Charles W. Hill to J. F. Huntington, February 3, 1865

JOHNSON’S ISLAND AND SANDUSKY, No. 34, \ Johnson’s Island, Ohio, February 3, 1865.

5. A board of officers will convene at these headquarters at 10 a. m., February 4, 1865, to make a minute and thorough inspection of grounds and buildings used for the military prison at this post, and will make a report in writing to the colonel commanding on the following points, to wit: First, general condition of the grounds, specifying any particular defects in policing that may exist and the causes, duration, how soon and by what means they can be remedied; second, condition of barracks, mess-hall, kitchen, and sink; third, the arrangement of each block, showing how far the prison regulations are complied with or departed from, particularly as relating to the use of cooking-stoves in the quarters, with the number of stoves so used; fourth, suggestions as to the measures which would tend to improve the sanitary condition of the prison, so far as the same is dependent on policing, drainage, and arrangement of sinks. Lieutenant-Colonel Scovill, superintendent of the prison, will afford every facility to the board to enable them to make a thorough inspection. Detail for the board: Maj. H. Eversman, chief medical officer; Maj. T. H. Linnell, assistant superintendent prison; Capt. A. D. Collins, Sixth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps.

By command of Col. Charles W. Hill: