Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search

[ 2 filters applied ]

Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 1
Kate : the journal of a Confederate nurse Cover Image Book Book

Kate : the journal of a Confederate nurse

Cumming, Kate 1835-1909 (Author). Harwell, Richard Barksdale. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 080712267X
  • ISBN: 9780807122679
  • Physical Description: print
    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.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Cumming, Kate 1835-1909 Diaries
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Tennessee.
Cumming, Kate 1835-1909
Confederate States of America Army. Department of Tennessee.
Nurses Confederate States of America Diaries
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Hospitals
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Medical care
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Nurses
Military Nursing history
Genre: Diaries.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Kirtland Community College Library E 625 .C86 1998 30775305552490 General Collection Available -
► Summaries & More
► Awards, Reviews, & Suggested Reads
▼ Additional Content
Syndetic Solutions - Library Journal Review for ISBN Number 080712267X
Kate : The Journal of a Confederate Nurse
Kate : The Journal of a Confederate Nurse
by Cumming, Kate; Harwell, Richard Barksdale (Editor)
Rate this title:
vote data
Click an element below to view details:

Library Journal Review

Kate : The Journal of a Confederate Nurse

Library Journal
(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Cumming served the Confederacy as a nurse in Alabama and Mississippi. Along with the descriptions of the fighting, she provides insight into medical practices and hospital systems of the times as well as civilian attitudes toward the war. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Descriptive content provided by Syndetics™, a ProQuest® service.
Click here for Terms of Use.
► Shelf Browser
► MARC Record
Back To Results
Showing Item 1 of 1

Additional Resources