. Our army nurses : interesting sketches and photographs of over one hundred of the noble women who served in hospitals and on battlefields during our late Civil War, 1861-65 . October, 1862, until June, 1864. Thisregiment was garrisoned at Fort Donaldson thegreater part of the time I was with them, so myexperience was less varied than that of many others. Once when my husband had gone with most of thecompany thirty-five miles up the Cumberland River,to guard a boat, we were surrounded, and a fightoccurred. The Northern women were ordered onboard a boat that was to drop down the on
. Our army nurses : interesting sketches and photographs of over one hundred of the noble women who served in hospitals and on battlefields during our late Civil War, 1861-65 . October, 1862, until June, 1864. Thisregiment was garrisoned at Fort Donaldson thegreater part of the time I was with them, so myexperience was less varied than that of many others. Once when my husband had gone with most of thecompany thirty-five miles up the Cumberland River,to guard a boat, we were surrounded, and a fightoccurred. The Northern women were ordered onboard a boat that was to drop down the on the way to the landing the shot andshell Avere flying all around us, and I saw one ofour boys lying dead, having been fearfully mangled. One of our soldiers was condemned for desertion,and I saw him shot in the presence of the whole com-mand. The men were formed in a hollow square, sothat all could see very plainly. He stood in thecenter with the nine men, who aimed their guns athis breast, and eight bullets pierced his body withina circle of six inches, ^ine more guns were inreserve; but ah! they were not needed. Yours in F., C. and L., Susan Cox, Tecumseh, Neb. 313 _. MISS ELIZABETH WHEELER. )FTER looking over some old army letters, Ifind my memory so refreshed that I have con-cluded to try to comply with yonr request^-^ that I write a sketch of my experience as anarmy nurse. When the first company enlisted from Worcester,and my brother went with them, my whole soul wasaroused, and had I been a man I should have countedone of the number. Soon word came that the 6thhad been attacked while going through Baltimore,and that one of our men was killed. This causedgreat excitement, for that was not supposed to berebel ground. I think all the women felt like learn-ing to use firearms. I did, at least, but did the nextbest thing, which was to offer my services in case themen should be sick or wounded. It was a three-months regiment, as that was supposed to be a longenough time in whi
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