Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1862 May 19

Collection Name:

Anna D. Berry Scrapbook of Harriet Dame

Title:

Letter from Harriet Dame to Anna Berry, 1862 May 19

Creator:

Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.030

Object ID:

2019.030.17

Date:

1862/05/19

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Partial letter from Harriet Dame in Yorktown, VA, to Anna Berry in Concord, NH, dated May 19, 1862 and continued on May 25. In the letter, Dame writes that she has seen so much suffering and that many dear friends had died in the battle. She notes her "time is devoted to poor suffering soldiers" and that Miss Dix arrived two weeks ago with very little as she had not planned on staying, but seeing the need, she has stayed and sent for assistance. Continued on May 25th, Dame writes from the Steamer Rockland telling of the past week. She states that they have 50 sick, that Miss Dix left on Sunday with one of the nurses, and the surgeons left with their regiment. Dame writes that against Miss Dix's wishes, and promising to return, she left to find her regiment.

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Death , Health , Nurses

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Dame, Harriet Patience, 1815-1900 , Berry, Anna D., 1845-1917 , Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887

Organizations:

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865)

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Component

Box Number:

1