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Fannie A. Beers, Memories: a record of personal exeperience and adventure during four years of war., Part I. (search)
d his attendants awaited transportation, which seemed difficult to obtain. Many bodies of soldiers crowded every train,—passenger, freight, and even cattle cars. Dr. McAllister decided to send his wife and myself by private conveyance to Marion, Alabama, to remain there until we should receive final directions. Two servants belonging to Mrs. McAllister accompanied us. Our kind hostess had put up a basket of provisions. I took a sad leave of the patients who had become so dear to me, andravelled to Marion in an old wagon, leaving the poor negroes scattered about in the woods. I only had time to tell them to go where they came from, to their former owners. After a tedious journey, having to beg my bread, I arrived at home (Marion, Alabama) about the first of May, 1865. The same irregularities existed everywhere; my state of health forbade me to follow these erratic movements: indeed, I was utterly broken down and therefore made my way, not without great difficulty and man
Fannie A. Beers, Memories: a record of personal exeperience and adventure during four years of war., chapter 5 (search)
nally while wounded or sick, I know of only four persons whose positions made them fully cognizant of the heroism, devotion, and selfsacri-fice which she brought to the discharge of her duties. These are, first, Dr. T. H. McAllister, now of Marion, Alabama, in whose admirably-conducted hospital she was the only matron during the greater part of the war; second, Dr. C. B. Gamble, now of Baltimore; third, Dr. S. H. Stout, now of Roswell, Georgia, medical director of hospitals of the Army of Tennognition from the survivors of those rapidly-diminishing numbers who fought under the Confederate flag. Very respectfully, S. M. Bemiss, M. D., Late Assistant Medical Director and Medical Director of Hospitals, Army of Tennessee. Marion, Alabama, March 11, 1883. Dr. S. Bemiss, New Orleans,—Having heard an entertainment was to be given in your city on March 29 for the benefit of Mrs. Fannie A. Beers, I feel it to be my duty, as well as pleasure, to add my testimony to her worth an