The diary of Susie King Taylor, Civil War nurse
By: edited by Margaret Gay Malone ; illustrations by Laszlo Kubinyi.
Contributors: Malone, Margaret Gay.
Series: In my own words
Publisher: Benchmark Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Taylor, Susie King, b. 1848 -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.; Taylor, Susie King, b. 1848.; African American nurses -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.; Nurses -- United States -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964 -- Juvenile literature.; Nurses.; African Americans -- Biography.; Women -- Biography.; Diaries.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Genres: Diaries; Juvenile literature.; Biography.; Personal narratives; Participation, African American.; Personal narratives.
Description: Excerpts from the diary of a woman who served as nurse to a regiment of black soldiers fighting for the Union during the Civil War, including her observations on the treatment of "coloreds" after the war.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-75) and index.