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Gettysburg: "It is Dreadful to Behold"
Sarah Broadhead lived in Gettysburg when the Battle of Gettysburg occurred in July 1863.
“Our Division Had a Rude Field Hospital”
Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was severely wounded on June 18, 1864, while leading a Union charge near Petersburg, Virginia.
“We Came to a Small Log House Where Our Wounded Had Been Carried”
Riley M. Hoskinson—a provisions master in the Union army—wrote to his wife on October 27, 1863, describing a Civil War field hospital and how he had...
Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
After working on battlefields and in hospitals of the Civil War, Clara Barton found a new calling in the early months of 1865. She became keenly aware...
Vicksburg: "Hospital Accommodation"
The following editorial article appeared in the Vicksburg Daily Whig on February 14, 1863, questioning the use of homes as military hospitals.
10 hechos sobre Clara Barton
Clara Barton fue una de las voluntarias médicas más destacadas de la Guerra Civil y ayudó a revolucionar la medicina en el campo de batalla incluso...
