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Kate : the journal of a Confederate nurse / by Kate Cumming ; edited by Richard Barksdale Harwell.
Scottish-born, Alabama-bred Kate Cumming was one of the first women to offer her services for the care of the South's wounded soldiers. Her detailed journal, first published in 1866, provides a riveting look behind the lines of Civil War action in depicting civilian attitudes, army medical practices, and the administrative workings of the Confederate hospital system. --Publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 080712267X
- ISBN: 9780807122679
- Physical Description: xx, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 1998.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: A journal of hospital life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee, from the Battle of Shiloh to the end of the war. Louisville : J.P. Morton ; New Orleans : W. Evelyn, [c1866]. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Okolona, Corinth -- Okolona -- Mobile -- Ringgold, Dalton, Chattanooga -- Chattanooga, Mobile -- Kingston, Cherokee Springs -- Atlanta, Newnan -- Newnan, Mobile -- West Point, Americus, Macon -- Mobile -- Griffin -- Newnan -- Mobile. |
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| Genre: | Diaries. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | E 625 .C86 1998 | 30775305552490 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
Scottish-born, Alabama-bred Kate Cumming was one of the first women to offer her services for the care of the South's wounded soldiers. Her detailed journal, first published in 1866, provides a riveting look behind the lines of Civil War action in depicting civilian attitudes, army medical practices, and the administrative workings of the Confederate hospital system. --Publisher description.