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This is your opinion, he said with a sort of a sneer. Mrs. Harvey, how many men do you suppose the govern ment was paying in the Army of the Potomac at the battle of Antietam, and how many men do you suppose could be got for active service at that time? I wish you would give a guess. I know nothing of the Army of the Potomac, only there were some noble sacrifices there. When I spoke of loyalty, I referred to our western army Well, now, give a guess. How many? I cannot, Mr. President.
He threw himself around in the chair, one leg over the arm, and again spoke slowly: This war might have been finished at that time if every man had been in his place that was able to be there, but they were scattered hither and thither over the North, some on furloughs, and in one way or another, gone; so that out of men which the government was paying at that time, only could be got for action. The consequences, you know, proved nearly disastrous.
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This is your opinion, he said with a sort of a sneer. Mrs. Harvey, how many men do you suppose the govern ment was paying in the Army of the Potomac at the battle of Antietam, and how many men do you suppose could be got for active service at that time? I wish you would give a guess. I know nothing of the Army of the Potomac, only there were some noble sacrifices there. When I spoke of loyalty, I referred to our western army Well, now, give a guess. How many? I cannot, Mr. President.
He threw himself around in the chair, one leg over the arm, and again spoke slowly: This war might have been finished at that time if every man had been in his place that was able to be there, but they were scattered hither and thither over the North, some on furloughs, and in one way or another, gone; so that out of men which the government was paying at that time, only could be got for action. The consequences, you know, proved nearly disastrous.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Hundreds of loyal women labored devotedly during the Civil War ministering to the needs of the northern soldiers. Of them all, none worked more effectively or earned a larger measure of appreciation and devotion on the part of those she served than Mrs. Cordelia A. P. Harvey, wife of Governor Lewis Harvey of Wisconsin. After his tragic death by drowning at Savannah, Tennessee, while engaged in a mission of mercy to Wisconsin's wounded soldiers, Mrs. Harvey conceived the idea that it was her duty to carry forward the work that her husband had left unfinished. In September, 1862, Governor Salomon appointed her sanitary agent at St. Louis, and until the end of the war she continued in this service. Some idea of her methods and of their effectiveness may be gained from the narrative which follows. What the soldiers thought of her is sufficiently indicated by the title "The Angel of Wisconsin," which they bestowed upon her.
The narrative we print is from Mrs. Harvey's typewritten copy of a lecture which she delivered following the close of the war. This manuscript the owner, Mrs. James Selkirk of Clinton, Wisconsin, permitted the Wisconsin History Commission to copy a few years since, and it was made the basis, in large part, of chapters VIII and IX of Hum's Wisconsin Women in the War between the States, published by the commission in 1911. Prior to this the portion of the paper pertaining to President Lincoln was drawn upon by J. G. Holland in preparing his life of Lincoln. Thus the paper has twice been drawn upon freely for publication.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a highly detailed first-person account of the author's experiences volunteering during the Civil War. Through her work in hospitals established for soldiers in the war's Western theater, she witnessed the terrible effects of disease and battlefield wounds on the Union soldiers returning from battle. In this memoir, she shares her personal observations on the realities and deprivations of wartime medical care, and also reveals her extraordinary determination and ability to secure the establishment of much-needed field hospitals in the North for soldiers too ill to stay on the front lines. The author's firsthand account of her meetings with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and President Abraham Lincoln to advocate for better care for wounded soldiers provides a unique glimpse into the workings of power during the Civil War. Her efforts eventually led to the establishment of Harvey Hospital, named after her late husband, which provided much-needed care for thousands of soldiers. This book is a valuable historical document that sheds light on the experiences of women and civilians during the Civil War, and provides an intimate look at the realities of medical care and the fight for better treatment for soldiers during this tumultuous time in American history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781331263708_0
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