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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04197.27 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of James R. Kelly, K company, 14th regiment, Indiana, infantry |
| Title | Mary Kelly to unknown describing the suffering in the hospital |
| Date | 4 April 1862 |
| Author | Kelly, Mary (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | She describes the immense suffering in the hospital and the fact that nearly all amputees have died. She dislikes Miss Dix's nurses, and of the Quaker ladies, Mary has nothing but admiration. |
| Subjects | Medical History Civil War Military History Union Forces Hospital Woman Author Women's History Quaker Injury or Wound Death Health and Medical Battle |
| People | Kelly, James R. (fl. 1861-1862) Kelly, Mary (fl. 1861-1862) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 14th Indiana infantry, K Company |