Tag Archives: Hospitals

“He is the last of seven sons” – One Sanitary Agent Witnesses the Tragedy of War in St. Louis

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Kristen M. Trout

In her first assignment as an agent with the Chicago branch of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Jane Hoge witnessed the true tragedy, devastation, and sacrifices that the Civil War brought upon Americans. At age 50 and the mother of two … Continue reading →

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“I Found My Passion For The Subject”

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Paige Gibbons Backus

Growing up visiting museums and traveling to battlefields, I always had an interest in history and knew what I wanted to work with it. Yet I didn’t really know how to go about getting into the field. In the end, … Continue reading →

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Where is Aunt Becky?

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

As I was reading some old issues of the National Tribune the other day, I came across the following notice from the July 26, 1883. My mother’s name is Becky, so of course my cousins all call her “Aunt Becky,” … Continue reading →

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“An Especial Prize to the Boys:” Union Soldiers and the Illustrated News (Part 2)

Posted on September 14, 2016 by James Brookes

This is the second of two posts regarding the relationship between Union soldiers and the emerging illustrated press during the Civil War. Part 1 may be found here. Soldiers were evidently grateful to receive the illustrated weeklies. Albert O. Marshall of the … Continue reading →

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A Doctor’s Duty

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Chris Kolakowski

The photo to the right is the Union field hospital at Savage Station, Virginia, the day after the Battle of Gaines’s Mill on June 27, 1862. Hours after this photograph was taken, most of these men ended up as Confederate … Continue reading →

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Lincoln’s Last Day at the Front

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Edward Alexander

Abraham Lincoln fittingly spent the tail end of the Petersburg Campaign at the front, docked in the River Queen offshore from the Federal headquarters at City Point. He met with important generals to discuss strategy, reviewed Union troops and their Confederate … Continue reading →

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