Dedication
Tothe soldiers and sailors
of the
volunteer and regular service of the United States,
to the noble women,
who, in the camp, on the battlefield,
and in the hospital,
have
ministered to the sick, the wounded and the dying,
and
to the wives, mothers, and sisters,
who have
given up their husbands, sons and brothers
freely to
preserve the nation's life,
this book is respectfully dedicated. [4]