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continued.—A faint Heart.—Lying low.—The Pillow of Stones.—Raising the Dead.—"Plagues of the Hospital"
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Finding new Quarters.—Our faithful Nurse.—Twelve Dollars a Month.—Only a cheering "Word.—Life going out.—Another Promise.—Content.—Unbreathed Words.—The rude Coffin.—Laid in the Grave.—The Resurrection.—Final Burial.—Bitter Thoughts.—Sergeant Starkey.—The bloody Pillow.—Getting the Luxuries.—Slow Movements.—Heavy Work.—Looking Thanks.—Died of his Wounds.—No Change of Clothing.—Willie Lewis.—My brave dead Boy.—All alone.—Humble Heroes.—The Sanitary Commission.—Horrors of Fredericksburg.—Bloody Feet.—Yalley-Forge.—Heart-rending Cries.—Agonized Surgeons.—The scarred City.—Night Wind and Rain.—Spirit Music.—Home—Wife—Children.—Dirges.—The silent Boatman.—But little Sunshine.—More Wounded.—Depths of Despair.—"Charlie."—No more Love-letters.—"I think I am dying."—The crawling Worms.—The Provost Marshal.—Leaving in haste.—Guarding Rebel Property.—The old German.—Feeding with a Tea-spoon.—Almost let forth
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The long three Weeks ended.—Evacuation of the City.—Loading the Transports.—The dreary Night.—Agony endured.—No Help-not if they die.— The noble Three Hundred.—Leaving Fredericksburg.—The Trip to Washington.—Visiting the Hospital.—Finding dying Men.—Duty done.—In the Dead-house.—My Rebel Friend.—The human Heart.—Avoiding Conflict.—Reporting again for Duty.—The Lizzie Baker.—No more "Calico."—Getting the Start.—"There they come now."—A stormy Sea.—Impatient Steeds.—Hunger's Claims.—Trusting for Food.—White House Landing.—Desolate—desolate.—Last Year's Cornfield.—The curved Back.—Heavy Dews.—Drenched Clothing.—Sanitary at Work.—Those little Streams.—The broad Bosom of
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