Cornelia Hancock’s Civil War

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Cornelia Hancock’s Civil War: A Heart Touched by Fire; From Gettysburg to the Grand Review

“Ivanoff excels at placing Hancock’s experiences within the larger transformation of women’s roles, wartime medicine, abolitionism, and the suffering endured by soldiers and caregivers alike. The result is a biography, and a journey through the emotional landscape of the war. This book is an important contribution to Civil War literature and an essential read for anyone interested in women’s history, nursing, and the Army of the Potomac.” ― Ron Coddington, Editor and Publisher, Military Images Magazine

Cornelia Hancock’s Civil War: A Heart Touched by Fire, From Gettysburg to the Grand Review, recounts the story and service of a young Quaker Civil War nurse through her own words. Hancock wrote some of the most fascinating, compelling correspondence of the war. Her letters allow today’s readers to experience the trials and tragedies of the American Civil War through the eyes of this young, dedicated woman who fearlessly devoted herself to relieving the suffering of the sick and wounded.

Table of Contents

Foreword: John Hennessey, Retired Chief Historian at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
Preface
Chapter 1: The Winds of War
Chapter 2: On the Field at Gettysburg—July 1863
Chapter 3: Camp Letterman General Hospital—August 1863
Chapter 4: Washington Contraband Hospital—September 1863–February 1864
Chapter 5: Brandy Station, Virginia—February–May 1864
Chapter 6: No Place for a Woman: Into the Wilderness—Fredericksburg, City of Hospitals—Overland and Under Fire—May–June 1864
Chapter 7: The Depot Field Hospital at City Point—June–December 1864
Chapter 8: The End of the War: On to Richmond, Appomattox, and the Grand Review—January–June 1865
Chapter 9: Cornelia Hancock: A Life of Service—1866–1927
Appendix A: Dr. Frederick A. Dudley, 1842–1923
Appendix B: Cornelia Hancock’s Reminisces I & II
Appendix C: Cornelia Hancock’s History of the Laing School
Appendix D :Second Corps Field Hospital at Gettysburg Photographic Essay
Appendix E: Brandy Station 1864 Map and Photographic Essay
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author

Hardcover, 520 pages.