Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Document Type
Text
Identifier
15-43415-F012
Exact Creation Date
11-10-1862
Language
English
Other Location
Fredericksburg, Virginia; Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Keywords
Civil War; Correspondence; Hospitals; Relief Agencies; Maine Sanitary Commission
Recommended Citation
Fogg, Isabella, "1862-11-10 Correspondence from Isabella Fogg (Maine Sanitary Commission) to J.W. Hathaway regarding condition of Maine soldiers" (1862). Relief Agencies. 4.
https://digitalmaine.com/cw_me_relief_agencies_corr/4
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Description
Letter from Isabella Fogg, founder of the Maine Sanitary Commission, to Colonel J.W. Hathaway regarding the condition of Maine soldiers of various regiments after the Battle of Fredericksburg.
"This place is in a most miserable condition [Smoketown Hospital], the men complain very much... The effluvia arising from the condition of these grounds is intolerable, quite enough to make a man in perfect health sick, and how men can recover in such a place is a mystery to me."
"We did what we could for his comfort and then proceeded to Harpers Ferry. Here the sick are in a fearful condition, in every old house and church and hundreds on the ground."