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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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...
View ArticleJulia 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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