successor to the error of keeping the hospital fund in its present manner. The hospital now in use in the inclosure is ample for the purposes of the camp, but as the new one has been built it had better be occupied, thus giving more room in the camp for emergencies.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. T. ALEXANDER,

Surgeon, U. S. Army.

[Inclosure.]

Report of a medical inspection of the camp and field of the Louisville military prison, commanded by Captain Pratt, U. S. Volunteers, made on the 6th and 7th of August, 1864, by Surg. C. T. Alexander, acting medical inspector, U. S. Army.

1. Camp, name and geographical position - Louisville military prison, Louisville, Ky. 2. Topography of surrounding country - Louisville. 3. Topography of locality, soil, drainage - city square, clay, good. 4. Water, source, supply, quality, effects - city water-works, good, abundant. 5. Fuel, whence obtained, kind, supply - coal, abundant. 6. Local causes of disease, removal, mitigation - none. 7. Camp, how arranged, how long occupied - hollow square, three years. 8. Camp, previous use of ground - unoccupied. * * * 12. Barracks, construction, size, number of men to each - wooden, capacity 350, prisoners 100, including sick. 13. Barracks, heating, cleansing, ventilation - stoves, ventilation good. 14. Sinks and cesspools, construction, position, management -wooden, with proper drainage. 15. Removal of offal and rubbish, police of camp - daily, not as good as it ought to be. 16. Rations, quality, quantity, variety - good, variety limited. 17. Vegetables and pickles, kind, amount, how obtained - none issued. 18. Ratins, how cooked, how inspected, messing - stoves, inspected by surgeon and commanding officer, no mess-room. 19. Clothing, condition, deficiencies - fair. 20. Men, morale, sanitary condition, personal cleanliness - good for prisoners. 21. Hospital, topography of locality, soil, drainage - same as camp. 22. Hospital buildings, number, kind, capacity - two wards, wooden, capacity 100, with office, kitchen, &c. * * * 24. Hospital warming, ventilation, lighting - stoves, ventilation good gas. 25. Hospital water closets and sinks - good, well managed. 26. Hospital discipline, police - fair. 27. Water, source, supply, quality, effects - city water-works. 28. Fuel, whence obtained, kind, supply - coal, good. 29. Diet, quality, quantity, and variety - good. 30. Diet, how cooked, how inspected, messing - cooking stoves, medical officers, mess-room. 31. Medical and hospital supplies,, quality, condition, deficiencies - good. 32. Instruments, hospital, personal, condition, deficiencies - sufficient. 33. Commissary stores, medical comforts, condition, deficiencies - good. 34. Hospital records and accounts - properly made and kept. 35. Hospital muster and pay rolls - properly made and kept. 36. Report of sick and wounded and of operations - properly made and kept. 37. Requisitions and returns - properly made and kept. 38. Morning reports, provision returns - properly made out and kept. 39. Hospital fund, how expended, accounted for, condition - $132. 67. 40 Hospital washing, how performed, how paid for-by women hired for the purpose, paid out of prison fund. 41. Surgeons, number present, absent, ---. 42. Assistant surgeons, acting assistants - 2 present. 43. Chaplains - none. 44. Hospital stewards - private detailed temporarily as steward. 45. Cooks and nurses - 7. 46. Sick, ratio of, to strength of command - 30 in hospital. 47. Sick, condition, cleanliness - good. 48. Sick, beds for,