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mods: Letters of a Civil War nurse Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865 South after Gettysburg Hancock, Cornelia 1840-1927 creator Jaquette, Henrietta Stratton 1881- Alexander Street (Firm) text biography Electronic books. autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies History Personal narratives Personal correspondence Autobiographies. Personal narratives. Autobiographies. Récits personnels. nbu Lincoln University of Nebraska Press 1998 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xx, 173 pages) 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. Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Introduction -- Contents -- Foreword -- I A Young Quakeress Goes to War -- II After the Battle of Gettysburg -- III Contraband: Washington -- IV Brandy Station, Virginia -- V The Battle of the Wilderness -- VI On March with the Army to White House Landing -- VII Under Shell Fire -- VIII City Point Hospital -- IX Richmond Taken. edited by Henrietta Stratton Jaquette ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by Jean V. Berlin. "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 n-us--- Hancock, Cornelia 1840-1927 Correspondence Hancock, Cornelia 1840-1927 Nurses United States Correspondence United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Medical care United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives Women United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Infirmières États…