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big demand

Posted on July 31, 2014 by SUMPTER

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 30, 1864: A Valuable work. –We acknowledge the receipt from Messrs. Evans & Cogswell, publishers, of Columbia, S. C., of an exceedingly well executed copy of a work entitled “A Manual of Military Surgery, … Continue reading →

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Christian Commission

Posted on May 26, 2014 by SUMPTER

we brought up with us nearly three thousand letters, written for disabled soldiers by the delegates of the commission. The New York Times column at left features a matter-of -fact telegram dated May 26, 1864 from Secretary of War Stanton … Continue reading →

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“lying about in heaps”

Posted on May 22, 2014 by SUMPTER

One of our local publications reprinted a report from the Albany Argus. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in May 1864: The Wounded at Fredericksburg. HEART-RENDING SCENES. From a gentleman who arivee [sic] in this city yesterday morning, direct … Continue reading →

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nursing the wounded

Posted on October 15, 2013 by SUMPTER

Yesterday while I was doing a little exploring at the Library of Congress, I discovered the image to the left of Walt Whitman, said to be “taken from life” in 1863 (apparently by Alexander Gardner). I read a few of … Continue reading →

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“two immense omnibuses”

Posted on July 2, 2012 by SUMPTER

used to transport the wounded in Petersburg The Seven Days’ Battles were bloody; some of the Confederate wounded were being sent to Petersburg From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 2, 1862: The old adage of the right thing in the … Continue reading →

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Died of a Wounded Knee

Posted on June 9, 2012 by SUMPTER

A Lingering Death Apparently this wounded soldier thought he had a better chance trying to get his own medical help than relying on the army. From a Seneca Falls, New York newspaper in 1862: Death and Burial of a Soldier … Continue reading →

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View from a Richmond Hospital

Posted on September 3, 2011 by SUMPTER

Although The New-York Times is a pro-Republican paper, it isn’t afraid to publish a letter critical of Lincoln and Scott, which is interesting considering all the violence and suppression aimed at pro-Southern newspapers in the North at about this time. … Continue reading →

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