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Civil War nurse : the diary and letters of Hannah Ropes / edited, with introduction and commentary by John R. Brumgardt.

Summary:

The chief nurse of the Union Hospital in Washington, D.C. describes life an stress in the hospital and comments on notable persons of power.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0870497901
  • ISBN: 9780870497902
  • Physical Description: xiv, 149 pages : portrait ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, 1999, ©1980.

Content descriptions

General Note:
3rd printing, 1999.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Mother, author, antislavery reformer -- The diary and letters of Hannah Ropes -- Glossary of names mentioned by Hannah Ropes.
Subject: Ropes, Hannah Anderson. > Diaries.
Ropes, Hannah Anderson. > Correspondence.
Nurses > United States > Diaries.
Social reformers > United States > Diaries.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Medical care.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library E 621 .R67 1999 30775305550866 General Collection Available -

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Civil War Nurse : Diary Letters Hannah Ropes
Civil War Nurse : Diary Letters Hannah Ropes
by Brumgardt, John R.
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Civil War Nurse : Diary Letters Hannah Ropes


The chief nurse of the Union Hospital in Washington, D.C., describes life and stress in the hospital and comments on notable persons of power. Her heretofore unpublished diary and letters comprise a fresh, hightly significan document concerning the medical history of the Civil War and the contributions of women nurses in the Northern military hospitals. This book is edited, with Introduction and Commentary, by John R. Brumgardt. Published by The University of Tennessee. 150 pages

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