Letter from Sarah Low to her aunt, 1862 September
- Collection Name:
- Sarah Low Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Sarah Low to her aunt, 1862 September
- Creator:
- Low, Sarah, 1830-1913
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1965.010
- Object ID:
- 1965.010.001.006
- Date:
- 1862/09
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Sarah Low at Union Hotel Hospital in Georgetown, DC, to her aunt dated September 1862. In the letter, Low updates her aunt on her work, noting this was her first time off since she came. She states the surgeons have gone to the battlefield to bring back the wounded. She goes on to discuss her patients, their treatments (including amputations), and friction between her arrival and Miss Dix. Low also discusses her meals, what supplies are needed, and that there is no rule on the way nurses need to dress, though she is glad she did not have a hoop.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care , Nurses
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
- Organizations:
- Union Hotel Hospital
- Terms of Use:
- For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Credit Line:
- The Sarah Low Papers were made available to the public through Miss Elizabeth Frost and Mrs. Winifred Stonemetz.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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