Light in the Darkness on the James River
Life on the Civil War Reserach Trail
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Nurse Katherine Wormeley witnessed the horrors of war firsthand during the Peninsula Campaign, tending to soldiers wounded after the Battle of Seven Pines. She reflected on suffering, duty, and resilience in vivid letters that reveal the human cost of the Civil War. Here's her story.
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