Letters of a Civil War nurse : Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865
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- ISBN: 0803273126
- ISBN: 9780803273122
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Physical Description:
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xx, 173 pages ; 21 cm - Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [1998]
- Copyright: ©1971
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General Note: | "Reprinted from the 1971 edition, titled South after Gettysburg: letters of Cornelia Hancock from the Army of the Potomac, 1863-1865, by Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, N.Y."--Title page verso. "Bison Books"--Page i. |
Formatted Contents Note: | A young Quakeress goes to war -- After the Battle of Gettysburg -- Contraband: Washington -- Brandy Station, Virginia -- The battle of the wilderness -- On march with the Army to White House Landing -- Under shell fire -- City Point Hospital -- Richmond taken. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | E 621 .H36 1998 | 30775305550924 | General Collection | Available | - |
Letters of a Civil War Nurse : Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865
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Letters of a Civil War Nurse : Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865
She was called "The Florence Nightingale of America." From the fighting at Gettysburg to the capture of Richmond, this young Quaker nurse worked tirelessly to relieve the suffering of soldiers. She was one of the great heroines of the Union. Cornelia Hancock served in field and evacuating hospitals, in a contraband camp, and (defying authority) on the battlefield. Her letters to family members are witty, unsentimental, and full of indignation about the neglect of wounded soldiers and black refugees. Hancock was fiercely devoted to the welfare of the privates who had "nothing before them but hard marching, poor fare, and terrible fighting."