My story of the war: a woman's narrative of four years personal experience as nurse in the Union army, and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps, and at the front, during the war of the rebellion . ed gifts. Of how many womenworkers of the war could the same be said! A devoted Presbyterian from childhood, Mrs. Hogewas very catholic in spirit. Her largeness of heartincluded the race, and, united to her keen sense ofjustice, led her into the charitable and reform workof the time. She was concerned for the public wel-fare, and gravitated instinctively towards publicwork. It was impossible f
My story of the war: a woman's narrative of four years personal experience as nurse in the Union army, and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps, and at the front, during the war of the rebellion . ed gifts. Of how many womenworkers of the war could the same be said! A devoted Presbyterian from childhood, Mrs. Hogewas very catholic in spirit. Her largeness of heartincluded the race, and, united to her keen sense ofjustice, led her into the charitable and reform workof the time. She was concerned for the public wel-fare, and gravitated instinctively towards publicwork. It was impossible for her to do otherwisethan identify herself with the interests of the when two of her sons entered the service, shegave herself unreservedly to the work of relievingour sick and wounded soldiers. My friend still lives in Chicago, where the calmevening of her days is brightened by the society ofher husband, with whom she has spent more thanhalf a century of happy wedded life, and by theencompassing tenderness of her children, seven ofwhom are settled around her. By her grand, goodlife she has earned a long sojourn in the Land ofBeulah, while awaiting the summons to the Celes-tial WOMEN OF THE WAl. FAMOUS NURSES OF UNION SOLDIERS A DAY AT THE liOOMS. 163 There was always more or less volunteer and tran-sient help in the rooms. Sometimes companies ofladies, who gave their services on certain days; some-times young girls, who caught the patriotic spii-it ofthe time, and craved a share in the Avork; some-times detailed soldiers fi-om Camp Douglas, doingguard duty over rebel prisoners; sometimes conva-lescent soldiers from the hospitals, who sought todispose of the lagging hours while awaiting trans-portation to their regiments. There was never anylack of employment. The rush of business lasted allday and ran over into the midnight. We frequentlytook letters to our homes requiring immediate answei*,and in the stillness of the night overtook the workthat outran our
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