Greene, Marie Barton to Wheelock, Mary Adams, 1864
Folder 6
Scope and Contents
Marie Barton Greene worked with the Christian Commission and Sanitary Commission attending to wounded Civil War soldiers as they arrived in Washington, D.C. She sent two letters to a sister of Charles Adams (1845-1864), Mary Adams Wheelock, describing how she attended Adams during the last hours of his life on June 11, 1864. Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present. One letter includes a poem she wrote "suggested by meeting and watching beside" Charles "in his last moments."
Dates
- created: 1864
Creator
- From the Collection: Adams, Charles, 1805-1883 (Person)
- From the Collection: Adams, Joseph, 1764-1856 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wessells, Julia Adams How, 1842-1904 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wheelock, Mary Adams, 1838-1895 (Person)
- From the Collection: Adams, Charles, 1845-1864 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.00 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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