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Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War, Part I

Louisa May Alcott in the 1850s While going through some old files this past weekend, a document practically jumped out at me, falling from a stack of papers and landing on the floor at my feet. It was...

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Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War, Part II

From an 1897 edition of Alcott's "Hospital Sketches" In part one of this particular tale, I related Louisa May Alcott’s decision to become an Army Nurse during the Civil War. Her experiences were...

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Julia P. Kendall, Plymouth Civil War Nurse

The Union Hotel Hospital in Georgetown where Julia Kendall was employed (Library of Congress photo) Julia P. Kendall (1825-1874) was one of a very few women from Plymouth, Massachusetts who served as a...

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