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Letters of a Civil War nurse : Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865
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Letters of a Civil War nurse : Cornelia Hancock, 1863-1865

Author: Cornelia Hancock; Henrietta Stratton Jaquette
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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From the fighting at Gettysburg to the capture of Richmond, this young Quaker nurse worked tirelessly to relieve the suffering of soldiers. She was one of the great heroines of the Union.

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Genre/Form: Letter
Correspondence
Personal narratives
Named Person: Cornelia Hancock; Cornelia Hancock
Material Type: Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Cornelia Hancock; Henrietta Stratton Jaquette
ISBN: 0803273126 9780803273122
OCLC Number: 38216194
Notes: "Reprinted from the 1971 edition, titled South after Gettysburg: letters of Cornelia Hancock from the Army of the Potomac, 1863-1865, by Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, N.Y."--T.p. verso.
"Bison Books"--P. i.
Description: xx, 173 p. ; 21 cm.
Other Titles: South after Gettysburg
Responsibility: edited by Henrietta Stratton Jaquette ; introduction to the Bison Books edition by Jean V. Berlin.
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"[Hancock's] war letters offer a historically valuable picture of Civil War campaigns and conditions, and, at the same time, a clear and colorful portrait of a remarkable personality. It is her Read more...

 
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