. 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 . came to the little farm where Istill live. I recall an incident that occurred when Iwas on a United States steamer going from Cincin- 351 352 OUR ARMY NURSES. nati to Louisville. Just at eveuing the guerrillasfired upou the boat, breaking windows and frighten-ing every one generally. The soldiers on boardreturned the fire, but it was so dark that they couldnot see even the banks where the guerrillas werehidden. Then the
. 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 . came to the little farm where Istill live. I recall an incident that occurred when Iwas on a United States steamer going from Cincin- 351 352 OUR ARMY NURSES. nati to Louisville. Just at eveuing the guerrillasfired upou the boat, breaking windows and frighten-ing every one generally. The soldiers on boardreturned the fire, but it was so dark that they couldnot see even the banks where the guerrillas werehidden. Then the captain ran the boat so fast thatwe were more afraid the boiler would burst or theboat run aground, than we had been of the reached Louisville in safety, however, andremained on board until the next morning. Elizabeth Lucas. Swan Creek, Mich. Waiting through days of fever,Waiting through nights of pain, For the waft of wings at the portal,For the sound of songs immortal,And the breaking of lifes chain. There is little to do for the soldiers, Only to watch and pray As the tide is outward drifting,As the gates of heaven are lifting, And its gleam is on the MARY F. KNOWLES. ^^HERE were five women in tlie Webstei Unitedg) (s) States Hospital, where I served, in Manchester]N^. H., bnt only three of us are noAv living, —^ ^ Mrs. Buncher, Miss Dudley, and myself; I donot know where Miss Dudley is at present. had charge of the Diet Department, and mywork was to prepare food for the sick and woundedwho were not able to go into the general messhall. I went from ISTashua, ]!^. H., to the hospital in 1864,and came out in 1865; was there just about a nurses did what we could for the boys in bhiewho were under our charge; but I have always beensorry that I did not follow a regiment, as I think thatperhaps, in that way, I could have made myself moreuseful. Maky F. Knowles. Derky, N. H.
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