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Category Archives: Civilian
Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “A Wide Field For Willing Hearts” (Part 9)
Apologies for this post note appearing over the weekend! As you’ve probably noticed, we had some special and time-sensitive posts over Memorial Day, so the editing team decided to move this post into the early week. In Hospital and Camp, … Continue reading
Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “On the 19th of November the dedication took place” (Part 8)
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin It’s Week 8 of our read-along with extra historical notes and images. If you want to catch up on the … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Medical, Primary Sources
Tagged Bucklin's Record, Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg aftermath, Sophronia E. Bucklin
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Seven “Persons of Importance”
In the early morning hours of May 17, 1865, off the far southwestern cape of mainland Florida, pickets stationed there by Union General John Newton intercepted a small vessel bound for Cuba. That promontory, jutting out into the Gulf of … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Navies, Politics
Tagged 2nd Florida Cavalry USA, Cape Sable, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Everglades National Park, Florida, Gideon Welles, John Breckenridge, John Newton, Judah P. Benjamin, Thomas A Harris, US Navy
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Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “I Give Him Into Your Special Charge” (Part 7)
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin It’s Week 7 of our read-along with extra historical notes and images. If you want to catch up on the … Continue reading
Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “Everywhere Wounded Men Were Lying In The Streets”
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin It’s Week 6 of our read-along with extra historical notes and images. If you want to catch up on the … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Medical, Primary Sources
Tagged Bucklin's Record, Camp Letterman, Field Hospital, Gettysburg aftermath, Sophronia E. Bucklin
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Bucklin’s Record: “A systematic course of ill-treatment toward women nurses” (Part 5)
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin It’s Week 5 of our read-along with extra historical notes and images. If you want to catch up on the … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Medical, Primary Sources
Tagged Alexandria, Bucklin's Record, civil war nurse, wolfe street hospital
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Ending The War: What if this peace conference had happened?
In 2017, Terrianne Schulte posted a six part series about a proposed peace conference for March 1865. It was a conference where the leading officers on both sides—and their wives—would have played a significant role in brokering peace. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal
Tagged ending-the-war, from the archives, peace conference
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“Like the Scenes of Some Hideous Dream”: Lewis Powell’s Assassination Attempt on Secretary of State Seward
Almost every American is familiar with the incident that unfolded on the night of April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theatre. However, many individuals are probably less familiar with the brutal attack that unfolded a mere six blocks away at the … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Lincoln, Medical
Tagged ending-the-war, Lewis Payne, Lewis Powell, Lincoln Assasination, William H. Seward
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Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “So Long As Battles Were Fought” (Part 4)
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin It’s Week 4 of our read-along. If you want to catch up on the chapter notes, just click here for … Continue reading
Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “Bring Pen and Ink and Paper” (Part 3)
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin Joining us for Week 3 of the read-along? You can find the free e-book and we’re on chapters five and … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Medical
Tagged Bucklin's Record, Civil War Women Nurses, Point Lookout, primary source, Sophronia E. Bucklin
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