Early life-Literary pursuits-In Columbia College Hospital-At Camp California-Quaker
guns-Winchester, Virginia-Prevalence of gangrene-Union Hotel Hospital-On the
Peninsula-In hospital of Sumner's Corps-Her son wounded-Transferred to Yorktown-
Sufferings of the men-At White House and the front-Beef soup and coffee for starving
wounded men-Is permitted to go to Harrison's Landing-Abundant labor and care-Chap-
lain Fuller-At Hygeia Hospital-At Alexandria-Pope's campaign-Attempts to go to
Antietam, but is detained by sickness-Goes to Warrenton, and accompanies the army
thence to Acquia Creek-Return to Washington-Forms a society to establish a home and
training school for nurses, and becomes its Secretary-Visits hospitals-State Relief Societies
approve the plan-Sanitary Commission do not approve of it as a whole-Surgeon-General
opposes-Visits New York city-The masons become interested-" Army Nurses' Associa-
tion” formed in New York-Nurses in great numbers sent on after the battles of Wilder-
ness, Spottsylvania, etc.-The experiment a success-Its eventual failure through the
mismanagement in New York-Mrs. Edson continues her labors in the army to the close
of the war-Enthusiastic reception by the soldiers...........
A native of Washington city-Desire to serve the sick and wounded-Receives a sick soldier
into her father's house-Too young to answer the conditions required by Miss Dix-Appli-
cation to Mrs. Fales-Attempts to dissuade her-“ Well girls here they are, with everything
to be done for them"-The Indiana Hospital-Difficulties and discouragements-A year of
hard and unsatisfactory work-Hospital Transport Service-The Daniel Webster-At Har-
rison's Landing with Mrs. Fales-Condition of the poor fellows-Mrs. Harris calls her to
Antietam-French's Division and Smoketown Hospitals-Abundant work but performed
with great satisfaction-The French soldier's letter-The evening or family prayers-Suc-
cessful efforts for the religious improvement of the men-Dr. Vanderkieft-The Naval
Academy Hospital at Annapolis-In charge of Section five-Succeeds Mrs. Tyler as Lady
Superintendent of the hospital-The humble condition of the returned prisoners from
Andersonville and elsewhere-Prevalence of typhus fever-Death of her assistants-Four
thousand patients-Writes for "The Crutch”-Her joy in the success of her work....................... 448-45¶