In the letter Mrs. Williams, secretary of the Military Aid Society in Cahaba, Alabama, praises Mrs. Hopkins for her work and describes a recent shipment of supplies for the hospitals in Virginia. The list of items includes liquor, food, toiletries,...
At the time the letter was written, Bemiss was serving as medical director of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and Cross was an army surgeon. In the letter Bemiss, acting on the orders of General Hood, commands Cross to dismantle the hospital...
2009-12-14
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