Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Georgia, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, January 22, 1862
The Alabama novelist, Augusta Evans writes her friend, Rachel, telling her of becoming a nurse to the soldiers who are stationed in and around Mobile. She established a hospital near her residence that was dubbed Camp Beulah in honor of her novel, Beulah. The hospital has had over 200 cases, a num...
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Documents Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Georgia, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, January 22, 1862 Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909 (Correspondent) |
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Documents Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909; Heustis, Rachel Lyons; Soldiers--Health and hygiene; Hospitals--Confederate States of America; letters (correspondence) |
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The Alabama novelist, Augusta Evans writes her friend, Rachel, telling her of becoming a nurse to the soldiers who are stationed in and around Mobile. She established a hospital near her residence that was dubbed Camp Beulah in honor of her novel, Beulah. The hospital has had over 200 cases, a number of them were typhoid fever and pneumonia. Treatment included brandy, ammonia, and quinine. She includes a speech that she delivered to the Beulah Guards.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Georgia, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, January 22, 1862Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909 (Correspondent)Heustis, Rachel Lyons (Addressee)Text1862-01-22engelectronic; image/jpeg; 3 p.The Alabama novelist, Augusta Evans writes her friend, Rachel, telling her of becoming a nurse to the soldiers who are stationed in and around Mobile. She established a hospital near her residence that was dubbed Camp Beulah in honor of her novel, Beulah. The hospital has had over 200 cases, a number of them were typhoid fever and pneumonia. Treatment included brandy, ammonia, and quinine. She includes a speech that she delivered to the Beulah Guards.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909; Heustis, Rachel Lyons; Soldiers--Health and hygiene; Hospitals--Confederate States of America; letters (correspondence)United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--Alabama--Mobile County--MobileThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsAugusta Evans Wilson papersBox 1, Folder 6u0003_0001563_0000002http://purl.lib.ua.edu/19719https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/1917`Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/u0003_0001563/id/12 |
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Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Georgia, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, January 22, 1862 |
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Letter from Augusta J. Evans, Georgia, to Rachel Lyons Heustis, January 22, 1862 |
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Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane), 1835-1909 (Correspondent) |
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