Women Of Valor In The American Civil War by Lt Col Cheryl A. Heimerman USAF

Author:Lt Col Cheryl A. Heimerman USAF [USAF, Lt Col Cheryl A. Heimerman]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military, Modern, 19th Century
ISBN: 9781782899389
Google: 4qFvCwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2015-11-06T02:58:29+00:00

Chapter 4 — Angels of Mercy

“I have been rewarded a thousand times for all I have sacrificed or endured for the soldiers. Sacred tears of gratitude, blessings from pale lips, and seats beside death beds of our country’s noblest sons, have been mine; and though some still live who remember the “cup of cold water,” the many have “sealed their devotion to their country with their lives.”” —Sarah Sampson

The Civil War marked a milestone in the transformation of nursing from a menial service to a genuine profession. The war also produced important innovations in army medical practice, such as the creation of a special ambulance corps for first-aid treatment of the wounded and their evacuation to field hospitals. Wearing special uniforms and imbued with high morale, these non-combatant medics risked their lives to reach the wounded in the midst of battle and evacuate them as quickly as possible to surgeon’s stations and field hospitals.{154}

The courage and energy demonstrated by many women chipped away at the weaker-sex image. The wife of George Templeton Strong (treasurer of the Sanitary Commission) insisted on going to the Virginia Peninsula as a volunteer nurse in June 1862. There she performed capably, found new purpose in her life and transformed her husband’s view of her. “The little woman has come out amazingly strong during these two months,” wrote Strong in his diary. “Have never given her credit for a tithe of the enterprise, pluck, discretion and force of character that she has shown. God bless her.”{155}

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