Property | Value |
Name | 1862 - A Visit to the Wounded on David’s Island |
Description | An extended letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle recounting a visit to De Camp General Hospital on Davids Island in 1862 a few months after it opened. Provides a detailed and complimentary account of the facilities and staff, the care and attention received by the convalescing soldiers, and the efforts of local women to reduce the suffering of the men by volunteer service. Published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on September 23, 1862. Reproduced through the courtesy of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online website. |
Filename | Visit_Wounded_DavidsI_BDE1862-09-25p2.pdf |
Filesize | Empty |
Filetype | pdf (Mime Type: application/pdf) |
Created On: | 09/04/2009 10:20 |
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