in the Field! GRAND EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP, BY SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Who have lost their Right Arms during the War. OPEN DAY AND EVENING, Commencing Tuesday, May 1st, AT SEATON HALL, Corner of Ninth and D Streets. TICKETS 25 CENTS. [pointing hand] Under the direction of the SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' UNION, for the benefit of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, and their families. Committee of Arrangements. Lieut. P. YOUNG, Mass. Sergt. F. E. DAKE, Pa. WILL A. SHORT, Pa. B. P. CUTTER, Mass. Major W. L. BRAMHALL, N.Y. One Thousand Dollars in Prizes! Committee of Award: His Excellency R. E. Fenton, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. Bellows, Pres. of the U. S. San. Com. Wm. Cullen Bryant, George William Curtis, William E. Dodge, Jr., Howard Potter, Theodore Roosevelt, Wm. Oland Bourne. What Fanny Fern Says. Left-Hand Manuscripts of Disabled Soldiers. By Fanny Fern. Fanny Fern, the accomplished authoress, whose name has become a household word in our literature, pays the following characteristic and eloquent tribute to the left-hand writing of our soldiers. It appears in the New York Ledger: I begin to think that an "All-Wise Providence" spent more time finishing off human beings than was at all necessary. I arrived at this sapient conclusion, the other evening, while looking at some hundreds of specimens of the handwriting of our disabled soldiers. Before this I had always supposed that hands and arms were necessary preliminaries to chirography, and right hands and arms at that. And there I was, brought up all standing, with the legible, fair proofs to the contrary before my very face. Positively there was one specimen written with the soldier's mouth, both hands being useless. It was enough to make an able-bodied man or woman blush to think of cowering for a moment before the darkest cloud of late. As a moral lesson I would have had every boy and girl in the land taken there to see the power of the mind over the body. The potency of that one little phrase, "I will try." The impotency of that cowardly plea, "I can't." I wished, as I examined these interesting and characteristic papers, with the signatures and photographs of the writers annexed, that all our schools in order should be taken there to learn a lesson that all their books might never teach so impressively. I wished that every man in the nation whose patriotism needed quickening (alas! that there should be any!) might see that these men who have fought for the peace we are now enjoying, who have languished long months in wretched prisons for us, and through all have but just escaped, maimed and disabled, to reach their homes, are yet self-helpful and courageous, fearing nothing, hoping all things, since they have helped to save the nation. Is it safe? That is a question I shall not meddle with here. Meantime, I, for one, feel proud, as an American loyal woman, that this collection of manuscripts has been made. I believe it to be purely an American idea. I am not aware that in any other country such a novelty exists. I think it is as highly creditable to the head and heart of the originator as to the skill and patience of our soldiers. I feel as though it should have, like a grand national picture, its appropriate framing and setting in the most conspicuous spot in the capitol. How often I think of these "privates," as they are called, when grand "receptions" and "balls" are in progress for some great "general" in our midst. All honor to him; but meantime what of these brave maimed "privates?" Therefore I was rejoiced when John Smith and Thomas Jones had succeeded in "making their mark" on paper as well as in battle. I was glad that they had placed it on record that an American soldier is still wide awake and hopeful, though he may be so hacked and hewed to pieces that not half his original proportions remain. I wanted to sing "Hail Columbia," and the "Star-Spangled Banner," and "John Brown," and "Yankee Doodle," to the top of my lungs; and more than all I wished these people who are sticking pins through curious sprawling bugs, and paying fabulous sums for shells, and taking their Bible oaths over some questionable pictures, "by the old masters," would just turn their attention to something not only veritable and unique, but honorable and worthy as a legacy to every American child that shall be born to the end of time--or the end of our Republic, which is one and the same thing. Exhibition of Left-Hand Penmanship. $1,000 Dollars in Prizes. [This collection of nearly three hundred Manuscripts, written by Soldiers and Sailors who lost their right arms during the late war, was made in response to an offer of prizes for the best specimen of Left-hand Penmanship, proposed by the Editor of the "Soldiers' Friend," New York.] Committee of Award. His Excellency R. E. Fenton, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. Bellows, Pres. of the U.S. San. Com., WM. Cullen Bryant, George William Curtis, William E. Dodge, Jr., Howard Potter, Theodore Roosevelt, WM. Oland Bourne. Letter of Major-General O. O. Howard. War Department, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Washington, February 27th, 1866. Rev. Dr. H. W. Bellows--My Dear Sir: I am grateful to you for the kind letter just received from you, and hasten to reply. I was invited to write for the prize, but for two reasons I abstained. First, I was too deeply engrossed in my present peculiar work, and secondly, I was conscious of my inability to write a fair hand. However, my penmanship is quite as good as that formerly with the right hand. I heard a lady in the cars lately detailing the sufferings, mortification and repinings of a young man who had lost his right arm in the service. He said at first everybody received him kindly, showed him sympathy, and gave him aid, but now it had come to be an old story, and he received no special attention and found it difficult to find a position where he could gain a livelihood. I will say to you, my dear sir, that there are times when the deformity and inconvenience come across the mind, and disturb the equanimity of those who are full of ambition to make the best of whatever befalls. I do not believe that even the plaudits of a grateful people, or the conscious pride arising from the glorious rewards bestowed upon patriotic efforts, will be enough to sustain the one-armed man so as to make him cheerful, hopeful, and happy at all times, so as to enable him to forget all the nervous pains and sensitive feelings that constantly assail him. My only prescription is a complete surrender of the heart to Christ. Affectionately, O. O. Howard, Major-General 2 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d Serg't, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. [*Jl. 1865*] 2. Charles W. Harrington, Serg't, Dayton, Ohio. [*Jl. 1865*] 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. [*16 Jl. 1865*] 4. R. Watson Seage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. [*4 Ag. 1865*] 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., O. [*10 Ag. 1865*] 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. [*15 Ag. 1865*] 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. [*Jl. 1865*] 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. [*5 Ag. 1865*] 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwick, Conn. [*5 Ag. 1865*] 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. [*19 Ag. 1865*] 11. John A Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. [*24 Ag. 1865*] 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Vernon, Macomb Co., Mich. [*15 Ag. 1865*] 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. [*17 Ag. 1865*] 14. Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. [*12 Nov. 1865*] 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Ill.) [*21 Ag. 1865*] 16. George H. Long, Captain, Boston, Mass. [*21 Ag. 1865*] 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. [*Ag 26-65*] 18. John Bryson, Washington. D. C. [*Ag 28-65*] 19. George W. Taylor, Washington. D.C. [*Aug 29-65*] 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. [*Spt, 2-65*] 21. John H. Raymond. Sergeant, Augusta, Me. [*Dec. 9-65*] 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. [*Sept. 11-65*] 24. O. D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Ill. [*5 Ag. 1865*] 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. [*Dc 22-65*] 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. [*Sept. 11-65*] 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. [*" 12-65*] 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. [*Sept. 9-65*] 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant. Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. [*Sept. 13-65*] 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. [*Ag 31-65*] 31. N. Vroman, Corp., Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. [*undated*] 32. Fred. M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. [*Sept. 13-65*] 33. F. G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. [*Sept. 12-65*] 34. S. M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. [*Sept. 18-65*] 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. [*undated*] 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., O. [*Nov. 24-65*] 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson, jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. [*undated*] 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. [*Sept.15-65*] 40. J. H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Ill. [*Sept. 11-65*] 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. [*Sept.15-65*] 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. [*Sept. 8-65*] 43. A. French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., O. [*Sept. 18-65*] 44. T. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Ind. [*Sept. 14-65*] 45. D. W. Bainum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. [*Sept.15-65*] 46. A. Roe. Corp'l, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. [*Sept.17-65*] 47. C. W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington, D. C. [*Sept. 23-65*] 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. [*Sept. 25-65*] 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton. Fulton Co., Ill. [*Sept. 18-65*] 50. T. A. Perrine, 2d Serg't, Monroe, Butler Co., O. [*Sept. 25-65*] 51. C. A. Edmonds, Cap'n, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. [*Dc. 25-65*] 52. C. H. Eaton, 1st Serg't, Lafayette, Ind. [*Sept 19-65*] 53. H. Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minn. [*Sept. 18-65*] 54. James R. Burns, New York City. [*Sept 19-65*] 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. [*20 Ag. 1865*] 56. August Schmidt, Serg't, Grand Rapids, Mich. [*Sept 21-65*] 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. [*Sept. 16-65*] 58. G. H. Tyler, Serg't, Painesville, Lake Co., O. [*Sept. 24-65*] 59. W. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. [*Sept. 26-65*] 60. W. L. Cooke, Corp'l, Belleville, Jeff. Co., N. Y. [*Sept. 25-65*] 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, August, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. [*Sept. 23-65*] 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. [*Sept. 23-65*] 64. Ira Borshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. [*Sept 21-65*] 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. [*Sept.27-65*] 66. William Bostaph, Gallatin, Daviess Co., Mo. [*Sept 21-65*] 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corp'l, Monmouth, Ill. [*Sept. 23-65*] 68. Wm. C. King, Serg't, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. [*Sept.27-65*] 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. [*Sept. 25-65*] 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. [*Jl 1865*] 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herk. Co., N. Y [*Sept. 26-65*]. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. [*Sept. 23-65*] 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. [*Dec. 6-65*] 74. A. B. Hayward, Serg't. Marlboro' Depot. N. H. [*Sept. 28-65*] 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. [*Sept. 29-65*] 76. John W. Davis, Burlington. Kane Co., Ill. [*Sept. 23-65*] 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. [*undated*] 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass. [*Sept.27-65*] 79. Wm. Frizzell. Corp'l. Chicago, Ill. [*Sept. 25-65*] 80. H. K. Atchison, New Geneva. Fayette Co., Pa. [*Sept. 30-65*] 81. F. C. Barger. 1st Lieut., Westfield, Chatauqua Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 25-65*] 82. B. Roripaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. [*Sept. 26-65*] 83. H. W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. [*Sept. 26-65*] 84. Sam'l Hamilton, Black Hawk, Brown Co., Pa. [*Sept. 25-65*] 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. [*Sept. 30-65*] 86. G. R. Farley, Serg't, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. [*Sept. 26-65*] 87. Joshua L. McKean. Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. [*Sept. 23-65*] 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. [*Dc. 27-65*] 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut., Corpus Christi, Tex. (Fitchville, Ohio.) [*1865 Jl.*] 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. [*Sept. 28-65*] 92. J. F. Huntington, 1st Lieut., Penfield, N. Y. [*Sept. 25-65*] 93. John Stewart, Serg't, Philadelphia, Pa. [*Sept. 30-65*] 94. H. S. Parmelee, Serg't, New Haven, Conn. [*Sept. 29-65*] 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. [*Oct. 1-65*] 96. John H. Cruver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. [*Sept. 18-65*] 97. C[[*O*]]yro C. P. Hubbard, Washington. D. C. [*Sept. 29-65*] 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. [*Sept. 28-65*] 99. H. H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. P. S. Fenton. Corp'l, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. [*Oct. 1-65*] 101. E. M. Jennings, Portageville, Wyom'g Co., N. Y. [*Oct. 1-65*] 102. T. T. Sanborn, Serg't, South Strafford, Vt. [*Sept. 29-65*] 103. Alex. Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. [*Sept.27-65*] 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. [*Sept. 26-65*] 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. [*Sept. 28-65*] 106. Junius B. Shaw, —, —? [*Oct. 2-65*] 107. Sam'l T. Beerbower, Serg't, Marion, Ohio [*Sept. 26-65*] 108. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109. William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. [*Ag. 25-65*] 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. [*Sept.27-65*] 111. C. Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. [*Oc. 5-68*] 112. Lewis Ball, Chester, Pa. [*Oct. 1-65*] 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. [*Dc. 25-65*] 114. Geo. W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. [*Sept. 25-65*] 115. J. V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. [*Oct. 3-65*] 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., O. [*Oct. 2-65*] 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. [*Sept. 28-65*] 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. [*Mar. 5-66*] 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. [*Oct. 18-65*] 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. [*Oct. 20-65*] 121. James T. Bicknell, Serg't, Roxbury, Mass. [*Oct. 31-65*] 122. Wm. G. McEwen, 3d Ass't Eng'r, Phila., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards, Washington Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 27-65*] 124. John S. Koster, Serg't, Bond's Village, Mass. [*Nov. 10-65*] 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. [*Nov. 13-65*] 126. Fred'k E. Dake, Serg't, Washington, D. C. [*Nov. 17-65*] 127. W. Denney, Philadelphia, Pa. [*Nov. 21-65*] 128. Conrad Dippel, Watertown, Wis. [*Dc. 19-65*] 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. [*Nov. 22-65*] 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. [*undated*] 131. Alex. H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. [*Nov. 19-65*] 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. [*Nov. 26-65*] 133. Frank Evans, Claremont. N. H. [*Nov. 28-65*] 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. [*Nov. 18-65*] 135. T. McGeehan, Serg't, South Bergen, N. J. [*Dc. 20-65*] 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corp'l, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. [*Dc. 5-65*] 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howard Street, N. Y. [*Dec. 6-65*] 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. [*Dec. 11-65*] 139. C. Charmoilie, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. [*Dec. 10-65*] 140. H. E. Stoutenburgh, Serg't, Delhi, Del. Co., N. Y. [*Dec. 20-65*] 141. G. Q. White, Cap'n, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. [*Dc. 17-65*] 142. P. K. Faulk, Corp'l, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. [*Jan. 1-66*] 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. [*Dc. 10-65*] 144. M. F. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. E. Hurin, Ind. Mil. Agency, Washington D. C. [*Dc. 10-65*] 146. W. N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. [*Dc. 13-65*] 147. W. M. DeCamp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. [*Dc. 10-65*] 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. [*Dc. 19-65*] 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. [*Dc. 13-65*] 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. [*Mr, 14-66*] 151. J. Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. [*undated*] 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. [*undated*] 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. [*undated*] 154. B. C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 19-65*] 155. John E Littleton, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. [*Dc. 21-65*] 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Serg't, Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. W. W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis. 159. Martin B. Sorle, Waterville, Maine. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Serg't, N. Y. City. [*Dc. 12-65*] 161. Arunah Tracy, Corp'l, Carmel, Maine. [*Dc. 14-65*] 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. [*Dc. 20-65*] 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. [*Oct. 6-65*] 164. Frank P. Works, East Brookfield, Mass. [*Dc. 19-65*] 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. [*Dc. 20-65*] 166. Lyman E Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. [*Nv. 28-65*} 168. C. R. Weitershausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. [*Dc.-65*] 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. [*Dc. 26-65*] 171. L. H. Roth Slatington P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. [*Dc. 23-65*] 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. [*Dc. 10-65*] 173. John M. Yures, Miamus P.O., Conn. 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. [*Dc. 29-65*] 175. W. H Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. [*Dc. 22-65*] 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Dunton, Corporal, Phila., Pa. [*Dc. 25-65*] 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. [*undated*] 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Stoneham, Middlesex Co., Mass. [*Dc. 29-65*] 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington D. C. [*Dc. 26-65*] 181. A. J. Moffit, Serg't, Ripley Landing, West Va. [*Dc. 23-65*] 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. [*Dc. 27-65*] 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. [*Dc. 25-65*] 184. E. A. Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. [*Dc. 24-65*] 185. S. D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 26-65*] 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. [*Dc. 25-65*] 187. George Call, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 26-65*] 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn, L. I. [*Dc. 29-65*] 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. [*undated*] 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N. Y. [*Dc. 30-65*] 191. Leopold Masius, Corporal, New York. [*Dc.-65*] 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. [*Jan 1-66*] 193. Will H. Thomas (Col'd), Alleghany City, Pa. [*Dc. 30-65*] 194. A. T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. [*Dc. 28-65*] 195. A. Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co., Ohio. [*Dc. 27-65*] 196. George W. Dale, Elmira N. Y. [*Dc. 26-65*] 197. F. M. Norton, Pine Grove, Schuyler Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 30-65*] 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. [*Dc. 25-65*] 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. [*Dc. 2-65*] 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. [*Dc. 28-65*] 201. Jas. Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 28-65*] 202. E. Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 3-65*] 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. [*Dc. 30-65*] 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. [*Dc. 29-65*] 205. Silas Cargon, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 29-65*] 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. [*Dc. 27-65*] 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. [*Dc. 25-65*] 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. [*Dc. 25-65*] 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. [*Dc. 29-65*] 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. [*Dc. 30-65*] 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. [*Dc. 28-65*] 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. [*Dc. 30-65*] 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa. 214. D. D. Stilwell, Dansville, N. Y. [*Dc. 30-65*] 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. [*Jan. 2-66*] 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenau Co., Mich. [*Jan. 2-66*] 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. [*Jan. 1-66*] 218. Jas. O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. [*Dc. 20-65*] 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Serg't Maj., Phila., Pa. [*Jan. 8-66*] 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut. Col., Burgh Hill, O. [*Dc. 29-65*] 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. [*Dc. 28-65*] 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. [*Dc. 26-65*] 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. [*Dc. 28-65*] 224. Roswell Bishop, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 29-65*] 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. [*Dc. 28-65*] 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., Ohio. [*Jan. 1-66*] 227. A. H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. [*Dc. 30-65*] 228. D. R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. [*Dc. 28-65*] 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. [*Dc. 28-65*] 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut., Andover, Mass. [*Jan. 11-66*] 231. W. Kipling, New York City. [*Jan.-66*] 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. [*undated*] 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. [*Jan. 20-66*] 235. Abel J. Irish, Moira, Franklin Co., N. Y. [*Jan. 22-66*] 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. [*Jan. 22-66*] 237. A. J. Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. [*Jan. 26-66*] 238. W. Augustus McNulty, Lieut., Warrenton, Va. [*Jan. 20-66*] 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. [*Jan. 21-66*] 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. [*Jan. 23-66*] 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. [*Jan. 27-66*] 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. [*Jan.-66*] 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. [*Jan. 27-66*] 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. [*Jan. 27-66*] 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. [*Jan.-66*] 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corp'l, Boston, Mass. [*Jan. 27-66*] 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. [*Jan. 29-66*] 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 249. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. [*Jan. 25-66*] 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. [*Jan. 18-66*] 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. [*Jan. 27-66*] 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, jr., Lisle Station, Dupage Co., Ill. [*Jan. 25-66*] 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. [*Jan. 25-66*] 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. [*Jan. 25-66*] 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. [*Jan. 28-66*] 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. [*Jan. 27-66*] 257. E. A. Spalding, Churchville, Monroe Co., N. Y. [*Jan. 29-66*] 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. [*Jan. 25-66*] 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. [*Jan. 29-66*] 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. [*Jan. 30-66*] 261. Edward B. Bissell, -------------, Vt. [*Feb. 5-66*] 262. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. [*Feb. 3-66*] 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. [*Feb. 7-66*] 264. R. J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. [*Jan. 31-66*] 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. [*Jan. 25-66*] 267. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburg, Pa. [*Feb. 15-66*] 268. W. W. H. Davis, Colonel, Doylestown, Pa. [*Feb. 26-66*] 269. Alvin Blood, Stevens Point, Wis. [*Mar. 6-66*] 270. Matthias Smith, Point Pleasant, Pa. [*Apr. 16-66*] REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee to Award Prizes for the best Left-hand Penmanship by Soldiers and Sailors who have lost the use of their right arms, by amputation or permanent disability, during the late war for the Union, submit the following Report: The noble spirit of emulation drawn out by the generous inducements offered by the gentleman who originated the enterprise, has been witnessed with the highest satisfaction by the Committee. The large number of competitors who have submitted their contributions is a proof of the widespread interest felt in the work by the class particularly addressed, and of the great influence which has been exerted by it. The leading purpose, that of placing before the disabled men of the country incentives to a worthy ambition to become self-reliant, and to fit themselves for positions of honor and usefulness, has been accomplished in a manner altogether novel and original, and, as the Committee think, with memorable and praiseworthy success. Too high commendation cannot be awarded to the heroic men who have lost their right arms, and who have presented to the Committee the beautiful collection of manuscripts which has been examined with so much interest and admiration. The average degree of merit is high, while many of the manuscripts are very fine specimens of chirographic excellence and artistic taste. The majority of specimens are written in the back slope, while a number are either vertical, or written in the usual forward slope of right-handed penmen. The Committee in their awards have disregarded these distinctions, and have decided impartially in favor of those manuscripts which possessed the best qualities of a legible, firm, business hand. Some minor considerations in regard to the length of time which the writers had for practice, their previous occupation, education, etc. which might have a tendency to affect the decisions, were of too delicate a nature and too complicated to warrant a detailed investigation, especially as they were aside from the main question — which of the competitors excelled in business penmanship? The original amount of five hundred dollars, offered by Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND, was increased by the United States Sanitary Commission, by the grant of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be distributed by the Committee in additional awards for penmanship, which the Committee divided into two prizes of twenty-five dollars, and ten prizes of twenty dollars each. To this amount the Committee added another two hundred and fifty dollars, which was awarded in amounts corresponding to the latter, as complimentary testimonials for literary merit. It is proper to say that some of the manuscripts which are selected for penmanship would have been chosen for literary merit also, but it was deemed advisable to make the awards as general as possible. With this brief explanation of their action, the Committee announce the following awards: FIRST CLASS. First Prize—$200, to Franklin H. Durrah, private, Co. F, 31st Pa. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Second Prize—$250, to E. M. Jennings, private, Co. A, 130th N. Y. Inf., Portageville, Wyoming county, N. Y. Third Prize—$100, to George Q. White, Capt. Co. B., 1st Ill. Art., and A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. Fourth Prize—$50, to William Mulhall, private, Battery K, 4th U.S. Art., Washington D. C. Second Class—Penmanship. Twenty-Five Dollars. A. L. Mabbett, Capt. Co. I, 24th Conn., Rochester, N. Y. Richard Miles, private, Co. H, 148th Pa. Inf'y, Harrisburg, Pa. Twenty Dollars. John Stewart, Sergt., Co. C, 3d N. .J. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. S. Hudson, Jr., Capt. 49th N.Y. Infantry, Paterson, N. J. Frederick L. Barker, Capt., Co. H, 5th Mich. Inf., New York city. Frederick E. Dake, Sergt., Co. F, 139th Pa. Inf., Washington, D. C. Frederick C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 49th N.Y. Inf., Westfield, N. Y. J. S. Pendergrast, private, Co. F, 24th Mass. Inf., North Truro, Mass. [The award to Mr. Pendergrast is made for exceptional circumstances, having lost his right arm, and two fingers and part of the thumb of the left hand.] Ornamental Penmanship. Thomas A. Perrine, 2d Sergt., Co. G, 140th Pa. Inf., Monroe. Butler county, Ohio. Frank G. Vallereux, private, Battery C, 1st Ill. Light Art., Mount Sterling, Ill. A. D. Whitehouse, private, Co. D, 8th N. Y. S. M., N. Y. city. J. H. Raymond, Sergt., Co. A, 3rd Maine Inf'y., Augusta, Me. ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS FOR LITERARY MERIT. Twenty-Five Dollars. Edward Hayes, Lieut.-Col., 29th Ohio, Burgh Hill, Ohio. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, Co. C, 6th N. H. Inf., South Hampton, N. H. Twenty Dollars. Wm. M. Connor, private, Co. C, 6th Mich., Mt. Clemens, Mich. Henry C. Allen, private, Co. E, 1st Mass. Cav., Chicago, Ill. Louis J. Boos, Sergt., Co. B, 6th Pa. Cav., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 22nd Iowa Inf., Iowa City, Iowa. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Co. F, 11th Philad., Yanktown, Dacotah Territory. David C. Gates, private, Co. G, 1st Ohio Inf'y, Portsmouth, Ohio. Herman Baumhager, private, Co. E, 5th Minn. Inf., Shakopee, Minn. Frank. G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Co. G, 10th Conn., Colchester, Conn. Ira Broshears, private, Co. B. 27th Ind. Inf'y., Rockport, Ind. Col. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, 59th Mass. Inf., Lowell, Mass. The Committee, in view of the great number of competitors whose claims are so equally divided, have found it a matter of difficulty to arrive at their decision, and would make an honorable mention of the contributions of Seldon C. Clobridge, New York city; James Mann, Alma, C. W.; Geo. W. Taylor, Washington, D. C.; Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y.; Lieut. J. K. Byers, Springfield, Ill.; Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y.; Abram Wagner, Vernon, Indiana; Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, N. Y.; and Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, N. Y. The Committee, in submitting this report, tender their thanks to the contributors for the evidence of their interest in a work which has far exceeded in character and excellence the expectations originally entertained. R. E. FENTON, HENRY W. BELLOWS, W. C. BRYANT, GEORGE WM. CURTIS, WM. E. DODGE, JR., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT WM. OLAND BOURNE. NEW-YORK, MARCH 2, 1866. EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP. - LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d sergeant, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington. Sergeant, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Leage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio. 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwick, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A. Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Chorum, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Illinois.) 16. George H. Long, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington, D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington, D. C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24. Ora D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Illinois. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. Norman Vroman, Corporal, Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Frederick M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. Frank G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. Silas M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., Ohio. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson. jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. James H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Illinois. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. Alfred French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 44. Thos. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Indiana. 45. D. W. Barnum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. Alexander Roe, Corporal, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. Charles W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington, D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. 50. Thomas A Perrine, 2d Sergeant, Monroe, Butler Co., Ohio. 51. Charles A. Edmonds, Captain, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. Charles H Eaton, 1st Sergeant, Lafayette, Indiana. 53. Herman Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minnesota. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Sergeant, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. George H Tyler, Sergeant, Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 59. Wm. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. Willard L. Cooke, Corporal, Belleville, Jeff. Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Booshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bertaph, Gallatin, Dairess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corporal, Monmouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Sergeant, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. Allen B. Hayward, Sergeant, Marlboro' Depot, N. H. 2 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington, Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass. 79. Wm. Frizzell, Corporal, Chicago, Ill. 80. Henry K. Atchison, New Geneva, Fayette Co., Pa. 81. Frederick C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Westfield, Chatauqua Co., N. Y. 82. Buel Rinpaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. Henry W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Samuel Hamilton, Black Hawk, Blain Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. George R. Farley , Sergeant, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean, Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut, Corpus Christi, Texas. 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. John F. Huntington, 1st Lieut., Penfield, N.Y. 93. John Stewart, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. Henry S. Parmelee, Sergeant, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Conver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington, D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. Henry H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. Philo S. Fenton, Corporal, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Patageville, Wyoming Co , N. Y. 102. Thomas T. Sanborn, Sergeant, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alexander Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, _____, _____. 107. Samuel T. Beerbower, Sergeant, Marion, Ohio. 108. Joseph Willy Gelvay, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109, William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. Curley Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Bail, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. George W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. Julius V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., Ohio. 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Sergeant, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwen, 3d Ass't Eng., Phil., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards' Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Sergeant, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Frederick E. Dake, Sergeant, Washington, D. C. 127. Wm. Denney, Philadelphia, Pa. 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alexander H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont, N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. Thos. McGeehan, Sergeant, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howrd St., N.Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. Claude Charmoille, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. Hiram E. Stoutenburgh, Sergeant, Delhi, Del. Co., N.Y. 141. George Q. White, Captain, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 142. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. J. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. Eli Hurin, Indiana Mil. Agency, Washington, D. C. 146. White N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. John Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. Benjamin C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E. Littleton, 2d Lieut., Phila. Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Sergt., Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. William W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin. 159. Martin B. Searle, Waterville, Me. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Sergeant, N. Y. City 161. Arunah Tracy, Corporal, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Weeks, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E. Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. Charles R. Weitenhausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. Lewis H. Roth, Slatington, P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Mianus P. O. Conn. 3 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. 175. Wm H. Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Danton, Corporal, Phila. Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Storsham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington, D. C. 181. Andrew J. Moffit, Sergeant, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co. Pa. 184. Edgar Alonzo Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. Stephen D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Cull, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn. L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N, Y. 191. Leopold Marius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Colored), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. Alfred T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. 195. Augustus Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co , Ohio. 196. George W Dale, Elmira, N. Y. 197. Francis M Norton, Pine Grove Schuyler Co, N. Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. James Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. 202. Edmund Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargen, Castleton, Rensselaer Co.,N. Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa 214. D. D. Stitwell, Dansville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenau Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. James O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Sergent Major, Philadelphia, Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut. Col., Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Bishop, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co , Ohio. 227. Alvin H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. 228. Delmer R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut. Andover, Mass. 331. M. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Meira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. Andrew James Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. 238. W. Augustus, McNulty, Sergeant, Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corporal, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 149. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, jr., Lisle Station, DuPage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. Edward Asa Spalding, Churchville, Mon- roe Co., N. Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, ________________, W. 252. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. Robert J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 257. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburgh, Pa. COMMITTEE OF AWARD His Excellency R. E. FENTON, Governor. Rev. HENRY W. BELLOWS, D. D., Pres. of U. S. Sanitary Commission. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, Esq. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq. WM. E. DODGE, jr., Esq. HOWARD POTTER, Esq. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Esq. Hall of the Union General Committee, No. 954 Broadway, corner of Twenty-third Street. EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP. - LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d Sergeant, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington. Sergeant, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Leage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., O. 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwich, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A. Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Chorum, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Illinois.) 16. George H. Long, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington, D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington, D. C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24. Ora D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Illinois. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. Norman Vroman, Corporal, Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Frederick M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. Frank G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. Silas M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., O. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson. jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. James H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Illinois. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. Alfred French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 44. Thos. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Indiana. 45. D. W. Barnum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. Alexander Roe, Corporal, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. Charles W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington, D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. 50. Thomas A Perrine, 2d Sergeant, Monroe, Butler Co., Ohio. 51. Charles A. Edmonds, Captain, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. Charles H. Eaton, 1st Sergeant, Lafayette, Indiana. 53. Herman Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minnesota. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Sergeant, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. George H. Tyler, Sergeant, Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 59. Wm. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. Willard L. Cooke, Corporal, Belleville, Jeff Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Booshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bertaph, Gallatin, Dairess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corporal, Mon- mouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Sergeant, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. Allen B. Hayward, Sergeant, Marlboro' Depot, N. H. 2 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington, Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass 79.; Wm. Frizzell, Corporal, Chicago, Ill. 80. Henry K. Atchison, New Geneva, Fayette Co., Pa. 81. Frederick C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Westfeild, Chatuqua Co., N. Y. 82. Buel Rinpaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. Henry W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Samuel Hamilton, Black Hawk, Blain Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. George R. Farley , Sergeant, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean, Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut, Corpus Christi, Texas. 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. John F. Huntington, 1st Lieut, Penfield, N.Y. 93. John Stewart, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. Henry S. Parmelee, Sergeant, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Conver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington, D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. Henry H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. Philo S. Fenton, Corporal, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Patageville, Wyoming Co, N. Y. 102. Thomas T. Sanborn, Sergeant, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alexander Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, _____, _____. 107. Samuel T. Beerbower, Sergeant, Marion, Ohio. 108. Joseph Willy Gelvay, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109, William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. Curley Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Bail, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. George W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. Julius V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., Ohio 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Sergeant, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwan, 3d Ass't Eng., Phil., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards' Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Sergeant, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Frederick E. Dake, Sergeant, Washington, D. C. 127. Wm. Denney, Philadelphia, Pa. [there is no entry numbered 128] 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alexander H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont, N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. Thos. McGeehan, Sergeant, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howrd St., N.Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. Claude Charmoille, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. Hiram E. Stoutenburgh, Sergeant, Delhi, Del. Co., N.Y. 141. George Q. White, Captain, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 142. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. J. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. Eli Hurin, Indiana Mil. Agency, Washington, D. C. 146. White N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. John Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. Benjamin C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E. Littleton, 2d Lieut., Phila. Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Sergt., Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. William W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin. 159. Martin B. Searle, Waterville, Me. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Sergeant, N. Y. City 161. Arunah Tracy, Corporal, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Weeks, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E. Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. Charles R. Weitenhausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. Lewis H. Roth, Slatington, P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Mianus P. O. Conn. 3 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. 175. Wm H. Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Danton, Corporal, Phila. Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Storsham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington, D. C. 181. Andrew J. Moffit, Sergeant, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. 184. Edgar Alonzo Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. Stephen D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Cull, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn. L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N, Y. 191. Leopold Marius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Colored), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. Alfred T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. 195. Augustus Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co. Ohio. 196. George W Dale, Elmira, N. Y. 197. Francis M Norton, Pine Grove Schuyler Co; N. Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. James Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. 202. Edmund Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargen, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa 214. D. D. Stitwell, Dansville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenan Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. James O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Sergent Major, Philadelphia, Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut. Col., Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Biship, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., Ohio. 227. Alvin H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. 228. Delmer R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut. Andover, Mass. 331. M. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Meira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. Andrew James Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. 238. W. Augustus, McNulty, Sergeant, Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corporal, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 149. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, jr., Lisle Statio, DuPage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. Edward Asa Spalding, Churchville, Mon- roe Co., N. Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, ________________, W. 252. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. Robert J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 257. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburgh, Pa. COMMITTEE OF AWARD His Excellency R. E. Fenton, Governor. Rev. Henry W. Bellows, D. D., Pres. of U. S. Sanitary Commision. William Cullen Bryant, Esq. George William Curtis, Esq. Wm. E. Dodge, jr. Esq. Howard Potter, Esq. Theodore Roosevelt, Esq. [hand with finger pointing to the line of type] Hall of the Union General Committee, No. 954 Broadway, corner of Twenty-third Street. Complimentary. SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' UNION, OF WASHINGTON, D. C. EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP, By Soldiers and Sailors who have lost their Right Arms during the War. ___ is respectfully invited to attend. Exhibition held under the direction of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Union, of Washington, D. C., for the benefit of disabled Soldiers and Sailors, and their families, at SEATON HALL Corner of Ninth and D Streets. [pointing hand] The Exhibition will open on TUESDAY, MAY 1st, and remain open until further notice. Committee of Arrangements. Lieut. P. YOUNG, Mass. WILL. A. SHORT, Pa. Sergt. F. E. DAKE, Pa. B. P. CUTTER, Mass. Maj. W. L. BRAMHALL, N.Y. N.B. -- Please present this at the door. DISABLED, BUT NOT DISHEARTENED! The Left-Armed Corps again in the Field! GRAND EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP, BY SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Who have lost their Right Arms during the War. OPEN DAY AND EVENING, Commencing Tuesday, May 1st, at SEATON HALL, Corner of Ninth and D Streets. TICKETS 25 CENTS. Under the direction of the SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' UNION, for the benefit of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, and their families. Committee of Arrangements. Lieut. P. YOUNG, Mass. Sergt. F. E. DAKE, Pa. WILL A. SHORT, Pa. B. P. CUTTER, Mass. Major W. L. BRAMHALL, N. Y. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PRIZES! - COMMITTEE OF AWARD: His Excellency R. E. FENTON, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. BELLOWS, Pres. of the U. S. San. Com. WM. CULLEN BRYANT, GEOGRE WILLIAM CURTIS, WILLIAM E. DODGE Jr., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WM. OLAND BOURNE. - WHAT FANNY FERN SAYS. - Left-Handed Manuscripts of Disabled Soldiers. BY FANNY FERN. FANNY FERN, the accomplished authoress, whose name has become a household word in our literarture, pays the following characteristic and eloquent tribute to the left-hand writing of our soldiers. It apppears in the New York Ledger : I begin to think that an "All-Wise Prov- idence" spent more time finishing off human beings than was at all necessary. I arrived at this sapient conclusion, the other even- ing, while looking at some hundreds of spe- cimens of the handwriting of our disabled soldiers. Before this I had always supposed that hands and arms were necessary prelim- inaries to chirography, and right hands and arms at that. And there I was, brought up all standing, with the legible, fair proofs to the contrary before my very face. Posi- tively there was one specimen written with the soldier's mouth, both hands being use- less. It was enough to make an able-bodied man or woman blush to think of cowering for a moment before the darkest cloud of fate. As a moral lesson I would have had every boy and girl in the land take there to see the power of the mind over the body. The potency of that one little phrase, "I will try." The impotency of that cowardly plea, "I can't." I wished, as I examined these interesting and characteristic papers, with the signatures and photographs of the wri- ters annexed, that all our schools in order should be taken there to learn a lesson that all their books might ever teach so impres- sively. I wished that every man in the na- tion whose patriotism needed quickening (alas! that there should be any !) might see that these men who have fought for the peace we are now enjoying, who have lan- guished long months in wretched prisons for us, and through all have but just es- caped, maimed and disabled, to reach their homes, are yet self-helpful and courageous, fearing nothing, hoping all things, since they have helped to save the nation. Is it safe? That is a question I shall not meddle with here. Meantime, I, for one, feel proud, as an American loyal woman, that this collec- tion of manuscripts has been made. I be- lieve it to be purely an American idea. I am not aware that in any other country such a novelty exists. I think it is as highly credit- able to the head and heart of the originator as to the skill and patience of our soldiers. I feel as though it shoul have, like a grand national picture, its appropriate framing and setting in the most conspicuous spot in the capitol. How often I think of these " pri- vates," as they are called, when grand "re- ceptions" and "balls" are in progress for some great "general" in our midst. All honor to him ; but meantime what of these brave maimed "privates?" Therefore I was rejoiced when John Smith and Thomas Jones had succeeded in "mak- ing their mark" on paper as well as in bat- tle. I was glad that they had placed it on record that an American soldier is still wide awake and hopeful, though he may be so hacked and hewed to pieces that not half his original proportions remain. I wanted to sing "Hail Columbia," and the "Star- Spangled Banner," and "John Brown," and "Yankee Doodle," to the top of my lungs ; and more than all I wished these people who are sticking pins through curious sprawling bugs, and paying fabulous sums for shells, and taking their Bible oaths over some questionable pictures "by the old masters," would just turn their attention to something not only veritable and unique, but honorable and worthy as a legacy to every american child that shall be born to the end of time- or the end of our Repub- lic, which is one one and the same thing. EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP. - LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d sergeant, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington. Sergeant, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Leage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., O. 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwich, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A. Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Chorum, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Illinois.) 16. George H. Long, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington, D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington, D. C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24. Ora D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Illinois. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. Norman Vroman, Corporal, Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Frederick M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. Frank G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. Silas M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., O. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson. jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. James H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Illinois. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. Alfred French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 44. Thos. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Indiana. 45. D. W. Barnum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. Alexander Roe, Corporal, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. Charles W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington, D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. 50. Thomas A Perrine, 2d Sergeant, Monroe, Butler Co., Ohio. 51. Charles A. Edmonds, Captain, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. Charles H Eaton, 1st Sergeant, Lafayette, Indiana. 53. Herman Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minnesota. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Sergeant, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. George H. Tyler, Sergeant, Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio. 59. Wm. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. Willard L. Cooke, Corporal, Belleville, Jeff Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Booshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bertaph, Gallatin, Dairess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corporal, Monmouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Sergeant, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. Allen B. Hayward, Sergeant, Marlboro' Depot, N. H. 2 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington, Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass 79.; Wm. Frizzell, Corporal, Chicago, Ill. 80. Henry K. Atchison, New Geneva, Fayette Co., Pa. 81. Frederick C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Westfeild, Chatuqua Co., N. Y. 82. Buel Rinpaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. Henry W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Samuel Hamilton, Black Hawk, Blain Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. George R. Farley , Sergeant, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean, Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut, Corpus Christi, Texas. 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. John F. Huntington, 1st Lieut, Penfield, N.Y. 93. John Stewart, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. Henry S. Parmelee, Sergeant, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Conver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington, D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. Henry H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. Philo S. Fenton, Corporal, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Patageville, Wyoming Co, N. Y. 102. Thomas T. Sanborn, Sergeant, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alexander Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, _____, _____. 107. Samuel T. Beerbower, Sergeant, Marion, Ohio. 108. Joseph Willy Gelvay, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109, William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. Curley Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Bail, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. George W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. Julius V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., Ohio 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Sergeant, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwan, 3d Ass't Eng., Phil., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards' Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Sergeant, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Frederick E. Dake, Sergeant, Washington, D. C. 127. Wm. Denney, Philadelphia, Pa. [there is no entry numbered 128] 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alexander H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont, N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. Thos. McGeehan, Sergeant, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howrd St., N.Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. Claude Charmoille, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. Hiram E. Stoutenburgh, Sergeant, Delhi, Del. Co., N.Y. 141. George Q. White, Captain, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 142. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. J. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. Eli Hurin, Indiana Mil. Agency, Washington, D. C. 146. White N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. John Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. Benjamin C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E. Littleton, 2d Lieut., Phila. Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Sergt., Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. William W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin. 159. Martin B. Searle, Waterville, Me. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Sergeant, N. Y. City 161. Arunah Tracy, Corporal, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Weeks, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E. Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. Charles R. Weitenhausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. Lewis H. Roth, Slatington, P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Mianus P. O. Conn. 3. 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. 175. Wm H. Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Danton, Corporal, Phila. Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Storsham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington, D. C. 181. Andrew J. Moffit, Sergeant, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. 184. Edgar Alonzo Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. Stephen D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Cull, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn. L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N, Y. 191. Leopold Marius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Colored), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. Alfred T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. 195. Augustus Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co. Ohio. 196. George W Dale, Elmira, N. Y. 197. Francis M Norton, Pine Grove Schuyler Co; N. Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. James Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. 202. Edmund Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargen, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa 214. D. D. Stitwell, Dansville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenan Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. James O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Sergent Major, Philadelphia, Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut. Col., Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Biship, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., Ohio. 227. Alvin H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. 228. Delmer R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut. Andover, Mass. 331. M. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Meira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. Andrew James Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. 238. W. Augustus, McNulty, Sergeant, Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corporal, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 149. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, jr., Lisle Statio, DuPage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. Edward Asa Spalding, Churchville, Monroe Co., N. Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, ________________, W. 252. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. Robert J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 257. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburgh, Pa. COMMITTEE OF AWARD His Excellency R. E. FENTON, Governor. Rev. HENRY W. BELLOWS, D. D., Pres. of U. S. Sanitary Commission. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, Esq. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq. WM. E. DODGE, jr. Esq. HOWARD POTTER, Esq. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Esq. Hall of the Union General Committee, No. 954 Broadway, corner of Twenty-third Street. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PRIZES! - COMMITTEE OF AWARD: His Excellency R. E. FENTON, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. BELLOWS, Pres. of the U. S. San. Com. WM. CULLEN BRYANT, GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, WILLIAM E. DODGE, Jr., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WM. OLAND BOURNE. - WHAT FANNY FERN SAYS. - Left-Hand Manuscripts of Disabled Soldiers. BY FANNY FERN. FANNY FERN, the accomplished authoress, whose name has become a household word in our literature, pays the following characteristic and eloquent tribute to the left-hand writing of our soldiers. It appears in the New York Ledger : I begin to think that an "All-Wise Providence" spent more time finishing off human beings than was at all necessary. I arrived at this sapient conclusion, the other evening, while looking at some hundreds of specimens of the handwriting of our disabled soldiers. Before this I had always supposed that hands and arms were necessary preliminaries to chirography, and right hands and arms at that. And there I was, brought up all standing, with the legible, fair proofs to the contrary before my very face. Positively there was one specimen written with the soldier's mouth, both hands being useless. It was enough to make an able-bodied man or woman blush to think of cowering for a moment before the darkest cloud of fate. As a moral lesson I would have had every boy and girl in the land taken there to see the power of the mind over the body. The potency of that one little phrase, "I will try." The impotency of that cowardly plea, "I can't." I wished, as I examined these interesting and characteristic papers, with the signatures and photographs of the writers annexed, that all our schools in order should be taken there to learn a lesson that all their books might never teach so impressively. I wished that every man in the nation whose patriotism needed quickening (alas! that there should be any!) might see that these men who have fought for the peace we are now enjoying, who have languished long months in wretched prisons for us, and through all have but just escaped, maimed and disabled, to reach their homes, are yet self-helpful and courageous, fearing nothing, hoping all things, since they have helped to save the nation. Is it safe? That is a question I shall not meddle with here. Meantime, I, for one, feel proud, as an American loyal woman, that this collection of manuscripts has been made. I believe it to purely an American idea. I am not aware that in any other country such a novelty exists. I think it is as highly creditable to the head and heart of the originator as to the skill and patience of our soldiers. I feel as though it should have, like a grand national picture, its appropriate framing and setting in the most conspicuous spot in the capitol. How often I think of these " privates," as they are called, when grand "receptions" and "balls" are in progress for some great "general" in our midst. All honor to him ; but meantime what of these brave maimed "privates?" Therefore I was rejoiced when John Smith and Thomas Jones had succeeded in "making their mark" on paper as well as in battle. I was glad that they had placed it on record that an American soldier is still wide awake and hopeful, though he may be so hacked and hewed to pieces that not half his original proportions remain. I wanted to sing "Hail Columbia," and the "Star- Spangled Banner," and "John Brown," and "Yankee Doodle," to the top of my lungs ; and more than all I wished these people who are sticking pins through curious sprawling bugs, and paying fabulous sums for shells, and taking their Bible oaths over some questionable pictures "by the old masters," would just turn their attention to something not only veritable and unique, but honorable and worthy as a legacy to every American child that shall be born to the end of time- or the end of our Republic, which is one and the same thing. EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP. $1,000 DOLLARS IN PRIZES. [This collection of nearly three hundred Manuscripts, written by Soldiers and Sailors who lost their right arms during the late war, was made in response to an offer of prizes for the best specimen of Left-Hand Penmanship, proposed by the Editor of the "SOLDIERS' FRIEND," New York.] COMMITTEE OF AWARD. His Excellency R. E. FENTON, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. BELLOWS, Pres. of the U.S. San. Com., WM. CULLEN BRYANT, GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, WILLIAM E. DODGE, Jr., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WM. OLAND BOURNE. LETTER OF MAJOR-GENERAL O. O. HOWARD. WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS, Washington, February 27th, 1866. REV. DR. H. W. BELLOWS--My Dear Sir: I am am grateful to you for the kind letter just received from you, and hasten to reply. I was invited to write for the prize, but for two reasons I abstained. First, I was too deeply engrossed in my present peculiar work, and secondly, I was conscious of my inability to write a fair hand. However, my penmanship is quite as good as that formerly with the right hand. I hear a lady in the cars lately detailing the sufferings, mortification and repinings of a young man who had lost his right arm in the service. He said at first everybody received him kindly, showed him sympathy, and gave him aid, but now it had come to be an old story, and he received no special attention and found it difficult to find a position where he could gain a livelihood. I will say to you, my dear sir, that there are times when the deformity and inconvenience come across the mind, and disturb the equanimity of those who are full of ambition to make the best of whatever befalls. I do not believe that even the plaudits of a grateful people, or the conscious pride arising from the glorious rewards bestowed upon patriotic efforts, will be enough to sustain the one-armed man so as to make him cheerful, hopeful, and happy at all times, so as to enable him to forget all the nervous pains and sensitive feelings that constantly assail him. My only prescription is a complete surrender of the heart to Christ. Affectionately, O. O. HOWARD, Major-General. 2 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d Serg't, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington. Serg't, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Seage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., O. 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwick, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A. Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Vernon, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Ill.) 16. George H. Lonz, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington, D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington, D. C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24. O. D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Ill. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. N. Vroman, Corp., Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Fred. M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. F. G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. S. M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., O. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson. jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. J. H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Ill. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. A. French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., O. 44. T. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Ind. 45. D. W. Bainum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. A. Roe, Corp'l, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. C. W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. 50. T. A. Perrine, 2d Serg't, Monroe, Butler Co., O. 51. C. A. Edmonds, Cap'n, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. C. H. Eaton, 1st Serg't, Lafayette, Ind. 53. H. Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minn. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Serg't, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. G. H. Tyler, Serg't, Painesville, Lake Co., O. 59. W. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. W. L. Cooke, Corp'l, Belleville, Jeff. Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Borshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bostaph, Gallatin, Daviess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corp'l, Monmouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Serg't, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herk. Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. A. B. Hayward, Serg't, Marlboro' Depot, N. H. 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington, Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass. 79. Wm. Frizzell, Corp'l, Chicago, Ill. 80. H. K. Atchison, New Geneva, Fayette Co., Pa. 81. F. C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Westfield, Chatauqua Co., N. Y. 82. B. Roripaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. H. W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Sam'l Hamilton, Black Hawk, Brown Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. G. R. Farley, Serg't, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean, Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut., Corpus Christi, Tex. (Fitchville, Ohio.) 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. J. F. Huntington, 1st Lieut., Penfield, N. Y. 93. John Stewart, Serg't, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. H. S. Parmelee, Serg't, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Cruver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington, D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. H. H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. P. S. Fenton, Corp'l, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Portageville, Wyom'g Co., N. Y. 102. T. T. Sandborn, Serg't, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alex. Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, ----, ---- ? 107. Sam'l T. Beerbower, Serg't, Marion, Ohio 108. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109. William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. C. Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Bail, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. Geo. W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. J. V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., O. 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Serg't, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwen, 3d Ass't Eng'r, Phila., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards, Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Serg't, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Fred'k E. Dake. Serg't, Washington, D. C. 127. Wm. Denney, Philadelpia, Pa. 128. Conrad Dippel, Watertown, Wis. 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alex. H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont, N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. T. McGeehan, Serg't, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corp'l, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howard street, N. Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. C. Charmoille, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. H. E. Stoutenburgh, Serg't, Delhi, Del. Co., N. Y. 141. G. Q. White, Cap'n, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 3 142. P. K. Faulk, Corp'l, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. F. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. E. Hurin, Ind. Mil. Agency, Washington D. C. 146. W. N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. W. M. DeCamp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. J. Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. B. C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E. Littleton, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Serg't, Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. W. W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis. 159. Martin B. Sorle, Waterville, Maine. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Serg't, N. Y. City. 161. Arunah Tracy, Corp'l, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Works, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. C. R. Weitershausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. L. H. Roth Slatington P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Miamus P.O., Conn. 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. 175. W. H Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Dunton, Corporal, Phila., Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Stoneham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington D. C. 181. A. J. Moffit, Serg't, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. 184. E. A. Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. S. D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Call, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn, L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N. Y. 191. Leopold Masius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Col'd), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. A. T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. 195. A. Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co., Ohio. 196. George W. Dale, Elmira N. Y. 197. F. M. Norton, Pine Grove, Schuyler Co., N. Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. Jas. Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. 202. E. Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargon, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa. 214. D. D. Stilwell, Dansville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenau Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. Jas. O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Serg't Maj., Phila., Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut, Col., Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Bishop, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., N. Y. 227. A. H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. 228. D. R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut., Andover, Mass. 231. W. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Moira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. A. J. Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. 238. W. Augustus McNuity, Lieut., Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corp'l, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 249. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, Jr., Lisle Station, Dupage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. E. A. Spalding, Churchville, Monroe Co., N. Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, -------------, Vt. 262. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. R. J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 267. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburg, Pa. 268. W. W. H. Davis, Colonel, Doylestown, Pa. 269. Alvin Blood, Stevens Point, Wis. 270. Matthias Smith, Point Pleasant, Pa. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee to Award Prizes for the best Left-hand Penmanship by Soldiers and Sailors who have lost the use of their right arms, by amputation or permanent disability, during the late war for the Union, submit the following Report: The noble spirit of emulation drawn out by the generous inducements offered by the gentlemen who originated the enterprise, has been witnessed with the highest satisfaction by the Committee. 4 The large number of competitors who have submitted their contributions is a proof of the widespread interest felt in the work by the class particularly addressed, and of the great influence which has been exerted by it. The leading purpose, that of placing before the disabled men of the country incentives to a worthy ambition to become self-reliant, and to fit themselves for positions of honor and usefulness, has been accomplished in a manner altogether novel and original, and, as the Committee think, with memorable and praiseworthy success. Too high commendation cannot be awarded to the heroic men who have lost their right arms, and who have presented to the Committee the beautiful collection of manuscripts which has been examined with so much interest and admiration. The average degree of merit is high, while many of the manuscripts are very fine specimens of chirographic excellence and artistic taste. The majority of specimens are written in the back slope, while a number are either vertical, or written in the usual forward slope of right-handed penmen. The Committee in their awards have disregarded these distinctions, and have decided impartially in favor of those manuscripts which possessed the best qualities of a legible, firm, business hand. Some minor considerations in regard to the length of time which the writers had for practice, their previous occupation, education, etc. which might have a tendency to affect the decisions, were of too delicate a nature and too complicated to warrant a detailed investigation, especially as they were aside from the main question —which of the competitors excelled in business penmanship? The original amount of five hundred dollars, offered by Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND, was increased by the United States Sanitary Commission, by the grant of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be distributed by the Committee in additional awards for penmanship, which the Committee divided into two prizes of twenty-five dollars, and ten prizes of twenty dollars each. To this amount the Committee added another two hundred and fifty dollars, which was awarded in amounts corresponding to the latter, as complimentary testimonials for literary merit. It is proper to say that some of the manuscripts which are selected for penmanship would have been chosen for literary merit also, but it was deemed advisable to make the awards as general as possible. With this brief explanation of their action, the Committee announce the following awards: FIRST CLASS. [*95*] First Prize—$200, to Franklin H. Durrah, private, Co. F, 31st Pa. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. [*101*] Second Prize—$250, to E. M. Jennings, private, Co. A, 130th N. Y. Inf., Portageville, Wyoming county, N. Y. [*141*] Third Prize—$100, to George Q. White, Capt. Co. B., 1st Ill. Art., and A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. [*119*] Fourth Prize—$50, to William Mulhall, private, Battery K, 4th U.S. Art., Washington D. C. SECOND CLASS--PENMANSHIP. Twenty-Five Dollars. [*176*] A. L. Mabbett, Capt., Co. I, 24th Conn., Rochester, N. Y. [*12*] Richard Miles, private, Co. H., 148th Pa. Inf'y, Harrisburg, Pa. Twenty Dollars. [*93*] John Stewart, Sergt., Co. C, 3d N. J. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. S. Hudson, Jr., Capt. 49th N. Y. Infantry, [*88*] Paterson, N. J. Frederick L. Barker, Capt., Co. H, 5th Mich. Inf., [*150*] New York city. Frederick E. Dake, Sergt., Co. F, 139th Pa., Inf., [*126*] Washington, D. C. Frederick C. Barger, 1st. Lieut., Co. G, 49th N. [*81*] Y. Inf., Westfield, N. Y. J. S. Pendergrast, private, Co. F. 24th Mass. [*118*] Inf., North Truro, Mass. [The award to Mr. Pendergrast is made for exceptional circumstances, having lost his right arm, and two fingers and part of the thumb of the left hand.] Ornamental Penmanship. Thomas A. Perrine, 2d Sergt., Co. G, 140th Pa. [*50*] Inf., Monroe, Butler county, Ohio. Frank G. Vallereux, private, Battery C, 1st Ill. [*33*] Light Art., Mount Sterling, Ill. A. D. Whitehouse, private, Co. D, 8th N. Y. S. [*163*] M., N. Y city. J. H. Raymond, Sergt., Co. A, 3rd Maine Inf'y., [*21*] Augusta, Me. ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS FOR LITERARY MERIT. Twenty-Five Dollars. Edward Hayes, Lieut.-Col., 29th Ohio Burgh [*220*] Hill, Ohio. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, Co. C, 6th N. [*136*] H. Inf., South Hampton, N. H. Twenty Dollars. Wm. M. Connor, private, Co. C, 6th Mich., Mt. [*12*] Clemens, Mich. Henry C. Allen, private, Co. E, 1st Mass. Cav., [*15*] Chicago, Ill. Louis J. Boos, Sergt., Co. B, 6th Pa. Cav., Philadelphia, [*10*] Pa. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 22nd Iowa [*147*] Inf., Iowa City, Iowa. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Co. F, 11th Philad., [*142*] Yanktown, Dacotah Territory. David C. Gates, private, Co. G, 1st Ohio Inf'y, [*20*] Portsmouth, Ohio. Herman Baumhager, private, Co. E, 5th Minn. [*53*] Inf., Shakopee, Minn. Frank. G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Co. G, 10th Conn., Colchester, [*62*] Conn. Ira Broshears, private, Co. B. 27th Ind. Inf'y., [*64*] Rockport, Ind. Col. Joseph Wiley Gelay, Colonel, 59th Mass. [*108*] Inf., Lowell, Mass. The Committee, in view of the great number of competitors whose claims are so equally divided, have found it a matter of difficulty to arrive at their decision, and would make an honorable mention of the contributions of Seldon C. Clobridge, New York city; James Mann, Alma, C. W.; Geo. W. Taylor, Washington, D. C.; Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y.; Lieut. J. K. Byers, Springfield, Ill.; Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y.; Abram Wagner, Vernon, Indiana; Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, N. Y.; and Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, N. Y. The Committee, in submitting this report, tender their thanks to the contributors for the evidence of their interest in a work which has far exceeded in character and excellence the expectations originally entertained. R. E. FENTON, HENRY W. BELLOWS, W. C. BRYANT, GEORGE WM. CURTIS, WM. E. DODGE, JR., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT WM. OLAND BOURNE. NEW-YORK, March 2, 1866. Office of the "SOLDIER'S FRIEND," No. 12 Centre Street, NEW YORK, February 7th, 1866. DEAR SIR: - A large number of the competitors for the premiums for LEFT HAND Penmanship having omitted to furnish the Committee with an attest of the genuineness of their productions, and the necessity of affording a guaranty of the good faith of the successful parties, for the satisfaction of the rest of the contributors, renders it requisite for competitors to make an affidavit of the facts before a Justice or Commissioner. You will please have this affidavit properly executed, and return it to my address IMMEDIATELY. Please state whether your arm is disabled or amputated. If disabled you must declare that you do not and cannot use your arm for writing. Yours respectfully, Clerk of the Committee. Personally appeared before me, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that he enlisted in the service of the United States on the ___ day of ___ 186_, and was a member of Company ____, _____ Regiment, ____; that he was wounded in the service of the United States, on the ___ day of ___ 186_, at ________________, and that his right arm, in consequence of said wound, is _________. He further deposes and says that he has learned to write with his left hand since the date of said wound, and that he did not write with his left hand previous to that time, and that the specimen of writing subscribed and presented by him to the Committee of Award for the distribution of premiums to soldiers and sailors who had lost their right hand, or the use thereof, during the late war, was written by him with his left hand, and that the contents thereof are true to the best of his knowledge and belief. First Series-- EXHIBITION OF LEFT-HAND PENMANSHIP. $1,000 DOLLARS IN PRIZES. [This collection of nearly three hundred Manuscripts, written by Soldiers and Sailors who lost their right arms during the late war, was made in response to an offer of prizes for the best specimen of Left-Hand Penmanship, proposed by the Editor of the "SOLDIERS' FRIEND," New York.] COMMITTEE OF AWARD. His Excellency R. E. FENTON, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. BELLOWS, Pres. of the U.S. San. Com., WM. CULLEN BRYANT, GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, WILLIAM E. DODGE, JR., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, WM. OLAND BOURNE. LETTER OF MAJOR-GENERAL O. O. HOWARD. WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS, Washington, February 27th, 1866. REV. DR. H. W. BELLOWS--My Dear Sir: I am am grateful to you for the kind letter just received from you, and hasten to reply. I was invited to write for the prize, but for two reasons I abstained. First, I was too deeply engrossed in my present peculiar work, and secondly, I was conscious of my inability to write a fair hand. However, my penmanship is quite as good as that formerly with the right hand. I hear a lady in the cars lately detailing the sufferings, mortification and repinings of a young man who had lost his right arm in the service. He said at first everybody received him kindly, showed him sympathy, and gave him aid, but now it had come to be an old story, and he received no special attention and found it difficult to find a position where he could gain a livelihood. I will say to you, my dear sir, that there are times when the deformity and inconvenience come across the mind, and disturb the equanimity of those who are full of ambition to make the best of whatever befalls. I do not believe that even the plaudits of a grateful people, or the conscious pride arising from the glorious rewards bestowed upon patriotic efforts, will be enough to sustain the one-armed man so as to make him cheerful, hopeful, and happy at all times, so as to enable him to forget all the nervous pains and sensitive feelings that constantly assail him. My only prescription is a complete surrender of the heart to Christ. Affectionately, O. O. HOWARD, Major-General 2 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d Serg't, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington. Serg't, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Seage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., O. 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwick, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A. Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Vernon, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Ill.) 16. George H. Lonz, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington, D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington, D. C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24. O. D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Ill. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. N. Vroman, Corp., Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Fred. M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. F. G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. S. M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., O. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson. jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. J. H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Ill. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. A. French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., O. 44. T. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Ind. 45. D. W. Bainum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. A. Roe, Corp'l, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. C. W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. 50. T. A. Perrine, 2d Serg't, Monroe, Butler Co., O. 51. C. A. Edmonds, Cap'n, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. C. H. Eaton, 1st Serg't, Lafayette, Ind. 53. H. Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minn. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Serg't, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. G. H. Tyler, Serg't, Painesville, Lake Co., O. 59. W. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. W. L. Cooke, Corp'l, Belleville, Jeff. Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Borshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bostaph, Gallatin, Daviess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corp'l, Monmouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Serg't, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herk. Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. A. B. Hayward, Serg't, Marlboro' Depot, N. H. 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington, Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass. 79. Wm. Frizzell, Corp'l, Chicago, Ill. 80. H. K. Atchison, New Geneva, Fayette Co., Pa. 81. F. C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Westfield, Chatauqua Co., N. Y. 82. B. Roripaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. H. W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Sam'l Hamilton, Black Hawk, Brown Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. G. R. Farley, Serg't, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean, Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut., Corpus Christi, Tex. (Fitchville, Ohio.) 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. J. F. Huntington, 1st Lieut., Penfield, N. Y. 93. John Stewart, Serg't, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. H. S. Parmelee, Serg't, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Cruver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington, D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. H. H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. P. S. Fenton, Corp'l, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Portageville, Wyom'g Co., N. Y. 102. T. T. Sandborn, Serg't, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alex. Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, ----, ---- ? 107. Sam'l T. Beerbower, Serg't, Marion, Ohio 108. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109. William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. C. Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Bail, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. Geo. W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. J. V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., O. 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Serg't, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwen, 3d Ass't Eng'r, Phila., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards, Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Serg't, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Fred'k E. Dake. Serg't, Washington, D. C. 127. Wm. Denney, Philadelpia, Pa. 128. Conrad Dippel, Watertown, Wis. 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alex. H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont, N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. T. McGeehan, Serg't, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corp'l, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howard street, N. Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. C. Charmoille, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. H. E. Stoutenburgh, Serg't, Delhi, Del. Co., N. Y. 141. G. Q. White, Cap'n, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 3 142. P. K. Faulk, Corp'l, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. F. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. E. Hurin, Ind. Mil. Agency, Washington D. C. 146. W. N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. W. M. DeCamp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. J. Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. B. C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E. Littleton, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Serg't, Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. W. W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis. 159. Martin B. Sorle, Waterville, Maine. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Serg't, N. Y. City. 161. Arunah Tracy, Corp'l, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Works, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. C. R. Weitershausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. L. H. Roth Slatington P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Miamus P.O., Conn. 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. 175. W. H Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Dunton, Corporal, Phila., Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Stoneham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington D. C. 181. A. J. Moffit, Serg't, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. 184. E. A. Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. S. D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Call, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn, L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N. Y. 191. Leopold Masius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Col'd), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. A. T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. 195. A. Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co., Ohio. 196. George W. Dale, Elmira N. Y. 197. F. M. Norton, Pine Grove, Schuyler Co., N. Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. Jas. Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. 202. E. Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargon, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa. 214. D. D. Stilwell, Dansville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenau Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. Jas. O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Serg't Maj., Phila., Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut, Col., Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Bishop, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., N. Y. 227. A. H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. 228. D. R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut., Andover, Mass. 231. W. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Moira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. A. J. Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. 238. W. Augustus McNuity, Lieut., Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corp'l, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 249. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, Jr., Lisle Station, Dupage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. E. A. Spalding, Churchville, Monroe Co., N. Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, -------------, Vt. 262. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. R. J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 267. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburg, Pa. 268. W. W. H. Davis, Colonel, Doylestown, Pa. 269. Alvin Blood, Stevens Point, Wis. 270. Matthias Smith, Point Pleasant, Pa. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee to Award Prizes for the best Left-hand Penmanship by Soldiers and Sailors who have lost the use of their right arms, by amputation or permanent disability, during the late war for the Union, submit the following Report: The noble spirit of emulation drawn out by the generous inducements offered by the gentlemen who originated the enterprise, has been witnessed with the highest satisfaction by the Committee. The large number of competitors who have submitted their contributions is a proof of the widespread interest felt in the work by the class particularly addressed, and of the great influence which has been exerted by it. The leading purpose, that of placing before the disabled men of the country incentives to a worthy ambition to become self-reliant, and to fit themselves for positions of honor and usefulness, has been accomplished in a manner altogether novel and original, and, as the Committee think, with memorable and praiseworthy success. Too high commendation cannot be awarded to the heroic men who have lost their right arms, and who have presented to the Committee the beautiful collection of manuscripts which has been examined with so much interest and admiration. The average degree of merit is high, while many of the manuscripts are very fine specimens of chirographic excellence and artistic taste. The majority of specimens are written in the back slope, while a number are either vertical, or written in the usual forward slope of right-handed penmen. The Committee in their awards have disregarded these distinctions, and have decided impartially in favor of those manuscripts which possessed the best qualities of a legible, firm, business hand. Some minor considerations in regard to the length of time which the writers had for practice, their previous occupation, education, etc. which might have a tendency to affect the decisions, were of too delicate a nature and too complicated to warrant a detailed investigation, especially as they were aside from the main question — which of the competitors excelled in business penmanship? The original amount of five hundred dollars, offered by Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND, was increased by the United States Sanitary Commission, by the grant of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be distributed by the Committee in additional awards for penmanship, which the Committee divided into two prizes of twenty-five dollars, and ten prizes of twenty dollars each. To this amount the Committee added another two hundred and fifty dollars, which was awarded in amounts corresponding to the latter, as complimentary testimonials for literary merit. It is proper to say that some of the manuscripts which are selected for penmanship would have been chosen for literary merit also, but it was deemed advisable to make the awards as general as possible. With this brief explanation of their action, the Committee announce the following awards: FIRST CLASS. First Prize—$200, to Franklin H. Durrah, private, Co. F, 31st Pa. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Second Prize—$250, to E. M. Jennings, private, Co. A, 130th N. Y. Inf., Portageville, Wyoming county, N. Y. Third Prize—$100, to George Q. White, Capt. Co. B., 1st Ill. Art., and A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. Fourth Prize—$50, to William Mulhall, private, Battery K, 4th U.S. Art., Washington D. C. Second Class—Penmanship. Twenty-Five Dollars. A. L. Mabbett, Capt. Co. I, 24th Conn., Rochester, N. Y. Richard Miles, private, Co. H, 148th Pa. Inf'y, Harrisburg, Pa. Twenty Dollars. John Stewart, Sergt., Co. C, 3d N. .J. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. S. Hudson, Jr., Capt. 49th N.Y. Infantry, Paterson, N. J. Frederick L. Barker, Capt., Co. H, 5th Mich. Inf., New York city. Frederick E. Dake, Sergt., Co. F, 139th Pa. Inf., Washington, D. C. Frederick C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 49th N.Y. Inf., Westfield, N. Y. J. S. Pendergrast, private, Co. F, 24th Mass. Inf., North Truro, Mass. [The award to Mr. Pendergrast is made for exceptional circumstances, having lost his right arm, and two fingers and part of the thumb of the left hand.] Ornamental Penmanship. Thomas A. Perrine, 2d Sergt., Co. G, 140th Pa. Inf., Monroe. Butler county, Ohio. Frank G. Vallereux, private, Battery C, 1st Ill. Light Art., Mount Sterling, Ill. A. D. Whitehouse, private, Co. D, 8th N. Y. S. M., N. Y. city. J. H. Raymond, Sergt., Co. A, 3rd Maine Inf'y., Augusta, Me. ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS FOR LITERARY MERIT. Twenty-Five Dollars. Edward Hayes, Lieut.-Col., 29th Ohio, Burgh Hill, Ohio. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, Co. C, 6th N. H. Inf., South Hampton, N. H. Twenty Dollars. Wm. M. Connor, private, Co. C, 6th Mich., Mt. Clemens, Mich. Henry C. Allen, private, Co. E, 1st Mass. Cav., Chicago, Ill. Louis J. Boos, Sergt., Co. B, 6th Pa. Cav., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 22nd Iowa Inf., Iowa City, Iowa. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Co. F, 11th Philad., Yanktown, Dacotah Territory. David C. Gates, private, Co. G, 1st Ohio Inf'y, Portsmouth, Ohio. Herman Baumhager, private, Co. E, 5th Minn. Inf., Shakopee, Minn. Frank. G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Co. G, 10th Conn., Colchester, Conn. Ira Broshears, private, Co. B. 27th Ind. Inf'y., Rockport, Ind. Col. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, 59th Mass. Inf., Lowell, Mass. The Committee, in view of the great number of competitors whose claims are so equally divided, have found it a matter of difficulty to arrive at their decision, and would make an honorable mention of the contributions of Seldon C. Clobridge, New York city; James Mann, Alma, C. W.; Geo. W. Taylor, Washington, D. C.; Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y.; Lieut. J. K. Byers, Springfield, Ill.; Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y.; Abram Wagner, Vernon, Indiana; Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, N. Y.; and Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, N. Y. The Committee, in submitting this report, tender their thanks to the contributors for the evidence of their interest in a work which has far exceeded in character and excellence the expectations originally entertained. R. E. FENTON, HENRY W. BELLOWS, W. C. BRYANT, GEORGE WM. CURTIS, WM. E. DODGE, JR., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT WM. OLAND BOURNE. NEW-YORK, MARCH 2, 1866. Exhibition of Left-hand Penmanship. $1,000 Dollars in Prizes. [This collection of nearly three hundred Manuscripts, written by Soldiers and Sailors who lost their right arms during the late war, was made in response to an offer of prizes for the best specimen of Left-Hand Penmanship, proposed by the Editor of the "Soldiers' Friend," New York.] Committee of Award. His Excellency R. E. Fenton, Governor of New York, Rev. H. W. Bellows, Pres. of the U.S. San. Com., WM. Cullen Bryant, George William Curtis, William E. Dodge, Jr., Howard Potter, Theodore Roosevelt, WM. Oland Bourne. Letter of Major-General O. O. Howard. War Department, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Washington, February 27th, 1866. Rev. Dr. H. W. Bellows--My Dear Sir: I am am grateful to you for the kind letter just received from you, and hasten to reply. I was invited to write for the prize, but for two reasons I abstained. First, I was too deeply engrossed in my present peculiar work, and secondly, I was conscious of my inability to write a fair hand. However, my penmanship is quite as good as that formerly with the right hand. I hear a lady in the cars lately detailing the sufferings, mortification and repinings of a young man who had lost his right arm in the service. He said at first everybody received him kindly, showed him sympathy, and gave him aid, but now it had come to be an old story, and he received no special attention and found it difficult to find a position where he could gain a livelihood. I will say to you, my dear sir, that there are times when the deformity and inconvenience come across the mind, and disturb the equanimity of those who are full of ambition to make the best of whatever befalls. I do not believe that even the plaudits of a grateful people, or the conscious pride arising from the glorious rewards bestowed upon patriotic efforts, will be enough to sustain the one-armed man so as to make him cheerful, hopeful, and happy at all times, so as to enable him to forget all the nervous pains and sensitive feelings that constantly assail him. My only prescription is a complete surrender of the heart to Christ. Affectionately, O. O. Howard, Major-General 2 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS. 1. Seth Sutherland, 3d Serg't, Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. 2. Charles W. Harrington. Serg't, Dayton, Ohio. 3. Amos Churchill, Danby, Du Page Co., Ill. 4. R. Watson Seage, 1st Lieut., White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Mich. 5. Wm. J. Tucker, Dayton, Montgomery Co., O. 6. Wm. Penn Sands, Sergeant, Columbus, O. 7. D. E. Bates, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Ill. 8. John Northwood, Elk, Genesee Co., Mich. 9. Wm. H. Bottom, Norwick, Conn. 10. Louis J. Boos, Sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa. 11. John A. Ludford, jr., Bridgeport, Conn. 12. Wm. M. Connor, Mount Vernon, Macomb Co., Mich. 13. Richard Miles, Harrisburgh, Pa. 14. Ezra D Hilts, Stone Mills, Jefferson Co., N.Y. 15. Henry C. Allen, Conway, Mass. (Chicago, Ill.) 16. George H. Lonz, Captain, Boston, Mass. 17. Wm. A. Till, Sandusky, Ohio. 18. John Bryson, Washington, D. C. 19. George W. Taylor, Washington, D. C. 20. David C. Yates, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio. 21. John H. Raymond, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 22. Abram Wagner, Vernon, Ind. 23. Robert E. Stephens, Evansville, Ind. 24. O. D. Walbridge, Marseilles, La Salle Co., Ill. 25. R. James Dickinson, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill. 26. U. T. Wooster, Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 27. William Claffey, Mattapan, Mass. 28. Wm. H. Hooper, Manchester, Mass. 29. Robert A. Pinn (colored), Sergeant, Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio. 30. Joseph K. Byers, 1st Lieut., Springfield, Ill. 31. N. Vroman, Corp., Flint City, Geneva Co., Mich. 32. Fred. M. Platt, Corporal, Port Chester, N. Y. 33. F. G. Vallereux, Mount Sterling, Brown Co., Ill. 34. S. M. Shepard, 1st Lieut., Charleston, Coles Co., Ill. 35. Thaddeus S. Fertig, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo. 36. James Holder, Harlem Springs, Carroll Co., O. 37. Jasper Whims, Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pa. 38. Wm. S. Hudson. jr., Captain, Paterson, N. J. 39. Edward A. Brooks, New Haven, Conn. 40. J. H. Conant, Chester, Randolph Co., Ill. 41. Lewis E. Kline, St. Louis, Mo. 42. James H. Anthony, Pittsfield, Mass. 43. A. French, East Rockport, Cuyahoga Co., O. 44. T. P. Griffith, Johnsonville, Wayne Co., Ind. 45. D. W. Bainum, 2d Lieut., Warrenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 46. A. Roe, Corp'l, Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio. 47. C. W. Dodge, 2d Lieut., Washington D. C. 48. Joseph F. Smith, Moline, Ill. 49. Charles T. Coleman, Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. 50. T. A. Perrine, 2d Serg't, Monroe, Butler Co., O. 51. C. A. Edmonds, Cap'n, Quincy, Branch Co., Mich. 52. C. H. Eaton, 1st Serg't, Lafayette, Ind. 53. H. Baumhager, Shakopee, Scott Co., Minn. 54. James R. Burns, New York City. 55. R. A. Bain, 1st Sergeant, Marshall, Mich. 56. August Schmidt, Serg't, Grand Rapids, Mich. 57. James E. Lee, 2d Sergeant, Paterson, N. J. 58. G. H. Tyler, Serg't, Painesville, Lake Co., O. 59. W. B. Livermore, Centre Lisle, Broome Co., N. Y. 60. W. L. Cooke, Corp'l, Belleville, Jeff. Co., N. Y. 61. S. Frank Haskell, Sergeant, Augusta, Me. 62. Frank G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Colchester, Conn. 63. Abellino S. Burt, Oxford, Mass. 64. Ira Borshears, Rockport, Spencer Co., Ind. 65. George A. Brown, Boston, Mass. 66. William Bostaph, Gallatin, Daviess Co., Mo. 67. Jonathan McK. Allison, Corp'l, Monmouth, Ill. 68. Wm. C. King, Serg't, Hartford, Ohio Co., Ky. 69. M. Edwin Hall, Vergennes, Vt. 70. James Henry Hunter, Corporal, N. Y. City. 71. Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, Herk. Co., N. Y. 72. Wm. B. Hutchinson, Ogdensburgh, N. Y. 73. Henry W. Palmer, Corinth, Maine. 74. A. B. Hayward, Serg't, Marlboro' Depot, N. H. 75. John Blanchard, Penfield, Loraine Co., Ohio. 76. John W. Davis, Burlington, Kane Co., Ill. 77. Wm. Richardson, Portchester, N. Y. 78. H. O. Thomas, North Bridgewater, Mass. 79. Wm. Frizzell, Corp'l, Chicago, Ill. 80. H. K. Atchison, New Geneva, Fayette Co., Pa. 81. F. C. Barger, 1st Lieut., Westfield, Chatauqua Co., N. Y. 82. B. Roripaugh, Cincinnatus, Cortland Co., N. Y. 83. H. W. Myers, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. 84. Sam'l Hamilton, Black Hawk, Brown Co., Pa. 85. T. S. Bailey, Iowa City, Iowa. 86. G. R. Farley, Serg't, Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y. 87. Joshua L. McKean, Coloma, Berrien Co., Mich. 88. Evarts B. Kent, Ripton, Vt. 89. Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. 90. H. D. Bowker, 1st Lieut., Corpus Christi, Tex. (Fitchville, Ohio.) 91. John U. Whitford, Weakfield, R. I. 92. J. F. Huntington, 1st Lieut., Penfield, N. Y. 93. John Stewart, Serg't, Philadelphia, Pa. 94. H. S. Parmelee, Serg't, New Haven, Conn. 95. Frank H. Durrah, Philadelphia, Pa. 96. John H. Cruver, Gilmer, Lake Co., Ill. 97. Cyro C. P. Hubbard, Washington, D. C. 98. Wm. H. Dougal, Naugatuck, Conn. 99. H. H. Sheldon, Richmond, McHenry Co., Ill. 100. P. S. Fenton, Corp'l, Decatur, Macon Co., Ill. 101. E. M. Jennings, Portageville, Wyom'g Co., N. Y. 102. T. T. Sandborn, Serg't, South Strafford, Vt. 103. Alex. Cameron, 1st Lieut., Detroit, Mich. 104. Francis J. Irwin, Rochester, N. Y. 105. Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y. 106. Junius B. Shaw, ----, ---- ? 107. Sam'l T. Beerbower, Serg't, Marion, Ohio 108. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, Lowell, Mass. 109. William S. Bergin, Columbus, Ohio. 110. Benjamin F. Cooke, Oregon, Holt Co., Mo. 111. C. Vanbrimmer, Westfield, Monroe Co., Ohio. 112. Lewis Bail, Chester, Pa. 113. M. Alonzo Amsden, Willoughby Lake, Vt. 114. Geo. W. Akers, Enfield, White Co., Ill. 115. J. V. Wood, Chesterville, Monroe Co., Ohio. 116. M. H. Martratt, Waterford, Saratoga Co., O. 117. Lorenzo J. Gray, Portland, Wis. 118. J. S. Pendergrast, North Truro, Mass. 119. Wm. Mulhall, Washington, D. C. 120. Henry L. Krahl, Grand View, Iowa. 121. James T. Bicknell, Serg't, Roxbury, Mass. 122. Wm. G. McEwen, 3d Ass't Eng'r, Phila., Pa. 123. George Addison Wait, Lieut., Fort Edwards, Washington Co., N. Y. 124. John S. Koster, Serg't, Bond's Village, Mass. 125. Augustus Stone, Worcester, Mass. 126. Fred'k E. Dake. Serg't, Washington, D. C. 127. Wm. Denney, Philadelphia, Pa. 128. Conrad Dippel, Watertown, Wis. 129. John O'Connell, Washington, D. C. 130. John M. Smith, Brooklyn, L. I. 131. Alex. H. Lott, McCutchenville, Ohio. 132. Wm. J. Jones, Madison, Wis. 133. Frank Evans, Claremont, N. H. 134. B. D. Palmer, Lawrence, Kansas. 135. T. McGeehan, Serg't, South Bergen, N. J. 136. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corp'l, South Hampton, Rockington Co., N. H. 137. Benjamin F. Hogg, 52 Howard street, N. Y. 138. James Mann, Alma, Canada. 139. C. Charmoille, Glenmore, Oneida Co., N. Y. 140. H. E. Stoutenburgh, Serg't, Delhi, Del. Co., N. Y. 141. G. Q. White, Cap'n, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. 3 142. P. K. Faulk, Corp'l, Yanktown, Dakotah Ter. 143. John McMillan, Gaines' Station, P. O., Genesee Co., Mich. 144. M. F. Fitzjames, Lincoln Home, N. Y. 145. E. Hurin, Ind. Mil. Agency, Washington D. C. 146. W. N. Hosler, Fishing Creek, Columbia Co., Pa. 147. W. M. DeCamp, 1st Lieut., Iowa City, Iowa. 148. Edmund C. Arnold, Washington, D. C. 149. Amos Hardy, Hampden, Maine. 150. Frederick L. Barker, Captain, N. Y. City. 151. J. Bolen, Athol Depot, Worcester Co., Mass. 152. J. A. Lantz, Akron, Ohio. 153. James Woods, St. Louis, Mo. 154. B. C. Cook, Mottville, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 155. John E. Littleton, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 156. Henry H. Chaffee, 1st Serg't, Rochester, Vt. 157. James G. Cunliffe, New York City. 158. W. W. Reed, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis. 159. Martin B. Sorle, Waterville, Maine. 160. Stephen H. Winans, Serg't, N. Y. City. 161. Arunah Tracy, Corp'l, Carmel, Maine. 162. Anthony J. Beaver, James Creek, Pa. 163. Alfred D. Whitehouse, New York City. 164. Frank P. Works, East Brookfield, Mass. 165. Frederick L. Perry, Springfield, Mass. 166. Lyman E Bowron, Sergeant, Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y. 167. Marvin Burroughs, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 168. C. R. Weitershausen, Alleghany City, Pa. 169. T. J. Cavanaugh, Sergeant, N. Y. City. 170. Samuel J. Cloyd, Washington, D. C. 171. L. H. Roth Slatington P. O., Lehigh Co., Pa. 172. John Turner, Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio. 173. John M. Yures, Miamus P.O., Conn. 174. Edgar North, Corporal, Watertown, N. Y. 175. W. H Lower, Trenton, P. O., Clinton Co., Ill. 176. A. L. Mabbett, Captain, Rochester, N. Y. 177. Albert A. Dunton, Corporal, Phila., Pa. 178. Edward A. Edwards, St. Paul, Minnesota. 179. Charles Edwin Horne, 1st Lieut., Stoneham, Middlesex Co., Mass. 180. Walter B. Shaw, (Vasselboro, Maine,) Washington D. C. 181. A. J. Moffit, Serg't, Ripley Landing, West Va. 182. Alvah J. Parker, Leominster, Mass. 183. Richard Stiles, Benton, Columbia Co., Pa. 184. E. A. Brundage, Otsego, Allegan Co., Mich. 185. S. D. Wilbur, Hawleyton, Broome Co., N. Y. 186. Thomas W. Blanchard, New Ipswich, N. H. 187. George Call, Keeseville, Essex Co., N. Y. 188. Edwin Phair, Brooklyn, L. I. 189. Selden C. Clobridge, 1st Lieut., Saratoga, N. Y. 190. Anselm J. Smith, Sergeant, Buffalo, N. Y. 191. Leopold Masius, Corporal, New York. 192. Thomas M. G. Brown, New York City. 193. Will H. Thomas (Col'd), Alleghany City, Pa. 194. A. T. Randolph, Shiloh, Cumberland Co., N. J. 195. A. Vignos, Major, Louisville, Stark Co., Ohio. 196. George W. Dale, Elmira N. Y. 197. F. M. Norton, Pine Grove, Schuyler Co., N. Y. 198. Joseph F. Stage, New York City. 199. John Bryce, David's Island, N. Y. 200. Jared D. Turrell, Washington, D. C. 201. Jas. Broadfoot, Kirkwood, Broome Co., N. Y. 202. E. Eastham, West Candor, Tioga Co., N. Y. 203. Benjamin L. Steen, Brooklyn, L. I. 204. James E. Newling, Troy, N. Y. 205. Silas Cargon, Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. 206. Alexander M. Russell, Janesville, Wis. 207. Joseph Egolf, Captain, Troy, N. Y. 208. Will Warren, jr., Evansville, Ind. 209. Thomas Walters, Bridgeport, Conn. 210. W. D. Watson, 2d Lieut., Philadelphia, Pa. 211. Baxter Trevor, Cleveland, Ohio. 212. David C. Lombard, West Bath, Me. 213. Martin V. B. Keller, Litiz, Lancaster Co., Pa. 214. D. D. Stilwell, Dansville, N. Y. 215. Elbert Fuller, White Plains, N. Y. 216. Jacob Hanese, Saline, Washtenau Co., Mich. 217. Alvah John Williams, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 218. Jas. O. Ladd, 1st Lieut., Summerville, S. C. 219. Wm. R. Courtney, Serg't Maj., Phila., Pa. 220. Edward Hayes, Lieut, Col., Burgh Hill, O. 221. Charles Jackson, Willimantic, Conn. 222. Josiah Q. Crosby, Stoneham, Mass. 223. John F. Chase, Augusta, Maine. 224. Roswell Bishop, Oneonta, Otsego Co., N. Y. 225. John F. Finley, Charlestown, Mass. 226. William Johnson, Vernon, Trumbull Co., N. Y. 227. A. H. Dibble (Nunda, N. Y.), Washington, D. C. 228. D. R. Lowell, Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y. 229. Harrison Noble, North Norway, Maine. 230. Richard J. Cullen, Lieut., Andover, Mass. 231. W. Kipling, New York City. 232. Joseph Savage, Sergeant-Major, Harlem, N. Y. 233. James H. Smith, Harlem, N. Y. 234. Josiah Phillips, Haverstraw, N. Y. 235. Abel J. Irish, Moira, Franklin Co., N. Y. 236. William Compton, Gilboa, Putnam Co., Ohio. 237. A. J. Wasson, Mariaville, Schenectady Co., N. Y. 238. W. Augustus McNuity, Lieut., Warrenton, Va. 239. John Blotner, Versailles, Dark Co., Ohio. 240. John W. Reynolds, Sergeant, Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio. 241. Frederick R. Cutler, Chester, Delaware Co., Pa. 242. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass. 243. Martin D. Hamilton, Clear Spring, Indiana. 244. Frederick L. Sanderson, Petersham, Mass. 245. Lewis D. Currier, Corporal, Enfield, N. H. 246. S. Augustus Rockwood, Corp'l, Boston, Mass. 247. Alfred B. Tuttle, Manlius, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 248. Samuel A. Carpenter, Strongsville, Ohio. 249. David O. Mull, Sergeant, Columbus, Ohio. 250. Charles A. Norton, Bangor, Maine. 251. Samuel L. Blood, Manchester, N. H. 252. Alonzo B. Chatfield, jr., Lisle Station, Dupage Co., Ill. 253. Frank Ross, Corporal, Orneville, Maine. 254. George Dillon, Georgetown, Ill. 255. Harmon F. Granger, Prairie Ronde, Mich. 256. Andrew Fries, jr., Joliet, Mill Co., Ill. 257. E. A. Spalding, Churchville, Monroe Co., N. Y. 258. Albert Julius Bohn, Milwaukee, Wis. 259. James R. Combs, Morris, Grundy Co., Ill. 260. George S. Warner, Zanesville, Ohio. 261. Edward B. Bissell, -------------, Vt. 262. Ulysses Eaton, Cambridge City, Ind. 263. Leonard A. Snider, Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. 264. R. J. Rothwell, Blue Creek, Adams Co., Ohio. 265. Heman Rockwood, Parishville, N. Y. 266. John A. Robison, Corporal, Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. 267. Elisha R. Wise, 1st Sergeant, Pittsburg, Pa. 268. W. W. H. Davis, Colonel, Doylestown, Pa. 269. Alvin Blood, Stevens Point, Wis. 270. Matthias Smith, Point Pleasant, Pa. REPORT OF THE COMMITTE. The Committee to Award Prizes for the best Left-hand Penmanship by Soldiers and Sailors who have lost the use of their right arms, by amputation or permanent disability, during the late war for the Union, submit the following Report: The noble spirit of emulation drawn out by the generous inducements offered by the gentleman who originated the enterprise, has been witnessed with the highest satisfaction by the Comittee. [*We have given one hand for our Country but have got another left when she needs it*] 4 The large number of competitors who have submitted their contributions is a proof of the widespread interest felt in the work by the class particularly addressed, and of the great influence which has been exerted by it. The leading purpose, that of placing before the disabled men of the country incentives to a worthy ambition to become self-reliant, and to fit themselves for positions of honor and usefulness, has been accomplished in a manner altogether novel and original, and, as the Committee think, with memorable and praiseworthy success. Too high commendation cannot be awarded to the heroic men who have lost their right arms, and who have presented to the Committee the beautiful collection of manuscripts which has been examined with so much interest and admiration. The average degree of merit is high, while many of the manuscripts are very fine specimens of chirographic excellence and artistic taste. The majority of specimens are written in the back slope, while a number are either vertical, or written in the usual forward slope of right-handed penmen. The Committee in their awards have disregarded these distinctions, and have decided impartially in favor of those manuscripts which possessed the best qualities of a legible, firm, business hand. Some minor considerations in regard to the length of time which the writers had for practice, their previous occupation, education, etc. which might have a tendency to affect the decisions, were of too delicate a nature and too complicated to warrant a detailed investigation, especially as they were aside from the main question —which of the competitors excelled in business penmanship? The original amount of five hundred dollars, offered by Wm. Oland Bourne, Editor of THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND, was increased by the United States Sanitary Commission, by the grant of two hundred and fifty dollars, to be distributed by the Committee in additional awards for penmanship, which the Committee divided into two prizes of twenty-five dollars, and ten prizes of twenty dollars each. To this amount the Committee added another two hundred and fifty dollars, which was awarded in amounts corresponding to the latter, as complimentary testimonials for literary merit. It is proper to say that some of the manuscripts which are selected for penmanship would have been chosen for literary merit also, but it was deemed advisable to make the awards as general as possible. With this brief explanation of their action, the Committee announce the following awards: FIRST CLASS. [*95*] First Prize—$200, to Franklin H. Durrah, pri- vate, Co. F, 31st Pa. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. [*101*] Second Prize—$250, to E. M. Jennings, private, Co. A, 130th N. Y. Inf., Portageville, Wyoming county, N. Y. [*141*] Third Prize—$100, to George Q. White, Capt. Co. B., 1st Ill. Art., and A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. [*119*] Fourth Prize—$50, to William Mulhall, private, Battery K, 4th U.S. Art., Washington D. C. SECOND CLASS--PENMANSHIP. Twenty-Five Dollars. [*176*] A. L. Mabbett, Capt., Co. I, 24th Conn., Rochester, N. Y. [*13*] Richard Miles, private, Co. H., 148th Pa. Inf'y, Harrisburg, Pa. Twenty Dollars. [*93*] John Stewart, Sergt., Co. C, 3d N.J. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. S. Hudson, Jr., Capt. 49th N.Y. Infantry, [*38*] Paterson, N. J. Frederick L. Barker, Capt., Co. H, 5th Mich. Inf., [*150*] New York city. Frederick E. Dake, Sergt., Co. F, 139th Pa., Inf., [*128*] Washington, D. C. Frederick C. Barger, 1st. Lieut., Co. G, 49th N. Y. [*81*] Inf., Westfield, N. Y. J. S. Pendergrast, private, Co. F. 24th Mass. [*118*] Inf., North Truro, Mass. [The award to Mr. Pendergrast is made for exceptional circumstances, having lost his right arm, and two fingers and part of the thumb of the left hand.] Ornamental Penmanship. Thomas A. Perrine, 2d Sergt., Co. G, 140th Pa. [*50*] Inf., Monroe, Butler county, Ohio. Frank G. Vallereux, private, Battery C, 1st Ill. [*33*] Light Art., Mount Sterling, Ill. A. D. Whitehouse, private, Co. D, 8th N. Y. S. [*163*] M., N. Y city. J. H. Raymond, Sergt., Co. A, 3rd Maine Inf'y., [*21*] Augusta, Me. ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS FOR LITERARY MERIT. Twenty-Five Dollars. Edward Hayes, Lieut.-Col., 29th Ohio Burgh [*220*] Hill, Ohio. Phineas P. Whitehouse, Corporal, Co. C, 6th N. H. [*136*] Inf., South Hampton, N. H. Twenty Dollars. Wm. M. Connor, private, Co. C, 6th Mich., Mt. [*12*] Clemens, Mich. Henry C. Allen, private, Co. E, 1st Mass. Cav., [*15*] Chicago, Ill. Louis J. Boos, Sergt., Co. B, 6th Pa. Cav., Philadelphia, [*10*] Pa. Wm. M. De Camp, 1st Lieut., Co. G, 22nd Iowa [*147*] Inf., Iowa City, Iowa. Philip K. Faulk, Corporal, Co. F, 11th Philad., [*142*] Yanktown, Dacotah Territory. David C. Gates, private, Co. G, 1st Ohio Inf'y, [*20*] Portsmouth, Ohio. Herman Baumhager, private, Co. E, 5th Minn. [*55*] Inf., Shakopee, Minn. Frank. G. Otis, 2d Lieut., Co. G, 10th Conn., Colchester, [*62*] Conn. Ira Broshears, private, Co. B. 27th Ind. Inf'y., [*64*] Rockport, Ind. Col. Joseph Wiley Gelray, Colonel, 59th Mass. [*108*] Inf., Lowell, Mass. The Committee, in view of the great number of competitors whose claims are so equally divided, have found it a matter of difficulty to arrive at their decision, and would make an honorable mention of the contributions of Seldon C. Clobridge, New York city; James Mann, Alma, C. W.; Geo. W. Taylor, Washington, D. C.; Wm. McLeod, Hemlock Lake, N. Y.; Lieut. J. K. Byers, Springfield, Ill.; Charles R. Post, Fort Hamilton, N. Y.; Abram Wagner, Vernon, Indiana; Ezra D. Hilts, Stone Mills, N. Y.; and Rufus L. Robinson, Frankfort, N. Y. The Committee, in submitting this report, tender their thanks to the contributors for the evidence of their interest in a work which has far exceeded in character and excellence the expectations originally entertained. R. E. FENTON, HENRY W. BELLOWS, W. C. BRYANT, GEORGE WM. CURTIS, WM. E. DODGE, JR., HOWARD POTTER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT WM. OLAND BOURNE. NEW-YORK, MARCH 2, 1866. Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.