The Diary of a Civil War Nurse Homepage
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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The Diary of a Civil War Nurse Homepage

This website features the diary of Civil War nurse, Amanda Akin. In April 1863, Akin left her home in Quaker Hill, NY, to serve as a nurse at Armory Square Hospital in Washington, D.C. During her 15 months at Armory Square, Akin wrote long letters to her sisters and recorded her daily activities in …
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Smithsonian's History Explorer
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History

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