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A Soldier’s Hospital Duty and a Widow’s Hope
A Cincinnati widow recalls her husband’s march to battle and her vow to help the wounded. She visits the hospital, tends dying soldiers, bathes faces, shares cheer, and comforts a Nebraska lad, while reflecting on war, sacrifice, and national healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
America
Anges
DT Canti
Lys
Sam
Maisen
Fort Donelson
Frank B
Birge
Nebraska
Nathan Hale
Frankie
Ion
Gil
Nebran
Fred
Parson Brownlow
Academy of Music
New York
South Carolina
Old Hickory
Wheatland
Jackson
Cloyd
Floyd
Moses
Andruw Jackson
Rhode Island
Abe Lincoln
England
France
Vees
Russell