Tag Archives: Camp Letterman

Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “I Give Him Into Your Special Charge” (Part 7)

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

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 →

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Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “Everywhere Wounded Men Were Lying In The Streets”

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

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 →

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Saving History Saturday: Help the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association Save 17 Acres at Camp Letterman

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

While the majority of the Gettysburg battlefield has been preserved, much of the Camp Letterman General Hospital – the site of the first general hospital placed on a Civil War battlefield – has been consistently under threat to development. Camp … Continue reading →

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