Project Gutenberg 2012-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 693 Edmonds, S. Emma E. (Sarah Emma Evelyn) 1841 1898 Edmundson, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmonds, Emma E. Thompson, Franklin, Edmondson, Sarah Emma Evelyn Thompson, Frank Edwards, Emma Seelye, Sarah Emma Edmonds 02017830 Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Nurse and Spy in the Union Army" by S. Emma E. Edmonds is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The memoir details the author’s experiences and adventures as a nurse and spy during the American Civil War, highlighting her critical role in providing care to wounded soldiers while also gathering intelligence behind enemy lines. Edmonds' perspective offers insights not only into the grim realities of war but also into the personal sacrifices and triumphs of those who served. The opening of the book introduces the onset of the Civil War as Edmonds reflects on her life and the inevitability of conflict after the fall of Fort Sumter. Motivated by a strong sense of duty and patriotism, she decides to enlist as a field nurse, preparing to face the brutal conditions of battle rather than retreating to the safety of her home. She describes the chaotic environment at the beginning of the war, witnessing the deployment of soldiers and the establishment of temporary hospitals to treat the sick and wounded. Through her rich narrative, readers are drawn into the emotional weight of the era, setting the stage for the harrowing and impactful experiences that are to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38497/38497-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Nurses -- United States -- Biography United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service Edmonds, S. Emma E. (Sarah Emma Evelyn), 1841-1898 Women soldiers -- United States -- Biography Women spies -- United States -- Biography United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female E456 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 614066 2025-06-15T15:17:38.910371 text/html 630366 2012-01-05T13:49:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1040025 2012-01-05T13:49:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1083794 2025-06-15T15:17:48.115328 application/epub+zip 1095991 2025-06-15T15:17:40.664411 application/epub+zip 299120 2025-06-15T15:17:39.758400 application/epub+zip 1277119 2025-06-15T15:17:53.569308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1217090 2025-06-15T15:17:46.886356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422236 2022-09-17T14:29:55.621109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552354 2025-06-15T15:17:37.701407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 552369 2012-01-05T13:49:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 218696 2012-01-05T13:49:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 552362 2012-01-05T13:49:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218679 2012-01-05T13:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23663 2025-06-15T15:17:53.728286 application/rdf+xml 24399 2025-06-15T15:17:39.868356 image/jpeg 2739 2025-06-15T15:17:39.815355 image/jpeg 1040455 2025-06-15T15:17:39.004383 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia