Interior of a Union hospital depicting women nurses attending to wounded soldiers. In the center, a white man soldier lies in bed while three white women nurses, attired in head kerchieves, long-sleeved dresses, and sashes that reads, "Union," help adjust his pillow, kneel and pour a glass of water from a pitcher, and carry a tray. In the right background is a row of beds with two wounded soldiers. In the left, a white man soldier, attired in a uniform with a sash that reads, "Union," walks into the hospital carrying his coat. In the left and right, wooden chairs hold back curtains decorated with stars from the American flag. A framed portrait of a white man and a coat hangs on the wall. Also shows, in the center foreground, a basket of flasks laying on the floor., Title from item., Publication information and date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1865 by W.S. Williams & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut., Gift of David Doret.
Date
1865
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Prints [P.2019.64.43]
