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Letters of a Civil War Nurse - Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865 (Paperback) Loot Price: R346
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Letters of a Civil War Nurse - Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865 (Paperback): Cornelia Hancock

Letters of a Civil War Nurse - Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865 (Paperback)

Cornelia Hancock; Edited by Henrietta Stratton Jaquette; Introduction by Jean V. Berlin

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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."

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Imprint: Bison Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: June 1998
First published: June 1998
Authors: Cornelia Hancock
Editors: Henrietta Stratton Jaquette
Introduction by: Jean V. Berlin
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 978-0-8032-7312-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war
Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
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LSN: 0-8032-7312-6
Barcode: 9780803273122

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