an imperfect union
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An Imperfect Union
Two lovers brought together by Civil War
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Frederick Dudley
August 23, 1862, commissioned as Assistant Surgeon14th Connecticut Infantry
Born January 6, 1843
Mustered in August 23,1862
Service Records:•South Mountain•Antietam•Fredericksburg
Promoted to Surgeon•Gettysburg•Wilderness•Captured at Petersburg•Libby Prison for six weeks•Surgeon-in-Charge 2nd Division Field Hospital
Mustered out May 31, 1865
“Without being sentimental, it is fair to say that the doctors are the unsung heroes of the Civil War.” Shauna Devine, Learning from the Wounded, p. 2. 2
Cornelia HancockVolunteer Nurse
Born February 8, 1840
Rejected by Dorthea Dix , Superintendent of Army Nurses
Hid in a baggage car bound for the Battle of Gettysburg.
•Gettysburg field and general hospital, July 6 to September 1863
•Georgetown Heights hospital and camp for freed slaves, October 1863 to February 1864
•Brandy Station Winter camp•Belle Plain•White House Landing•City Point, Virginia•Laing School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
“The women who did hospital service … were an exceptionalclass—as rare as heroines always are.” Woman’s Work in the Civil War, Linus Pierpont Brockett
South Mountain
3,122 men wounded
By the time the 14th cleared the gap, the worst was over, but the scene revealed a bloody contest. An Imperfect Union, p. 20
Antietam
18,440 men wounded in one day
Only three weeks before, the men of the 14th Connecticut had left the peaceful vocations of home. An Imperfect Union, p. 24
Fredericksburg
Over 17,700 killed, missing and wounded from both sides.
Union troops melted away, blown back as if hell’s door burst open. Wounded men came off, until the stretcher bearers also fell. An Imperfect Union, p. 42
Gettysburg
51, 000 men killed, missing and wounded
Pray for me, my brother, pray for me. An Imperfect Union, p. 63
Slaves freed by the army fled north
Coloreds showed how to take each day as it came. Looking ahead was impossible. Rumors were the government planned to close Georgetown. No one explained what that meant or where people forced out might go. An Imperfect Union, p. 108
New arrivals dragged in. One woman lagged behind. Hard to tell her age. Like many, she had been worked to death. An Imperfect Union, p. 101
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Battle of the Wilderness
A doctor cannot have a low opinion of himself or his skill. He must show determination, no tentative movements, exude confidence and reassure others.An Imperfect Union, p. 155
In the Wilderness vengeance took on alife of its own. An Imperfect Union, p. 153
Corps Hospital atCity Point
Brigadier General Rufus Ingalls, Chief Quartermaster, selected City Point [Virginia] as the supply depot for Grant’s army. City Point had good forward position at the confluence of the James and Appomattox Rivers.An Imperfect Union, p. 168
Overnight the army transformed an obscure, bluff town into one of the world’s busiest ports. An Imperfect Union, p 168
Siege of Petersburg
Petersburg became a testament to the durability of men for 292 days of combat, maneuver, and trench warfare.
Siege! Digging by moonlight, broiling in the sun. An Imperfect Union, p. 191
Confined in Libby Prison
The United States government said exchanges must include African-Americans, but rebs refused. Confederates killed captured colored troops or sent them back to slavery.
Libby Prison fronted on Carey street. Guardshad full view of every door and window. An Imperfect Union, p. 207
Fall of Richmond
Union army engineers pulled down buildings to create firebreaks. After five hours of work, the wind shifted, and they got the blaze under control. Dozens of blocks had been destroyed.An Imperfect Union, p. 233
Lt. General Ewell, Richmond’s military Commander, had orders to destroy tobacco, cotton, and foodstuffs before Yankees arrived.
Grand Review Washington, DCMay 1865
Thousands of cheering citizens stretched along the boulevard. Brilliant sunshine lit the route. Sherman’s army began to march at 9 a.m. The 65,000-man army took six hours to pass. An Imperfect Union, p. 243
The North celebrated victory.
An Imperfect Unionnovel of two real people caught up in the American Civil WarBy Georgiann Baldino
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