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- Letters from Lizzie D. Lewis in Albemarle County, Virginia, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.
- 1861-06
- In the first letter, written June 11, 1861, Lewis explains her desire to become a nurse (preferably "without without being exposed to all those most disagreeable sights connected with a sickroom") despite the objections of her friends and family....
- 2010-12-07
- List of soldiers who died at the First, Second, and Third Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia, from August 1861 to September 1863.
- 1861-08
- The list gives the men's names, ranks, regiments, dates of death, and (occasionally) illnesses. Listed at the end of the death register are the total numbers of patients and deaths at each of the three hospitals.
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from M. H. Sanborn at Culpeper Court House, Virginia, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.
- 1861-08-26
- In the letter Sanborn describes staffing, patients, illnesses, and conditions at the local military hospital. He mentions that several Alabamians are being treated there and observes that the facility is well-stocked but "badly managed": "It is not...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from Mrs. John D. F. Williams to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.
- 1861-10-08
- 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,...
- 2009-09-15
- Letters from C. Cale in Independence, Alabama, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
- 1861-11-01
- In the letter Cale informs Mrs. Hopkins that the women in Independence have formed an organization for collecting items "for the benefit of sick soldiers." They have sent three boxes of supplies (mostly linens, clothing, and other textiles), which...
- 2010-12-07
- List of the personal effects left by soldiers who died at the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia, in January and February 1862.
- 1862-01
- The list also gives the men's names, ranks, regiments, and dates of death. Common personal effects include clothing, money, and paper goods; in some cases the soldiers' belongings were "sent home with the corpse." The entries for two of the men...
- 2010-12-07
- List of soldiers who died at the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia, in May and June 1862.
- 1862-05
- The list gives the men's names, ranks, regiments, dates of death, and the personal effects they left behind (sometimes only their clothing).
- 2010-12-07