. 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 . hen transferred to College Hospital, Annapolis, Md., where S. Palmer was sui-geon in charge. I was thereuntil the hospital was broken up, July 15, 1865. Itaccommodated about twelve hundred patients, andsometimes there were fourteen nurses. It was a postfor paroled prisoners, who were our patients. Pencannot describe the first boat-load of half-starved,half-clothed, thin, emaciated forms whose feet, tiedu
. 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 . hen transferred to College Hospital, Annapolis, Md., where S. Palmer was sui-geon in charge. I was thereuntil the hospital was broken up, July 15, 1865. Itaccommodated about twelve hundred patients, andsometimes there were fourteen nurses. It was a postfor paroled prisoners, who were our patients. Pencannot describe the first boat-load of half-starved,half-clothed, thin, emaciated forms whose feet, tiedup in rags, left footprints of blood as they marchedalong to be washed and dressed for the wards. Inmany cases their minds were demented, and theycould give no information as to friends or home,and died in that condition, their graves beingmarked Unknown. The stories related by sick and dying soldiers oftheir suffering in prison, corroborates what I haveseen in print, only one half cannot be told! Thepatience, bravery, and fortitude of our soldier com-rades will ever be cherished in my memory. Haxxah E. Starbird. No. 1 Gothic Place, 22d California Street,Denver, Col. 423. MRS. M. J. BOSTON. J WAS born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 17, 1837,but at the breaking out of the war, in 1861, wasliving at the home of my husbands parents, inBaltimore. Father Boston was one of the Eagle Artillery,— one of Baltimores defenders in1812. My own father, James Butler, was also anold defender in 1812, on the United States shipIndependence. On April 19, 1861, I inquired ofboth brave parents on which side they stood. Bothanswered: The Government we fought for! Ourflag can never be conquered! My reply was, Be-neath the same sheltering folds I shall stand, and ifI can be of any assistance to our Union soldiers Iwill do what I can. Well, the opportunity came. In June, 1863, Gettysburg was to be the sceneof fierce struggle, and great preparation must bemade. Orders were sent from headquarters for everyh
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