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Convalescent Heroes to Camps and New Field Hospitals
The article describes convalescing soldiers arriving from Cuba and Europe, with Montauk Point and Old Point Comfort named as key camp sites. It notes elaborate preparations for field hospitals, a sanitary tent city, and care for wounded men, including Fort Thomas and other locations, while detailing living conditions and routines for recovering troops. The piece highlights civilian support, reading material donations, and the hope of furloughs as soldiers recuperate and await homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pegloet
Cuba
Feld
Montauk Point
Shafter
Long
Mortauk
FiKtar
Nas
Bern
Toni
Itrata
Atlantic
Spain
New York
Brooklyn
Long Island Railroad
Stonington
New London
Fort Pond
Fort Pond Bay
Massauk Poutoola
Watunk Point
Long Island
Captain Kidd
Lighiliniee
Tasapo
Lake Champlain
Bluff Point
Old Point Comfort
Chenypeake Bay
Newside
Old Point
Hygels
Chamberlin
Fort Monroe
Post Hospital
Newport News
Fort Thomas
Kentucky Highlands
Ohio River
W. F H. Gardner
Santiago