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 . Chamber Window, while the Mother is away washing — A coloredWoman turned out on the Sidewalk, with her dying Child, for unpaidRent — Her Husband fighting under Colonel Shaw, in the Fifty-fourthMassachusetts — Governor Andrew sends me Carte blanche in the wayof Relief for Families of that Regiment — The Historian should remem-ber the Heroism of the Hearthstone. ^^^T a Sanitary Convention held i
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 . Chamber Window, while the Mother is away washing — A coloredWoman turned out on the Sidewalk, with her dying Child, for unpaidRent — Her Husband fighting under Colonel Shaw, in the Fifty-fourthMassachusetts — Governor Andrew sends me Carte blanche in the wayof Relief for Families of that Regiment — The Historian should remem-ber the Heroism of the Hearthstone. ^^^T a Sanitary Convention held in Des Moines,la., a petition was presented from four hun-dred and eighty soldiers in the general hos-pitals at the South, asking, among otherthings, that the people of that state would5^ ^ look after the welfare of their families whilethey were in the service of the country. We are grate-ful for all kindnesses shown us, was the languageof these veterans. We appreciate your noble andthoughtful charity, which reaches us in camp, in thehospital, and on the battle-field. But we prefer thatyou should forget us, and leave us to struggle withour fate as we may, if you will but look after our 586. look after our families. 587 wives and children, our mothers and sisters, whoare dependent upon us for support. A severe winteris before them, and we are rent with anxiety as weremember their slender resources, and our meagreand irregular pay. Succor them, and withhold yourcharitv from us. I often heard the same entreaty from men in thehospital and in camp, from men in health and on themarch, and from men just passing into eternity. Our wives and children, our mothers and sisters,who will take care of them? Public sympathy waseasily awakened for the brave men who went out tofight the battles of the country, and all demandsmade on the means and money of the loyal N^orth fortheir relief were promptly met. Money and supplieswere poured without stint into the Sanitary Commis-sion ; and wh
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