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 . rpart of Jeffreys andHaynau — Putrid Mule-Beef — Soup swarming with Bugs and Maggots — A Baby on the Battle-Field — The Army of the Cumberland — Old Rosy — Nationalities represented in the Army — Schpike demnew Guns! No, Sheneral, it vould schpoil dem! LETTER FROM A NURSE ON THE CITY OF MEMPHIS AFTER THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. Hospital, Boat City of Memphis,Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., June 6, 1862. H
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 . rpart of Jeffreys andHaynau — Putrid Mule-Beef — Soup swarming with Bugs and Maggots — A Baby on the Battle-Field — The Army of the Cumberland — Old Rosy — Nationalities represented in the Army — Schpike demnew Guns! No, Sheneral, it vould schpoil dem! LETTER FROM A NURSE ON THE CITY OF MEMPHIS AFTER THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. Hospital, Boat City of Memphis,Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., June 6, 1862. HA YE not yet become familiar with mynew field of labor. It is one where allclasses and creeds are reduced to a commonequality by the stern leveller, war. Youare well versed in the sad story of battle anddeath connected with this locality. The heartsblood of our sons, fathers, and brothers has beenfreely poured out on the plains of Shiloh. The com-mon private and the common enemy have beenburied where they fell. It was not possible to dootherwise. But I have a kind of heartbreak as Ilook at the rude and unsightly trenches in whichthousands of our soldiers are buried. In one grave 650. HOSPITAL SCENES. 651 within a quarter of a mile of Shiloh church lie forty-seven Union men with their captain. A few rodsfrom them is a long ti-ench in which were buried twohundred and thirty-four secessionists. My post oflabor is on the hospital boat City of has taken to the general hospitals at MoundCity, Paducah, Cairo, and St. Louis, over five thou-sand sick and wounded since the battle of PittsburgLanding. An old, gray-haired man is working withme. He is a nephew of General Winfield and three sons are fighting to save the Union;he as a hospital nurfee, and they as Union soldiers. Many incidents of daily occurrence show whatstrong ties of friendship bind officers and soldierstogether. A lieutenant was wounded. We took himon board. When it was time to start, mo
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