Civil War Day – How did nurses saving lives view the opposition? Kate Cumming, Confederate nurse writes: May 30, 1864 —We have had a great deal of excitement lately. Word was brought in by someone that five thousand Federal cavalry … Continued
Hannah Anderson Chandler was born on June 13, 1809, in New Gloucester, Maine. Hannah’s father was a wealthy attorney. She received an unusually good education for the times and learned from her parents that women were the equals of men. … Continued
Did you know… Emily Elizabeth Parsons(March 28, 1824-May 19, 1880)? First in a series on Civil War Women Emily was a Civil War nurse who was blind in one eye, partially deaf, and had an ankle injury that pained her … Continued