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Domestic News
September 2, 1862
Union County Star And Lewisburg Chronicle
Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Local physicians and nurses volunteered for Union armies after news of need for medical help arrived via West Branch; ladies prepared and sent supplies on Monday.
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On Sunday morning, news came up the West Branch that surgeons and nurses were wanted in the Union armies, and hospital supplies. Ten or a dozen of the best physicians of our county, at once volunteered, and went down with the night train. A few good nurses, out of the many gentlemen desiring to go as such, were taken along, with many on the same errands from the towns above. Monday morning, were despatched several boxes of lint, shirts, bandages, cotton shirts, and other necessaries for the sick and wounded, made up by the Ladies on Sunday afternoon.
What sub-type of article is it?
Charity Or Relief
Military
What keywords are associated?
Union Armies
Physicians Volunteer
Hospital Supplies
West Branch
Ladies Aid
Where did it happen?
Our County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Our County
Event Date
Sunday Morning And Monday Morning
Event Details
News arrived Sunday morning via West Branch calling for surgeons, nurses, and supplies for Union armies. Ten or a dozen county physicians volunteered and departed by night train with some nurses and others from nearby towns. Monday, boxes of lint, shirts, bandages, and necessaries prepared by ladies Sunday afternoon were sent for the sick and wounded.