Copyright,By Annie Wittenmyer,1895.
Copyright,By Annie Wittenmyer,1895.
TO THEARMY NURSES OF OUR RECENT CIVIL WAR,WHO WALKED AS ANGELS OF MERCY ON MANYBATTLE-FIELDS, AND MINISTERED TOTHE SICK, WOUNDED, AND DYING, IN LOATHSOME,OVER-CROWDED HOSPITALS;AND TO THENOBLE WOMEN OF IOWAWHO SO GENEROUSLY SUSTAINED ME IN MY ARMY WORK;AND TO THEPATRIOTIC WOMEN OF AMERICAWHO SENT THEIR HUSBANDS, BROTHERS, AND SONS TOTHE DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY WITH ADEVOTION AND COURAGEEQUAL TO THAT OF ANY GRECIAN MOTHER OR ROMAN MATRON,THIS VOLUMEIS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THEAUTHOR.
TO THEARMY NURSES OF OUR RECENT CIVIL WAR,WHO WALKED AS ANGELS OF MERCY ON MANYBATTLE-FIELDS, AND MINISTERED TOTHE SICK, WOUNDED, AND DYING, IN LOATHSOME,OVER-CROWDED HOSPITALS;AND TO THENOBLE WOMEN OF IOWAWHO SO GENEROUSLY SUSTAINED ME IN MY ARMY WORK;AND TO THEPATRIOTIC WOMEN OF AMERICAWHO SENT THEIR HUSBANDS, BROTHERS, AND SONS TOTHE DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY WITH ADEVOTION AND COURAGEEQUAL TO THAT OF ANY GRECIAN MOTHER OR ROMAN MATRON,THIS VOLUMEIS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THEAUTHOR.