Letters of a Civil War nurse : Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865 /
She was called "The Florence Nightingale of America." From the fighting at Gettysburg to the capture of Richmond, this young Quaker nurse worked tirelessly to relieve the suffering of soldiers. She was one of the great heroines of the Union. Cornelia Hancock served in field and evacuating...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
1998.
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| Series: | North American women's letters and diaries.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | She was called "The Florence Nightingale of America." From the fighting at Gettysburg to the capture of Richmond, this young Quaker nurse worked tirelessly to relieve the suffering of soldiers. She was one of the great heroines of the Union. Cornelia Hancock served in field and evacuating hospitals, in a contraband camp, and (defying authority) on the battlefield. Her letters to family members are witty, unsentimental, and full of indignation about the neglect of wounded soldiers and black refugees. |
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| Item Description: | "Reprinted from the 1971 edition, titled South after Gettysburg: letters of Cornelia Hancock from the Army of the Potomac, 1863-1865, by Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, N.Y."--Title page verso "Bison Books"--Page i |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 173 pages) |
| ISBN: | 058525897X 9780585258973 9780803273122 0803273126 0803273916 9780803273917 1496203763 9781496203762 |