Hospital Scenes After the Battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Hospital Scenes After the Battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863 What would be the fate of Lancaster county, with her well known stock and barns? We really began to tremble. Then came the Governor´s call for troops and we had little time to think of ourselves: there, were others to be cared for. The boys were to be fitted out, haversacks were to be made and filled, shirts and stockings prepared, and the many nameless etceteras provided. Then after our own had been supplied, both benevolence and patriotism dictated to think of others. Accordingly the society´s rooms were opened, and all of us worked for our less fortunate soldiers, who had neither mothers nor sisters to interest themselves in their behalf. And as we worked, the sad, quiet expression of all faces told of the deep interest felt. To be sure, it was no now thing to meet and work; this had been done since the commencement of the war. Regiments had been furnished, hospitals supplied, returning regiments had been welcomed; in fact we have done what we could. But now each felt as if they were working for their homes, and for those who were going forth to protect them. So the days passed slowly by. All who could get away from the city had gone, and the place, never very gay, now assumed the quiet aspect of despair. It deep gloom was only interrupted by the passing through of thousands of troops for the defense of the State Capital, and the arrival of Milroy´s wagon train, who were retreating from Winchester, exhausted and sorely smarting under their late defeat. - They encamped on an adjoining field, dusty and weary; their fires were soon lighted, and a their haversacks supplied both the utensils and materials for cooking, their preparations were soon completed. We had taken care of the sick ones and fed as many of the others as we could, and after tea walked up, to try and find out if possible something of our expected enemy. They all had the same tale to tell, of hurried marches, jaded minds and exhausted bodies, and looked forward to a rest here for a few days, with evident satisfaction. But their pleasing anticipations were soon to be dissipated, for before morning the order came to break up camp, and by daylight they were many, many miles away. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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