Letter from Sarah Low to her mother, 1862 December 20 and 22
- Collection Name:
- Sarah Low Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Sarah Low to her mother, 1862 December 20 and 22
- Creator:
- Low, Sarah, 1830-1913
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1965.010
- Object ID:
- 1965.010.001.022
- Date:
- 1862/12/20 and 1862/12/22
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Partial letter from Sarah Low at the Armory Square Hospital in Washington, DC, to her mother dated December 20 and 22, 1862. In the letter, Sarah discusses the incoming patients, of which there have been hundreds. She notes on man has fifteen bullet wounds and one is missing a leg.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals , Nurses
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
- People:
- Low, Sarah, 1830-1913
- Organizations:
- Armory Square Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
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- 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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