The Boys in White: The Experience of a Hospital Agent in and Around WashingtonLange & Hillman, 1870 - 268 psl. |
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Abraham Lincoln afternoon Alexandria ambulance army arrived battle battle of Chantilly beautiful Belle Plain blanket bless blood Boys in White Brainard brave bright brother called Camp Convalescent cause Cavalry cheer City Point cold comfort Corps dark dear death died doctor duty dying Fairfax fears felt Fredericksburg friends George Weems Good-by grave hand hard tack heart hope hospital Infantry inquired Ionia Kalamazoo College labor lady large number leave lonely look loved lying Michigan soldiers miles month morning Mount Vernon mourn nearly never night noble o'clock o'er pass patients pillows pleasant Port Royal Potomac rebel received regiment remained removed reply rest returned scenes seemed sent sick side sister sleep soon Stevensburg suffering supplies surgeon tears tents Twenty-sixth typhoid fever volunteers waiting ward Washington weary weeks weep Wenonah wife wounded
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