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Lifetime: 1822 - 1903 Passed: ≈ 121 years ago

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Frederick Law Olmsted

Books by Frederick Law Olmsted

Hospital Transports; A Memoir Of The Embarkation Of The Sick And Wounded From The Peninsula Of Virginia In The Summer Of 1862 Cover image

Hospital Transports; A Memoir Of The Embarkation Of The Sick And Wounded From The Peninsula Of Virginia In The Summer Of 1862

History Memoir Non-Fiction War
Slavery History Military Civil War Transportation Virginia Memoir Medical Care Wounded Soldiers Sanitary Commission Embarkation Contraband

Frederick Law Olmsted's 'Hospital Transports' is a firsthand account of his experience transporting wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. He served with the United States Sanitary Commission, a volunteer organization that provided essential...