📕 Hospital Sketches 📕

Louisa May Alcott served as a Union Army nurse for 6 weeks in Washington DC at the end of 1862. That time, cut short by a case of typhoid pneumonia, inspired her book Hospital Sketches- a short novel both humorous + devastatingly sad.

These are photos of what her world might have looked like during that time

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📕 Hospital Sketches 📕

Louisa May Alcott served as a Union Army nurse for 6 weeks in Washington DC at the end of 1862. That time, cut short by a case of typhoid pneumonia, inspired her book Hospital Sketches- a short novel both humorous + devastatingly sad.

These are photos of what her world might have looked like during that time

#hospitalsketches #louisamayalcott #civilwar #warwounded #civilwarphotography #americanhistory #books #mybookshelf #booklist #readinglist

📕 Hospital Sketches 📕

Louisa May Alcott served as a Union Army nurse for 6 weeks in Washington DC at the end of 1862. That time, cut short by a case of typhoid pneumonia, inspired her book Hospital Sketches- a short novel both humorous + devastatingly sad.

These are photos of what her world might have looked like during that time

#hospitalsketches #louisamayalcott #civilwar #warwounded #civilwarphotography #americanhistory #books #mybookshelf #booklist #readinglist

The pro-slavery Confederate Army of Mississippi was defeated OTD in 1862 https://toilet-guru.com/blog/57.html?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BlackLivesMatter

“Economic #CivilWar ”: States Push Laws to Shield #Oil & #Gas Companies From #Accountability

GOP-led state legislatures are passing a slate of laws that effectively shield oil & gas companies from legal claims that they are responsible for the destruction & mounting toll caused by #climateChange. 15 laws have either been passed or are currently being debated in 11 states. Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corps #accountable.

https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-alec-leonard-leo-lawsuits-fossil-fuel-oil-gas-immunity

“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability

Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

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The pro-slavery Confederate Army of Mississippi was defeated OTD in 1862 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BlackLivesMatter
OTD in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, fighting to preserve slavery, lost its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BLM
Robert E. Lee's Home in Arlington

Robert E. Lee, who turned traitor and resigned from the U.S. Army to lead the Confederate military, lived in a mansion his wife inherited. Now its land is Arlington Cemetery.

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