Tag Archives: Orlando B. Willcox

General Hospital (#1)

Posted on June 8, 2012 by SUMPTER

Nursing opportunities in Black and White as war progresses From the Richmond Daily Dispatch June 9, 1862: Wanted — Nurses. –Wanted immediately, at the General Hospital, twenty men, white or black, to act as Nurses. I will give twenty dollars … Continue reading →

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“the wounded jumped”

Posted on July 21, 2011 by SUMPTER

On July 21, 1861 Confederate forces at Manassas Junction, Virginia beat back and eventually routed the Union army at the First Battle of Bull Run. Here’s a Union participant’s letter to his parents ten days after the battle. From a … Continue reading →

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