Fannie Beers' Civil War: A Confederate Lady's Experiences of Nursing During the Campaigns & Battles of the American Civil War
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Rating | : | 4.11 (624 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1846777534 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-11-28 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is a remarkable story in Fannie's own words and was originally published under the title of Memories.. Fannie, with one small child and pregnant with a second, moved back to the security of her Northern family. P. When the Civil War broke out her husband enlisted in the Confederate Army becoming a sergeant in Fenner's Louisiana Light Artillery. Naturally, she accompanied him to his home and there she formed an abiding affection for the land and its people. So high was the regard in which she held that she earned the appellation, 'The Florence Nightingale of the South'. A dauntless and humane woman of the SouthYoung Fannie Beers, a Connecticut girl, married southerner A. Her support for the Southern cause and her refusal
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