Kate: The Journal of a Confederate Nurse

Kate: The Journal of a Confederate Nurse
By Kate Cumming, Richard Barksdale Harwell
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A view of the War told from a different kind of battlefield. With no prior medical experience, Kate Cumming volunteered to become a nurse at the outbreak of the Civil War. Working in Confederate hospitals and units throughout the South, Cumming witnessed the ravages of war on a daily basis. When she found the time, she chronicled her experiences in her journal. A riveting account of war, Kate: The Journal of a Confederate Nurse also presents a rare first-hand look at the medical practices, lifestyles, politics, and attitudes of the late 19th century.