Here's a list of wonderful Web Sites that you can check out for more information on Civil War Nurses and other related topics.
- Civil War Life
- Discusses various aspects including life at the front, nurses' clothing and rememberances of a Gettysburg nurse.
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Civil War Medicine Link
- This wonderful site links to over a dozen sites on all aspects of Civil War Medicine; it contains many stories about doctors and nurses and medical advances.(The picture above came from this site.)
- Captain Sally
- The story of nurse and hospital supervisor Sally Louisa Tompkins, the only woman to receive an officer's commission in the Confederate Army.
- Nurse Pember and the Whiskey War
- An interesting story about the use and misuse of medicinal whiskey.
- Louisa May Alcott
- A rich detailed Web Site about this famous author with many links including one to Hospital Sketches, her book detailing her nursing duties.
Books of Interest
Gentle Annie the True Story of a Civil War Nurse by Mary Francis Shura - mainly for school age children.
White Roses - Stories of Civil War nurses by Rebecca D. Larson - for all ages
Pictures used for this site were taken from these various sources.