Hospital Days: Reminiscence of a Civil War Nurse

by Jane Stuart Woolsey

The story of Jane Stuart Woolseyâ s service as Superintendent of Nurses at the Fairfax Seminary Hospital during the Civil War offers insights into the role of women in our nationâ s greatest conflict and the beginnings of the nursing profession.

Genres: Biography, American History, History

139 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

Reviews

[Kristi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick but wonderful read about the compassion of a Civil War nurse. It was interesting to read about what role a woman was expected to take in nursing and to read the letters of soldiers/mothers and fathers included in this book. I am amazed at the suffering and yet hopeful kindness these men displayed toward one another. Some of their spiritual outlooks on their situations would no doubt put modern Christians to shame.

[Avis Black · Rating 1 out of 5]

Suffers too much from Victorian sentimentality and weak narration. If you want to read about Civil War hospitals, I'd recommend A Southern Woman's Story by Phoebe Yates Pember. Pember was a hospital matron during the war, and she has a very clear-eyed and no-nonsense view of what hospital life was actually like. She was also a better writer than Woolsey.