soldiers' families-Forwarding sanitary goods-The hundred and fifty bed sacks-Miss

Wormeley's connection with the Hospital Transport Service-Her extraordinary labors-

Illness-Is appointed Lady Superintendent of the Lovell General Hospital at Portsmouth

Grove, Rhode Island-Her duties-Resigns in October, 1863-Her volume-"The United

States Sanitary Commission"-Other labors for the soldiers.....

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318-323

THE MISSES WOOLSEY.

Social position of the Woolsey sisters-Mrs. Joseph Howland and her labors on the Hospital

Transport-Her tender and skilful nursing of the sick and wounded of her husband's regi-

ment-Poem addressed to her by a soldier-Her encouragement and assistance to the

women nurses appointed by Miss Dix-Mrs. Robert S. Howland-Her labors in the hospitals

and at the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair-Her early death from over-exertion in connection

with the fair-Her poetical contributions to the National cause-"In the hospital"-Miss

Georgiana M. Woolsey-Labors on Hospital Transports-At Portsmouth Grove Hospital-

After Chancellorsville-Her work at Gettysburg with her mother-"Three weeks at Gettys-

burg"-The approach to the battle-field-The Sanitary Commission's Lodge near the rail-

road depot-The supply tent-Crutches-Supplying rebels and Union men alike-Dressing

wounds-On dress parade"-" Bread with butter on it and jelly on the butter"-" Worth a

penny a sniff"-The Gettysburg women-The Gettysburg farmers-" Had never seen a

rebel"-"A feller might'er got hit"-"I couldn't leave my bread"-The dying soldiers-

"Tell her I love her"-The young rebel lieutenant-The colored freedmen-Praying for

"Massa Lincoln"-The purple and blue and yellow handkerchiefs-“Only a blue one”—

"The man who screamed so"--The German mother-The Oregon lieutenant-" Soup”-

"Put some meat in a little water and stirred it round"-Miss Woolsey's rare capacities for

her work-Estimate of a lady friend-Miss Jane Stuart Woolsey-Labors in hospitals-Her

charge of the Freedmen at Richmond-Miss Sarah C. Woolsey, at Portsmouth Grove

Hospital.....

....... 324-342

ANNA MARIA ROSS.

Her parentage and family-Early devotion to works of charity and benevolence-Praying for

success in soliciting aid for the unfortunate-The "black small-pox"-The conductor's

wife The Cooper Shop Hospital-Her incessant labors and tender care of her patients-

Her thoughtfulness for them when discharged-Her unselfish devotion to the good of

others-Sending a soldier to his friends-" He must go or die"-The attachment of the sol-

diers to her-The home for discharged soldiers-Her efforts to provide the funds for it-Her

success--The walk to South Street-Her sudden attack of paralysis and death-The monu-

ment and its inscription..........
343-351

MRS. G. T. M. DAVIS.

Mrs. Davis a native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts-A patriotic family--General Bartlett-She be-

comes Secretary of the Park Barracks Ladies' Association-The Bedloe's Island Hospital-

The controversy-Discharge of the surgeon-Withdrawal from the Association-The hos

pital at David's Island-Mrs. Davis's labors there-The Soldiers' Rest on Howard Street-

She becomes the Secretary of the Ladies' Association connected with it-Visits to other

hospitals-Gratitude of the men to whom she has ministered-Appeals to the women of

Berkshire-Her encomiums on their abundant labors.......

352-356

MARY J. SAFFORD.

PAGI

Miss Safford a native of Vermont, but a resident of Cairo-Her thorough and extensive mental

culture She organizes temporary hospitals among the regiments stationed at Cairo-Visit-

ing the wounded on the field after the battle of Belmont-Her extemporized flag of truce-

Her remarkable and excessive labors after the battle of Shiloh-On the Hospital steamers-

Among the hospitals at Cairo-" A merry Christmas" for the soldiers stationed at Cairo-

Illness induced by her over-exertion-Her tour in Europe-Her labors there, while in feeble

health—Mrs. Livermore's sketch of Miss Safford-Her personal appearance and petite figure-

"An angel at Cairo"-"That little gal that used to come in every day to see us—I tell

you what she's an angel if there is any".
357-361

MRS. LYDIA G. PARRISH.

Previous history-Early consecration to the work of beneficence in the army-Visiting George-

town Seminary Hospital-Seeks aid from the Sanitary Commission-Visits to camps around

Washington-Return to Philadelphia to enlist the sympathies of her friends in the work of

the Commission-Return to Seminary Hospital-The surly soldier-He melts at last-Visits

in other hospitals-Broad and Cherry Street Hospital, Philadelphia-Assists in organizing

a Ladies' Aid Society at Chester, and in forming a corps of volunteer nurses-At Falmouth,

Virginia, in January, 1863, with Mrs. Harris-On a tour of inspection in Virginia and North

Carolina with her husband-The exchange of prisoners-Touching scenes-The Continental

Fair--Mrs. Parrish's labors in connection with it-The tour of inspection at the Annapolis

hospitals-Letters to the Sanitary Commission-Condition of the returned prisoners-Their

hunger-The St. John's College Hospital-Admirable arrangement-Camp Parole Hospital-

The Naval Academy Hospital-The landing of the prisoners-Their frightful sufferings—

She compiles "The Soldiers' Friend" of which more than a hundred thousand copies were

circulated-Her efforts for the freedmen...........
362-372

MRS. ANNIE WITTENMEYER.

Early efforts for the soldiers-She urges the organization of Aid Societies, and these become

auxiliary at first to the Keokuk Aid Society, which she was active in establishing-The

Iowa State Sanitary Commission-Mrs. Wittenmeyer becomes its agent-Her active efforts

for the soldiers-She disburses one hundred and thirty-six thousand dollars worth of goods

and supplies in about two years and a-half-She aids in the establishment of the Iowa

Soldiers' Orphans' Home-Her plan of special diet kitchens-The Christian Commission

appoint her their agent for carrying out this plan-Her labors in their establishment in

connection with large hospitals-Special order of the War Department-The estimate of

her services by the Christian Commission................................................................................................................................................................ 373-378

MELCENIA ELLIOTT. By Rev. J. G. Forman.

Previous pursuits-In the hospitals in Tennessee in the summer and autumn of 1862-A remark-

ably skilful nurse-Services at Memphis-The Iowa soldier-She scales the fence to watch

over him and minister to his needs, and at his death conveys his body to his friends, over-

coming all difficulties to do so-In the Benton Barracks Hospital-Volunteers to nurse the

patients in the erysipelas ward-Matron of the Refugee Home at St. Louis-"The poor

white trash"-Matron of Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Farmington, Iowa... 379-383

MARY DWIGHT PETTES.

By Rev. J. G. Forman.

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A native of Boston-Came to St. Louis in 1861, and entered upon hospital work in January,

1862-Her faithful earnest work-Labors for the spiritual as well as physical welfare of the

soldiers, reading the Scriptures to them, singing to them, etc.-Attachment of the soldiers

to her-She is seized with typhoid fever contracted in her care for her patients, and dies

after five weeks' illness-Dr. Eliot's impressions of her character................................. 384-388

1

LOUISA MAERTZ. By Rev. J. G. Forman.

Her birth and parentage-Her residence in Germany and Switzerland-Her fondness for study—

Her extraordinary sympathy and benevolence-She commences visiting the hospitals in

her native city, Quincy, Illinois, in the autumn of 1861-She takes some of the wounded

home to her father's house and ministers to them there-She goes to St. Louis-Is commis-

sioned as a nurse-Sent to Helena, then full of wounded from the battles in Arkansas-Her

severe labors here-Almost the only woman nurse in the hospitals there-"God bless you,

dear lady"-The Arkansas Union soldier-The half-blind widow-Miss Maertz at Vicks-

burg-At New Orleans..........
390-394

MRS. HARRIET R. COLFAX.

Early life-A widow and fatherless-Her first labors in the hospitals in St. Louis-Her sympa
thies never blunted-The sudden death of a soldier-Her religious labors among the pa-
tients-Dr. Paddock's testimony-The wounded from Fort Donelson-On the hospital boat-
In the battle at Island No. Ten-Bringing back the wounded-Mrs. Colfax's care of them—
Trips to Pittsburg Landing, before and after the battle of Shiloh-Heavy and protracted
labor for the nurses-Return to St. Louis-At the Fifth Street Hospital-At Jefferson Bar-
racks-Her associates-Obliged to retire from the service on account of her health in
1864................
395-399

CLARA DAVIS.

Miss Davis not a native of this country-Her services at the Broad and Cherry Street Hospital,

Philadelphia-One of the Hospital Transport corps-The steamer “John Brooks"-Mile

Creek Hospital-Mrs. Husband's account of her-At Frederick City, Harper's Ferry, and

Antietam-Agent of the Sanitary Commission at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland-Is

seized with typhoid fever here-When partially recovered, she resumes her labors, but is

again attacked and compelled to withdraw from her work-Her other labors for the sol-

diers, both sick and well-Obtaining furloughs-Sending home the bodies of dead soldiers--

Providing head-boards for the soldiers' graves...

..........

400-403

MRS. R. H. SPENCER.

Her home in Oswego, New York-Teaching-An anti-war Democrat is convinced of his duty
to become a soldier, though too old for the draft-Husband and wife go together-At the
Soldiers' Rest in Washington-Her first work-Matron of the hospital-At Wind-Mill
Point-Matron in the First Corps Hospital-Foraging for the sick and wounded-The
march toward Gettysburg-A heavily laden horse-Giving up her last blanket-Chivalric
instincts of American soldiers-Labors during the battle of Gettysburg-Under fire-Field
Hospital of the Eleventh Corps-The hospital at White Church-Incessant labors-Saving
a soldier's life-“Can you go without food for a week?"-The basin of broth-Mrs. Spencer

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appointed agent of the State of New York for the care of the sick and wounded soldiers in
the field-At Brandy Station-At Rappahannock Station and Belle Plain after the battle
of the Wilderness-Virginia mud-Working alone-Heavy rain and no shelter-Working

-on at Belle Plain-"Nothing to wear"--Port Royal-White House-Feeding the wounded-

Arrives at City Point-The hospitals and the Government kitchen--At the front-Carrying

supplies to the men in the rifle pits--Fired at by a sharpshooter-Shelled by the enemy--

The great explosion at City Point-Her narrow escape--Remains at City Point till the hos

pitals are broken up-The gifts received from grateful soldiers..................... 404-415

MRS. HARRIET FOOTE HAWLEY.

By Mrs. H. B. Stowe.

Mrs. Hawley accompanies her husband, Colonel Hawley, to South Carolina-Teaching the freed-

men-Visiting the hospitals at Beaufort, Fernandina and St. Augustine-After Olustee-

At the Armory Square Hospital, Washington-The surgical operations performed in the

ward--" Reaching the hospital only in time to die"-At Wilmington-Frightful condition

of Union prisoners-Typhus fever raging--The dangers greater than those of the battle-

fleld--Four thousand sick-Mrs. Hawley's heroism, and incessant labors-At Richmond-

Injured by the upsetting of an ambulance-Labors among the freedmen-Colonel Higgin-

son's speech........

....... 416-419

ELLEN E. MITCHELL.

Her family-Motives in entering on the work of ministering to the soldiers-Receives instruc-

tions at Bellevue Hospital-Receives a nurse's pay and gives it to the suffering soldiers-

At Elmore Hospital, Georgetown-Gratitude of the soldiers-Trials-St. Elizabeth's Hos

pital, Washington-A dying nurse-Her own serious illness-Care and attention of Miss

Jessie Home-Death of her mother-At Point Lookout-Discomforts and suffering-Ware

House Hospital, Georgetown-Transfer of patients and nurse to Union Hotel Hospital-

Her duties arduous but pleasant-Transfer to Knight General Hospital, New Haven-Re-

signs and accepts a situation in the Treasury Department, but longing for her old work

returns to it-At Fredericksburg after battle of the Wilderness-At Judiciary Square Hos-

pital, Washington-Abundant labor, but equally abundant happiness-Her feelings in the

review of her work............

420-426

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JESSIE HOME.

A Scotch maiden, but devotedly attached to the Union-Abandons a pleasant and lucrative

pursuit to become a hospital nurse-Her earnestness and zeal-Her incessant labors-

Sickness and death-Cared for by Miss Bergen of Brooklyn, New York.....

427, 428

MISS VANCE AND MISS BLACKMAR.

By Mrs. M. M. Husband.

Miss Vance a missionary teacher before the war-Appointed by Miss Dix to a Baltimore hos-

pital-At Washington, at Alexandria, and at Gettysburg-At Fredericksburg after the

battle of the Wilderness-At City Point in the Second Corps Hospital-Served through the

whole war with but three weeks' furlough-Miss Blackmar from Michigan-A skilful and

efficient nurse-The almost fatal hemorrhage-The boy saved by her skill-Carrying a hot

brick to bed...
429, 430

H. A. DADA AND S. E. HALL.

Missionary teachers before the war-Attending lectures to prepare for nursing-After the first

battle of Bull Run-At Alexandria-The wounded from the battle-field-Incessant work-

Ordered to Winchester, Virginia-The Court-House Hospital-At Strasburg-General

Banks' retreat-Remaining among the enemy to care for the wounded-At Armory Square

Hospital-The second Bull Run-Rapid but skilful care of the wounded-Painful cases-

Harper's Ferry-Twelfth Army Corps Hospital-The mother in search of her son-After

Chancellorsville-The battle of Gettysburg-Labors in the First and Twelfth Corps Hos-

pitals-Sent to Murfreesboro', Tennessee-Rudeness of the Medical Director-Discomfort of

their situation-Discourtesy of the Medical Director and some of the surgeons—“ We have

no ladies here-There are some women here, who are cooks!"-Removal to Chattanooga-

Are courteously and kindly received-Wounded of Sherman's campaign-"You are the

God-blessedest woman I ever saw"-Service to the close of the war and beyond-Lookout

Mountain.............

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431-439

MRS. SARAH P. EDSON.

Early life-Literary pursuits-In Columbia College Hospital-At Camp California-Quaker
guns-Winchester, Virginia-Prevalence of gangrene-Union Hotel Hospital-On the
Peninsula-In hospital of Sumner's Corps-Her son wounded-Transferred to Yorktown-
Sufferings of the men-At White House and the front-Beef soup and coffee for starving
wounded men-Is permitted to go to Harrison's Landing-Abundant labor and care-Chap-
lain Fuller-At Hygeia Hospital-At Alexandria-Pope's campaign-Attempts to go to
Antietam, but is detained by sickness-Goes to Warrenton, and accompanies the army
thence to Acquia Creck-Return to Washington-Forms a society to establish a home and
training school for nurses, and becomes its Secretary-Visits hospitals-State Relief Societies
approve the plan-Sanitary Commission do not approve of it as a whole-Surgeon-General
opposes-Visits New York city-The masons become interested-" Army Nurses' Associa-
tion" formed in New York-Nurses in great numbers sent on after the battles of Wilder-
ness, Spottsylvania, etc.-The experiment a success-Its eventual failure through the
mismanagement in New York-Mrs. Edson continues her labors in the army to the close
of the war-Enthusiastic reception by the soldiers.......
440-44"

MARIA M. C. HALL.

A native of Washington city-Desire to serve the sick and wounded-Receives a sick soldier

into her father's house-Too young to answer the conditions required by Miss Dix-Appli-

cation to Mrs. Fales-Attempts to dissuade her-"Well girls here they are, with everything

to be done for them"-The Indiana Hospital-Difficulties and discouragements-A year of

hard and unsatisfactory work-Hospital Transport Service-The Daniel Webster-At Har-

rison's Landing with Mrs. Fales-Condition of the poor fellows-Mrs. Harris calls her to

Antietain-French's Division and Smoketown Hospitals-Abundant work but performed

with great satisfaction-The French soldier's letter-The evening or family prayers-Suc-

cessful efforts for the religious improvement of the men-Dr. Vanderkieft-The Naval

Academy Hospital at Annapolis-In charge of Section five-Succeeds Mrs. Tyler as Lady

Superintendent of the hospital-The humble condition of the returned prisoners from

Andersonville and elsewhere-Prevalence of typhus fever-Death of her assistants-Four

housand patients-Writes for "The Crutch"-Her joy in the success of her work......... 448-454