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eBook details
- Title: Hospital Sketches
- Author : Robert Swain Peabody
- Release Date : January 15, 2011
- Genre: Romance,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1480 KB
Description
Tribulaton Periwinkle opens the story by complaining, 'I want something to do. ' She dismisses suggestions to write a book, teach, get married, or start acting. When her younger brother suggests she 'go nurse the soldiers', she immediately responds, 'I will!' After substantial hardship in trying to obtain a spot, she has further difficulty finding a place on the train. She then describes her travel through New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore en route to Washington D. C. Immediately after her arrival, Periwinkle must attend to the wounded from the Battle of Fredericksburg. Her first assignment is washing them before putting them to bed. She converses with the various wounded soldiers, including an Irishman and a Virginia blacksmith. The blacksmith's death in particular touches her deeply.