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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 874 98 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 411 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 353 235 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 353 11 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 345 53 Browse Search
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1 321 3 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 282 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 253 1 Browse Search
Allan Pinkerton, The spy in the rebellion; being a true history of the spy system of the United States Army during the late rebellion, revealing many secrets of the war hitherto not made public, compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln , General McClellan and the Provost-Marshal-General . 242 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 198 0 Browse Search
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L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, Introductory Chapter. (search)
ion of Relief, in New York, the Sanitary Commission, at Washington, and the Western Depot of Supplies, at Louisville, Kentucky. Affiliated to these were over twelve thousand local Soldiers' Aid Societies. The Western Sanitary Commission had but one central organization, besides its own depot, viz.: The Ladies' Union Aid Society, of St. Louis, which had a very considerable number of auxiliaries in Missouri and Iowa. The Christian Commission had its branches in Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis, and several thousand local organizations reported to these. Aside from these larger bodies, there were the Ladies' Aid Association of Philadelphia, with numerous auxiliaries in Pennsylvania, the Baltimore Ladies' Relief Association, the New England Soldiers' Relief Association of New York; and during the first two years of the war, Sanitary Commissions in Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois, and State Relief Societies in Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, New
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, Part II. (search)
returns in 1837, and devotes herself to improving the condition of paupers, lunatics and prisoners her efforts for the establishment of insane Asylums Second visit to Europe her first work in the war the nursing of Massachusetts soldiers in Baltimore appointment as superintendent of nurses her selections difficulties in her position her other duties Mrs. Livermore's account of her labors the adjutant-general's order Dr. Lellows' estimate of her work her kindness to her nurses her p forward to the defense of our menaced capital, when she followed, full of a patriotic desire to offer to her country whatever service a woman could perform in this hour of its need, and determined that it should be given. She passed through Baltimore shortly after that fair city had covered itself with the indelible disgrace of the 16th of April, 1861, and on her arrival at Washington, the first labor she offered on her country's altar, was the nursing of some wounded soldiers, victims of t
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, chapter 8 (search)
eing sent to the hospitals at Washington and Baltimore. The building used as a hospital, and whichet out for the West, stopping a few weeks at Baltimore on her way. Then she commenced her hospital remnant of strength and courage she went to Baltimore to join the afflicted family of Colonel Port Tyler. Residence in Boston removal to Baltimore Becomes Superintendent of a Protestant Sistone day in each week to visiting the jail of Baltimore, at that time a crowded and ill-conducted pr by a fierce and angry mob in the streets of Baltimore, and several of its men were murdered; and te of their country, to which the citizens of Baltimore, their assailants, were equally pledged. f the Camden Street Hospital, in the city of Baltimore. Her experience in the management of the laland's testimony at Camden Street Hospital, Baltimore Antietam Smoketown Hospital associated wiemporarily of the Camden Street Hospital, at Baltimore, the matron of which had been stricken down [9 more...]
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, The Hospital Transport service. (search)
The Hospital Transport service. The organization of this service by the United States Sanitary Commission difficulties encountered steamers and sailing vessels employed the corps of Ladies employed in the service the headquarters' staff Ladies plying on the Transports to Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and elsewhere work on the Daniel Webster the Ocean Queen difficulties in providing as rapidly as was desired for the numerous patients duties of the Ladies who belonged to the headquarters' staff description of scenes in the work by Miss Wormeley and Miss G. Woolsey taking on patients butter on soft bread Guess I can stand h'isting better'n him spare the darning needles slippers only fit for pontoon bridges visiting Government Transports Scrambling eggs in a wash-basin Subduing the captain of a tug the battle of Fair Oaks bad management on Government Transports sufferings of the wounded Sanitary Commission Relief tent at the wharf
L. P. Brockett, Women's work in the civil war: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience, The Misses Woolsey. (search)
els of the concern, but only how two of the smallest ones went round, and what turned up in the going. Twenty-four hours we were in making the journey between Baltimore and Gettysburg, places only four hours apart in ordinary running time; and this will give you some idea of the difficulty there was in bringing up supplies when unded three or four miles out from the town, went up and down among the men in the morning, and said, Any of you boys who can make your way to the cars can go to Baltimore. So off start all who think they feel well enough; anything better than the hospitals, so called, for the first few days after a battle. Once the men have the ttendants, bringing a first-rate supply of necessities and comforts for the wounded, which they handed over to the Commission. Twice a day the trains left for Baltimore or Harrisburg, and twice a day we fed all the wounded who arrived for them. Things were systematized now, and the men came down in long ambulance trains to the