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L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, chapter 8 (search)
Her devotion to her work has been remarkable, and her organizing abilities are unsurpassed among her own sex and equalled by very few among the other. She is still young, and with her power and disposition for usefulness is destined we hope to prove greatly serviceable to the country she so ardently loves. Helen Louise Gilson. Early history her first work for the soldiers collecting supplies the clothing contract providing for soldiers' wives and daughters Application to Miss Dix for an appointment as nurse she is rejected as too young associated with Hon. Frank B. Fay in the Auxiliary Relief service her labors on the Hospital Transports her manner of working her extraordinary personal influence her work at Gettysburg influence over the men carrying a sick comrade to the Hospital her system and self-possession Pleading the abuse of the soldier with the people her services in Grant's protracted campaign the hospitals at Fredericksburg singing to the sold