Mary Henry Diary Entries on Civil War Hospitals, July 1862
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Request permissionsDownload image PrintEntries from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in July 1862. In the entries, Mary describes news about troop movements and gives her impressions of Civil War events. Several of these entries highlight Civil War era make-shift hospitals. Mary writes about preparing bandages for soldiers, benefits to raise money for the hospitals, visiting the hospitals, and meeting wounded soldiers.
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