The great army of the sick: Harriet Dame's season in the nation's capital: Historical New Hampshire/ by Mike Pride.
- Title:
- The great army of the sick: Harriet Dame's season in the nation's capital: Historical New Hampshire/ by Mike Pride.
- Author:
- Pride, Mike, 1946-2023
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2022.
- Physical Description:
- p.3-24.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2022 Vol. 75, Issue 1 and 2 2022 Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- Harriet Dame served in the Civil War as hospital matron with the 2nd regiment out of New Hampshire. She nursed the sick and wounded, sewed and cooked for the men, worked to seek out NH men of any regiment in hospitals to see they were treated as family, as well as get them in contact with their family back home. This article describes Dames years of service, her concerns, and the deep bond and mutual respect she forged with the men of the 2nd regiment. Includes photographs, lithographs, and copies of letters.
- Subjects:
- United States History Civil War, 1861-1865., New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd History Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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