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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.30 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Sister St. John to Henry F. McSherry updating him on friends and colleagues |
| Date | 19 August 1864 |
| Author | Sister St. John (fl. 1864) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by "Sister St. John," who was working at the naval hospital in Memphis. References McSherry's letter of 30 July 1864. Says she is glad he is happy with "the change" - a reference to his apparent transfer from Memphis - and says he is missed. Updates him on several doctors and other friends in Memphis and say she will leave the city on 29 August to go to Washington, but that she expects to eventually return. At the top of first page is written "Blessed be the Holy name of God." Large water stains on all pages. |
| Subjects | Surgeon Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Woman Author Women's History Health and Medical Hospital Religion |
| People | McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837) |
| Place written | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| 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: Recipient Relationship | Sister |