Title: Letters from Laura to her fiance, George Carpenter Douglas, M.D., Surgeon, Union Army, 1864
First published: 1996
Description: Artist and Lincoln author, Lloyd Ostendorf, wrote (on back cover) "Letters from Laura" is a lovely story that takes you back to the true feelings of the Civil war days:  the awful dread of loved ones dying in the war, the election year hysteria and stress, and the daily life and concerns of two educated and talented people in the love for each other, thriving on the letters alone.  I am delighted with that 'staunch little Lincolnite lady'  who tries so hard to get her husband-to-be to vote for 'Father Abraham.'
Lincoln would have admired Laura".
Subjects: Correspondence, History, Personal narratives, Physicians' spouses, Surgeons, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Army
Places: Pa. Harper's Ferry W.V., Pa.; Philadelphia, United States, United States: Bedford, Va., Winchester
People: First New York (Lincoln) Cavalry., George Carpenter Douglas (1834-1896), Gov. Andrew Curtin, Laura C. Washabaugh (1840-1920)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, Civil War, 1861-1865 (letters in 1864)
LC classification: E601 .W37 1996