A Young Nurse at Gettysburg by Annie Wittenmyer
Little Sadie Bushman and her brother are caught in fighting along Seminary Ridge and rescued by an officer. At her grandmother’s hospital home, Sadie spends two weeks aiding wounded soldiers with water, soup, broth, and feeding under surgeons’ orders.
By Annie Wittenmyer · First published 1895 · Genre: Historical Biography, American Civil War History, War Nonfiction · 321 words
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Little Sadie Bushman, who was not quite ten years old at the time of the battle of Gettysburg, proved herself a little heroine. Mr. and Mrs. Bushman, learning that the battle would rage in all probability on or near their premises, sent this child with her brother to her grandmother's, two miles away, while the parents gathered up the other children and undertook to follow.
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Genres
- Historical Biography — The work recounts the real Civil War-era experiences of Sadie Bushman, later Sadie Bushman Junkerman, emphasizing her actions and later-life identification.
- American Civil War History — Its setting, conflict, and central events are directly tied to the Battle of Gettysburg, military hospitals, wounded soldiers, surgeons, and the Christian Commission.
- War Nonfiction — The narrative depicts the immediate civilian consequences of battle, including artillery fire, danger, injury, amputation, and emergency relief work.
- Juvenile Nonfiction — The brief, accessible account centers on a child protagonist and presents her conduct as an instructive example of courage and service for young readers.
Tags
American Civil War · Battle of Gettysburg · Seminary Ridge · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · 1863 · Civil War hospitals · battlefield medicine · wounded soldiers · child heroine · young nurse · girlhood · civilian experiences of war
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- Work type: Historical account
- Author: Annie Wittenmyer
- Date: 1895 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Biography, American Civil War History, War Nonfiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Inspirational Biography
- Length: 321 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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